Housekeeper Full Time Vacancy

Northampton County•Nazareth, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Gracedale Nursing Home, located in a beautiful rural setting outside Nazareth, Pennsylvania, has been providing the highest quality long-term care, along with rehabilitative and restorative services, to residents of the Lehigh Valley and beyond since the 1960's. OUR MISSION: To care for the people with healthcare needs in the most cost effective manner while preserving their dignity and pursuit of the highest quality of life. OUR VISION: To improve care outcomes so that Gracedale is a preferred facility for area referral sources and a facility of choice for prospective residents and employees. JOIN OUR TEAM FULL TIME POSITIONS FULL TIME BENEFIT PACKAGES AND WEEKEND DIFFERENTIAL

Requirements

Completion of a high school, or general equivalency diploma.
Any training or experience which has provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities cited below.
All employees of Gracedale Nursing Home will be required to attend Feeding Program training.
Ability to perform the above duties.
Physically capable of lifting and carrying heavy objects.
Ability to learn assigned tasks.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in English to perform the duties of this position.
Formal application, rating of education and experience, oral interview and reference check as well as job related tests may be required.

Responsibilities

Cleaning and servicing Gracedale building areas, performing a variety of routine housekeeping duties.
Heavy cleaning duties, and lifting heavy objects.
Receives instructions as to designated area and specific work assignments.
Assembles necessary cleaning supplies and equipment for transporting to the designated area.
Sweeps, mops, and wet washes floors.
Washes walls and trims, ceilings, and inside windows using water, cleaning solutions, sponges, and cloths.
Gathers and disposes of trash.
Washes wastebaskets and large refuse containers.
Cleans and changes mattresses.
Changes bed linens and/or makes beds.
Puts away resident clothing after laundering.
Washes doors and doorframes.
Washes elevator doors, walls, and trim.
Cleans air outlets and return grilles.
Vacuums rugs, and spot cleans when/where necessary.
Dusts desks, tables, chairs, shelves, cabinets, sills, ledges, etc.
Cleans toilets, urinals, and mirrors.
Washes sinks and other plumbing fixtures.
Dusts and waxes handrails, and other woodwork.
Cleans and disinfects beds, wheelchairs, commodes, etc.
Cleans louver drapes.
Sweeps, mops, and waxes floors as necessary.
Polishes floors using buffer machine.
Moves furniture, as needed, to clean rooms and areas.
Cleans lighting fixtures, tops of windows, doorframes, and other high places using a ladder, when necessary.
Removes empty oxygen tanks from resident rooms/floors, and replaces the tanks as needed with full tanks.
In case of inclement weather, the housekeeper is responsible for the shoveling of snow, clearing sidewalks to make entering the building more accessible for the next shift.
Replenish supplies as needed.