Housekeeper/Laundry Aide

Meadowbrook at Black River Falls•Black River Falls, WI

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeper/Laundry Aide performs day-to-day housekeeping activities in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards and facility direction, helping maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment. The role follows assigned work schedules and coordinates routine cleaning with nursing services in resident living and recreational areas. The position includes cleaning and sanitizing resident rooms, bathrooms, furnishings, fixtures, floors, carpets, walls, windows, hallways, stairways, and elevators; handling refuse and infectious waste according to established procedures; maintaining equipment and supplies; and following infection-control, safety, and chemical-handling policies. The Housekeeper/Laundry Aide protects residents’ rights and confidential health information, reports incidents and hazards, and participates in required meetings and training. The work takes place throughout the facility and involves frequent movement, interruptions, and interaction with residents, staff, visitors, and others. Work beyond normal hours, weekends, holidays, emergency call-backs, or shifts other than the one hired for may be required. The role may involve exposure to infectious materials, hazardous chemicals, dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other workplace hazards, and may require assisting with resident evacuation.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to make independent decisions, follow instructions, and accept constructive criticism.
Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government personnel, and the general public.
Ability to maintain supplies, equipment, and housekeeping areas and inspect resident rooms or units for sanitation, order, safety, and completion of duties.
Willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel and handle residents according to their maturity and functional level.
Ability and willingness to seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into housekeeping practices.
Ability to follow written and oral instructions for mixing cleaning compounds, liquids, and disinfecting solutions.
Ability to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Sight and hearing, or prosthetics enabling these senses to function adequately for the job.
Ability to function independently and demonstrate flexibility, personal integrity, and effective working relationships with residents and personnel.
Must meet facility general health requirements, including a medical and physical examination.
Ability to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Ability to push, pull, move, or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of at least 5 feet and carry or move that weight at least 50 feet.
May be required to assist in resident evacuation during emergencies.

Responsibilities

Follow housekeeping work and cleaning schedules as closely as practical and complete assigned tasks.
Coordinate routine cleaning assignments in resident living and recreational areas with nursing services.
Report accidents, incidents, hazards, equipment problems, suspected fraud, and information-security or privacy violations to the appropriate supervisor or Administrator.
Attend departmental and staff meetings, in-service classes, on-the-job training, and annual facility training as directed.
Follow fire safety, infection-control, universal-precaution, handwashing, sanitation, chemical-handling, and personal protective equipment procedures.
Maintain assigned work areas in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive condition, free of hazardous objects.
Maintain adequate housekeeping supplies, inform the supervisor of supply needs, and report burned-out or malfunctioning lights and call lights.
Clean and store carts, equipment, tools, and supplies properly, including at the end of the shift and when leaving work areas.
Perform assigned housekeeping duties, including cleaning and sanitizing furnishings, fixtures, bathrooms, windows, mirrors, floors, carpets, walls, ceilings, hallways, stairways, elevators, and vacant rooms.
Set up caution and safety signs before applicable floor-cleaning work; discard refuse and infectious waste in designated containers and follow isolation-cleaning procedures.
Turn in found articles to the supervisor and respect residents’ privacy, confidentiality, and personal and property rights, including knocking before entering and notifying residents before moving possessions.
Assist with lifting or moving heavy equipment and supplies as directed, and assist with resident evacuation during emergencies if necessary.
Maintain resident-room and housekeeping-area sanitation, order, safety, and proper completion of assigned duties.