Health Center Housekeeper

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN HOME•Washington, IA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Health Center Housekeeper performs scheduled housekeeping duties in the United Presbyterian Home's 55-bed nursing facility with the purpose of providing a clean, safe & welcoming home-like environment for our residents. The ideal candidate will be able to follow directions, work as a team with all departments and work within state and federal regulations the UP Home is required to follow.

Requirements

Functional literacy in written and spoken English.
Ability to routinely engage in physical activities while cleaning/straightening resident rooms and common areas, retrieving items from on floors, closets or under beds, cleaning dining chairs and other furnishings/equipment.
Lifts/pushes/pulls housekeeping carts, mop buckets, dumps mop buckets, pours from containers of chemicals.
Follows guidelines to safely lift/move equipment, climb on step stools or service ladders, lifting and carrying as described above.
Engages in stooping, kneeling and/or crouching several times each work shift while cleaning floors and under furniture, retrieving dropped items, replenishing supplies and chemicals.
Recognizes and knows how to respond to operational sounds of equipment and auditory signals or alarms, wanderer monitoring system signal.
Routinely observes for odors relevant to maintaining a clean, pleasant environment.
Ability to act professionally at all times with respect and dignity for residents, staff and family members.

Responsibilities

Performs daily cleaning duties of resident rooms, restrooms and general areas including vacuuming and mopping.
Reports for work as scheduled and consistently demonstrates dependability and punctuality, following attendance policies.
Reports for work with clean and neat personal appearance, consistently presenting a professional image.
Maintains confidentiality of resident, employee and facility information.
Accepts assigned duties, instructions, or correction in a cooperative manner, voicing concerns or disagreement in a professional manner through established chain of command.
Assumes accountability for compliance with Federal, State and other regulations.
Observes safety hazards and emergency situations, and reports to appropriate person or takes corrective action according to establish procedures, works safely without danger to self or others.
Participates in in-service training programs and completes assignments and return demonstrations as required.
Assumes accountability for using, maintaining and storing facility property according to established policy.
Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Performs general cleaning tasks such as dusting, sweeping, window washing, vacuuming carpets, cleaning upholstery, cleaning light fixtures, and cleaning bathroom fixtures.
Performs floor care such as dust-mopping, wet-mopping, spot-mopping and buffing.
Empties trash containers, replaces liners as appropriate and disposes of trash in proper receptacles, observing infectious and biohazard waste disposal procedures as appropriate.
Fills soap dispensers and paper towel dispensers.
Dispenses tissue and other supplies to resident rooms and general use areas.
Practices infection control and other preventive and protective safety procedures as instructed.
Uses equipment according to instructions and while observing proper precautions; reports any equipment issues to their supervisor.
Reports repair needs to supervisor or maintenance department as appropriate.
Performs other housekeeping or support services or projects as assigned by supervisor.