Housekeeper-Residential

Life Care Services•San Diego, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Casa de las Campanas is seeking a Health Center Housekeeper for its upscale senior living community in Rancho Bernardo. The Housekeeper maintains public and common areas in a safe, orderly, and sanitary condition, performs scheduled window cleaning, and conducts routine inspections to ensure departmental quality standards are met. The role involves working in areas occupied by patients with known infectious diseases and handling and transporting infectious waste. The employee must identify and report repair needs or unsafe conditions and respond appropriately to emergencies. The position requires meeting physical demands, using cleaning equipment and personal protective equipment, and passing background checks required for a licensed residential care facility.

Requirements

One year of previous experience in an institutional or health care housekeeping environment is preferred.
Ability to communicate at a basic level in English, orally and in writing.
Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
Ability to meet physical demands, including pushing and pulling carts and equipment up to 100 pounds and occasionally lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
Ability to use necessary cleaning equipment, including carpet-cleaning equipment and wet and dry vacuums.
Ability to measure and proportion cleaning chemicals and solvents.
Ability to calculate the amount of linen and supplies needed for a work assignment.
Ability to pass background checks required for a licensed community, including a fitness-for-duty physical, fingerprinting, and employment-reference checks.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment, including masks and gloves, as required by the CDC.

Nice To Haves

One year of previous experience working in an institutional or health care housekeeping environment.

Responsibilities

Maintain public and common areas of the facility in a safe, orderly, and sanitary condition.
Identify and report repair needs and unsafe conditions, and respond appropriately in emergency situations.
Work in areas occupied by patients with known infectious diseases and handle and transport infectious waste.
Clean interior and exterior windows on a scheduled basis.
Conduct routine inspections of assigned areas to ensure departmental quality standards are achieved and maintained.
Use necessary cleaning equipment, including carpet-cleaning equipment and wet and dry vacuums.
Measure and proportion cleaning chemicals and solvents, and calculate linen and supply needs for work assignments.