Housekeeper

Belle Maison • Hammond, LA

302d

About The Position

Belle Maison seeks to hire someone for our housekeeping department. The position involves performing various housekeeping functions in a health-care facility, with a focus on maintaining cleanliness and safety in resident areas.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• One year's experience in a health-care facility preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Ability to follow instructions and deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, and visitors.
• Ability to properly use supplies and maintain equipment.
• Ability to maintain appearance of housekeeping areas in a safe, clean, and comfortable manner.
• Ability to seek new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into housekeeping practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned day-to-day housekeeping functions.
• Perform specific tasks in accordance with daily work assignments and established housekeeping procedures.
• Assure that assigned work areas are maintained in a clean, safe, comfortable and attractive manner.
• Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks and using equipment and supplies.
• Assure that established infection control practices are maintained when performing housekeeping measures.
• Clean/polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, etc., in resident rooms and recreational areas daily as instructed.
• Clean, wash, sanitize, and/or polish bathroom fixtures.
• Clean windows/mirrors in resident rooms, recreational areas, bathrooms, and entrance/exit ways.
• Clean floors, to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, disinfecting, etc.
• Clean carpets, to include vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, and disinfecting.
• Clean walls and ceilings by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, disinfecting, deodorizing, etc.
• Remove dirt, dust grease, film, etc., from surfaces using proper cleaning/disinfecting solutions.
• Clean hallways.
• Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacles with plastic liner.
• Report all hazardous conditions or equipment.
• Assure that work/assignment areas are clean and the equipment, tools, supplies, etc., are properly stored at all times.
• Assure that an adequate inventory of housekeeping supplies is maintained.
• Report burned-out light bulbs, exit lights, overhead lights, fluorescent lights, room-call lights, etc., to the supervisor or maintenance department.
• Perform terminal cleaning procedures, as instructed, when a resident is discharged, and/or transferred.
• Assure that work/cleaning schedules are followed as closely as practical.
• Follow established fire-safety policies and procedures.
• Assist others in lifting heavy equipment, supplies, etc., as directed or requested.
• Report all accidents/incidents to the supervisor.
• Maintain the confidentiality of resident-care information.
• Honor the resident's personal and property rights.
• Clean work/supply carts, equipment, etc., as necessary/directed.
• Turn in all found articles to the supervisor.
• Attend departmental and staff meetings.
• Keep/work assignment areas free of hazardous objects, such as protruding mop/broom handles, unnecessary equipment, supplies, etc.
• Attend and participate in in-service educational classes and on-the-job training programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: High school or GED