Housekeeping/Laundry Director

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We are actively seeking a dedicated Housekeeping/Laundry Director to join our South Shore team! Previous nursing home housekeeping experience highly preffered.

What do we believe makes us different? Here’s what you can count on from us!

• South Shore is a facility with a close-knit, supportive, and collaborative team
• We care deeply for our residents and families, our employees, and the communities we serve
• We train and build our people and genuinely invest in their professional growth
• Our culture is rooted in:
  • Trust
  • Excellence
  • Service Leadership
  • Working Together
• We always deliver the best possible care for our residents and families
• We appreciate and celebrate the contributions made by all of the individuals on our teams

OBJECTIVE

The Housekeeping/Laundry Director is responsible for planning, organizing, developing and directing the overall operation of the Housekeeping/Laundry Departments in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, guidelines, and regulations governing the facility. The Housekeeping/Laundry Director will also ensure that the facility is maintained in a clean, safe and comfortable manner.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

1. High school graduate or equivalent related work experience.

2. Caring person with a desire to work with the frail and elderly.

3. Willingness to perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks, many of which will involve unpleasant conditions.

4. Practical knowledge of day-to-day cleaning in a long-term care facility.

5. Ability to communicate at all levels of organization and work well within a team environment in support of facility objectives.

6. Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.

7. Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions.

8. Approachable, flexible and adaptable to change.

9. Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.

10. Ability to safely perform the essential functions of the job without harm to self or others.

11. Ability to prioritize duties.

12. Ability to understand and follow work assignments.

13. Ability to work as part of a team.

14. Ability to establish and maintain optimum rapport with staff, residents, family members and regulatory agencies.

15. Ability to utilize computers and other electronic devices for tasks such as timekeeping, in-servicing and documentation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

a. Establish a regular schedule of all daily weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual cleaning requirements.

b. Ensure that the facility is neat in appearance and odor free at all times.

c. Attends required in-services and completes assigned on-line modules, if applicable.

d. Establish special cleaning schedules such as windows, walls, curtains, stripping floors, washing beds, etc.

e. Establish laundry schedules with staff to ensure that resident’s laundry is maintained and cleaned properly.

f. Schedule cleaning of the resident's room upon discharge with housekeeping staff.

g. Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or recreational areas.

h. Ensure that all equipment and supplies are properly cleaned and stored.

i. Ensure that all work areas are free of hazardous conditions, i.e., spills, excessive supplies, equipment, etc.

j. Report any damage of walls, floors, furniture, equipment etc. to Executive Director.

k. Perform other related duties as assigned by the Executive Director.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

1. Interacts with staff and residents.

2. Work will be performed primarily indoors, throughout all areas of facility, including in resident rooms.

3. May be subjected to interruptions throughout the workday.

4. Exposure to blood, body tissue of fluids.

5. Exposure to hazardous waste materials, dust and loud or unpleasant noises.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

1. Employee needs ability to move continuously; may cover large distances walking through facility and is on feet consistently.

2. Frequently required bend, stoop, reach, crouch, push and pull; occasionally required to squat, crawl climb, kneel and balance.

3. Employee is required to continuously lift and carry up to ten (10) lbs.; frequently required to lift up to fifty (50) lbs. and carry up to thirty-five (35) lbs.

4. Employee may be exposed to changes in temperature and humidity.

5. Ability to adapt to changes in daily work hours and schedule.

6. Ability to work beyond regularly scheduled shift (overtime) when necessary.

7. Ability to perform tasks which require arm-hand steadiness.

8. Ability to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time through duration of shift(s).

9. Ability to keep attention on task if routinely interrupted.

SAFE WORK PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

The safety of employees, residents, and visitors is of paramount importance to our facility. Our workplace safety program will be incorporated as the standard of practice for this organization. Compliance with these safe work expectations will be required of all employees as a condition of employment. Our organization focus will hold all employees accountable for safety performance equal with quality and production expectations.

Employees will be expected to:

1. Follow correct policy and procedures for department and facility Fire/Disaster/Missing Person Plan. Know the location of fire alarms and extinguishers.

2. Follow correct policy and procedure for hand washing.

3. Follow guidelines for proper method of lifting.

4. All doorways, hallways and areas are to be kept clear.

5. Know the location and purpose of Safety Data Sheets (SDS).

6. Follow guidelines for department environment and safety measures.

7. Follow guidelines for safe handling, inspection, maintenance and storage of equipment. Report any malfunction of equipment.

8. Follow guidelines for safe handling and storage of all food items.

9. Follow guidelines for safe handling and storage of chemicals and supplies.

10. Follow correct policy and procedure for reporting of incidents: staff, residents, etc.

JOB FUNCTIONS

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, this job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you may be required to perform. The omission of specific descriptions of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or can be considered essential to this position.