Housekeeper

Briarfield Health Care Centers•Youngstown, OH

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Briarfield Health Care Centers is seeking Housekeepers for its teams across Mahoning and Columbiana Counties. Housekeepers clean and maintain floors, walls, carpets, furniture, resident rooms, and common areas; prepare vacated rooms; replenish restroom supplies; and support facility security. The role also involves handling residents’ clothing and assisting residents with packing when transferred or discharged, when possible. Housekeepers must follow infection-control procedures, including proper handwashing, dilution and use of cleaning agents, wearing disposable gloves when appropriate, preventing soiled items from contacting uniforms, and cleaning equipment properly. The position requires good physical and mental health, the ability to follow written or oral directions, courtesy and consistency, initiative, good judgment, familiarity with the facility, neat appearance, and a solid understanding of housekeeping infection-control techniques. Pre-employment requirements include a physical, background check, and Mantoux (TB) test. Briarfield is a Drug Free Work Place.

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 physical arrangement of the facility.
Neat appearance at all times.
Solid understanding of housekeeping techniques and infection-control principles.
Must meet pre-employment requirements: physical, background check, and Mantoux (TB) test.

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 vacuum furniture occasionally.
Replace paper supplies, hand soap, and other restroom supplies.
Terminally clean rooms used by patients with infections and prepare vacated rooms for use.
Empty and disinfect cupboards, disinfect bathrooms, mop floors, and sweep carpets.
Help maintain building security by checking for unlocked doors and unauthorized occupants.
Perform occasional exterior work, 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 transferred or discharged, when possible.
Follow infection-control procedures, including handwashing, proper dilution of cleaning agents, preventing soiled items from touching uniforms, and wearing disposable gloves when cleaning gross contamination or large spills.
Ensure no medical procedure is being attempted when starting or continuing housekeeping duties.
Clean electrical machine equipment properly to help prevent disease transmission.
Prevent waste containers at bedside and in bathrooms from overflowing; remove old newspapers and other waste; and wash soiled dishes.
Perform additional duties as requested.

Benefits

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