Lead Housekeeper- Full-time

Lead Housekeeper- Full-time | Willow Creek Behavioral Health | Green Bay, Wisconsin

About the Job:

The Lead Housekeeper is responsible for keeping a clean and healthy patient care environment by maintaining assigned areas in a clean, safe, sanitary and orderly manner. May oversee the day-to-day operation of housekeeping for facility. Advises supervisor on environmental services equipment needs and repairs. Ensures that infectious waste and confidential disposal contractors perform as scheduled.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Performs specific cleaning and custodial tasks in the general upkeep, sanitation and cleanliness of the facility. Conducts daily cleaning of the facility including, but not limited to sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing of fixtures, general straightening, and cleaning of bathrooms.
• May oversee the day-to-day operation of housekeeping for facility.
• Cleans facility rooms, baths, laboratories, offices and halls. Utilizes buffers, scrubbers, sweepers and carpet cleaning equipment as necessary.
• Washes bed frames, brushes mattresses and remakes beds after discharge of patients, when applicable.
• Keeps utility and storage rooms in neat and orderly conditions.
• Operates commercial washers and dryers. Launders soiled linens as directed.
• Attends to infection control standards, transports soiled linen to storage area and distributes laundered articles and items.
• Sweeps, scrubs, waxes and polishes floors. Work is performed with careful attention to slips/fall risks during and after cleaning floors.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture and draperies. Dusts furniture and equipment.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, door panels and sills.
• Empties wastebaskets, transports trash and waste to disposal area.
• Disinfects rooms, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and supplies, using appropriate processes and germicides for cleaning equipment.
• Conducts daily check of cleaning cart to determine inventory of supplies. Maintains adequate cleaning supplies for department/unit use. May be responsible for stocking of supplies.
• Conducts daily check of linen supply closet to determine inventory of supplies.
• Properly cleans and stores all equipment and supplies after each shift.
• Practices standard/universal precautions and environmental safety guidelines, including instructions upon MSDS for materials encountered during task completion.
• Prepares rooms for meetings and arranges decorations and furniture for facility functions.
• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• One or more years' of housekeeping experience in a commercial, clinic or healthcare environment required.
  
  
  

Why Willow Creek Behavioral Health?Willow Creek Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Willow Creek Behavioral Health is an EOE.

Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.