Housekeeper

Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation•Thibodaux, LA

16d•$12 - $12

About The Position

Housekeepers provide cleaning and sanitizing services throughout the facility, with resident areas as the priority. They use appropriate chemicals and tools to clean facility spaces and maintain safe, stocked restrooms. The role also includes responding to spills and messes, reporting maintenance issues, and assisting with limited resident-related tasks when needed. Housekeepers are expected to represent the facility professionally, communicate courteously with residents, families, coworkers, and vendors, maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA, attend required in-service training, and accurately clock in and out for all working and training hours. Working off the clock is not permitted.

Responsibilities

Clean and sanitize resident areas, common areas, and staff areas, prioritizing resident areas.
Use appropriate chemicals and tools to clean, sanitize, dust, mop, sweep, and vacuum facility areas, including resident rooms and bathrooms, dining rooms, common areas, shower rooms, offices, meeting rooms, and storage 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 toilet paper and hand towels in facility restrooms.
Keep soap and sanitizer dispensers stocked and in working order.
Take out trash and replace can liners.
Report maintenance issues in the log, or report immediate dangers 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.