KC- Housekeeper (Monday-Friday)

McCrite Plaza • Kansas City, KS

2d

About The Position

The Housekeeper position’s primary function is to provide any combination of cleaning duties to ensure the facility is clean and sanitized. Duties range from making beds, washing clothes and linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming. The position also performs a variety of tasks to keep the buildings and living spaces clean and orderly condition. In addition, this position performs heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs and removing rubbish.

Requirements

• Previous experience in housekeeping skills.
• Ability to understand, observe, and enforce infection control proce­dures related to facility services.
• Ability to observe all facility safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to understand and recognize potential physical, chemical, and electrical hazards and take immediate corrective action as appropriate.
• Ability to understand and enforce the Exposure Control Plan as this position risks occupational exposure to blood borne patho­gens and other infectious material as an essential function of the job.
• Ability to safeguard the privacy of Residents’ health information.
• Ability to speak and read English and follow oral and written directions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, residents, and staff.
• Ability to use desktop or laptop computers; the ability to use the designated facility computer system (or systems) at a proficient level.
• Ability to operate mechanical devices and equipment such as, but not limited to, floor machines, buffing machines, walk-behind vacuums, and walk-behind shampooers.
• Ability to perform other related duties as directed by administration.
• Ability to stand, stoop, stretch, crawl, crouch, kneel, balance, finger, grasp, push, pull, reach, or walk.
• Ability to lift moving objects from a lower to higher posi­tion or moving objects along a horizontal level but from position to position. This includes lifting and carrying weights in the 35-to-50-pound range.
• Ability to exert force upon an object in order to draw, drag or tug objects toward the source of the force in a sustained motion.
• Ability to drive a truck or other designated vehicle used to transport items to and from all McCrite Plaza facilities.

Responsibilities

• Clean residents’ apartments in accordance with facility policy and direction.
• Observe waste disposal procedures in accordance with facility policy; empty wastebaskets and transport trash to disposal areas.
• Assist in the proper care and use of housekeeping equipment.
• Identify and report any malfunctioning equipment to supervisor.
• Identify safety hazards and emergency situations.
• Report any observed area in poor repair to supervisor.
• Keep storage areas and wheeled carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy; must adhere to regulations with regards to chemicals (i.e. locked storage).
• Replenish supplies such as soap, toilet paper, paper towels, and other housekeeping supplies.
• Listen to and respond to questions and concerns from residents, families, or staff regarding apartments, facility, grounds, etc.
• Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Perform other related duties as needed to ensure the operation of the facility or as directed by the Quality Assurance Manager.
• Attend staff meetings, in-service classes, and committee meetings as assigned or required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed