Housekeeper

Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation•Port Allen, LA

27d

About The Position

The Housekeeper keeps the facility clean and free of clutter and trash, providing cleaning and sanitizing services for resident areas, common areas, and staff areas, with resident areas as the priority. The role uses appropriate chemicals and tools to clean facility spaces, including resident rooms and bathrooms, dining rooms, common areas, shower rooms, offices, meeting rooms, and storage areas. The Housekeeper also maintains supplies and dispensers, removes trash, addresses spills, and reports maintenance issues. Duties may change based on facility needs and are not limited to those listed. The position requires professional, courteous communication with residents, families, coworkers, and vendors; protection of confidential information and compliance with HIPAA; attendance at required in-service training; accurate clocking of all work and training hours; and adherence to Legacy’s Compliance program, Code of Conduct, and Dress Code.

Requirements

Freedom from illegal use of drugs.
Freedom from the use and effects of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.
Must not have been found guilty by a court of law of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating individuals in a health care-related setting.
Housekeeping experience preferred.
Long-term care (LTC) experience preferred.
No certificates, licenses, or registrations required.

Nice To Haves

Housekeeping experience.
Long-term care (LTC) experience.

Responsibilities

Clean and sanitize resident, common, and staff areas, prioritizing resident areas.
Use appropriate chemicals and tools to clean, sanitize, dust, mop, sweep, and vacuum facility areas.
Use chemicals according to manufacturer guidelines and ensure they are properly labeled and stored.
Lock and safely store cleaning tools after each use.
Stock restroom paper supplies, including toilet paper and hand towels.
Keep soap and sanitizer dispensers stocked and in working order.
Remove trash and replace can liners.
Report maintenance issues in the log or, when they pose immediate danger, to the Maintenance Supervisor or Administrator.
Clean accidental spills and messes as they arise.
Unstop toilets when needed.
May contribute to resident care planning.
May assist with putting batteries in remotes or plugging call lights and beds back in.
Represent the facility professionally and positively in the community.
Communicate professionally and courteously with residents, their families, coworkers, and vendors.
Maintain confidentiality of department, resident, and employee information, communications, and documentation, and comply with HIPAA regulations.
Attend required in-service training.
Clock in and out for all working and training hours; do not work off the clock.
Comply with Legacy’s Compliance program and plan, Code of Conduct, and Dress Code.