Housekeeper

Briarfield Health Care Centers•Boardman, OH

10d•$12 - $12

About The Position

Briarfield Health Care Centers is hiring Housekeepers for its locations across Mahoning and Columbiana Counties. The role involves cleaning and maintaining patient rooms and common areas, preparing rooms for new occupants, handling waste and supplies, and following infection-control practices. Housekeepers may also help with building security, exterior cleaning, and resident clothing or packing needs. The position requires safe use of cleaning equipment and agents, including proper dilution and mechanical scrubbing, and careful adherence to hygiene procedures.

Requirements

Good physical and mental health.
Ability to understand and follow written or oral directions.
Willingness to perform the same duties day after day in a courteous, cheerful manner.
Initiative and good judgment.
Ability to become familiar with the facility's physical arrangement.
Neat appearance at all times.
Solid understanding of housekeeping techniques and infection-control principles.

Responsibilities

Use housekeeping equipment, including mops, squeegees, buffers, polishers, automatic scrubbers, and vacuums, to clean and maintain floors, walls, carpets, and furniture.
Empty wastebaskets and trash containers; polish furniture and fixtures; wash mirrors and windows; and occasionally vacuum furniture.
Restock paper supplies, hand soap, and other restroom supplies.
Terminally clean rooms used by patients with infections.
Prepare vacated rooms for reuse by emptying and disinfecting cupboards, disinfecting bathrooms, mopping floors, and sweeping carpets.
Help maintain building security by checking for unlocked doors and unauthorized occupants.
Perform exterior tasks when requested, such as cleaning sidewalks, removing litter, and sweeping entrances.
Store residents' clothing, hanging clean clothing in closets and placing dirty clothing in laundry baskets.
Assist residents with packing when they are transferred or discharged, when possible.
Follow infection-control practices, including handwashing, proper dilution of cleaning agents, keeping soiled items away from uniforms, and wearing disposable gloves when cleaning gross contamination or large spills.
Avoid beginning or continuing housekeeping duties while a medical procedure is being performed in the area.
Clean electrical machine equipment properly to help prevent disease transmission.
Prevent waste-container overflow, remove waste and old newspapers from rooms, and wash soiled dishes.
Perform additional duties as requested.

Benefits

Competitive wages.
Medical, vision, and dental insurance for full-time employees, effective the first of the month after hire.
Paid vacation and personal time.
Paid holidays for employees who qualify.
Uniform reimbursement at hire and annually.
Direct deposit.
Annual increases.
Free CPR/First Aid Certification.
401(k) with matching plan.
Discounted apartment rent.
Online marketplace shopping discounts.
Discounted gym membership at Creekside Fitness & Health Center.