Housekeeping Aide

Corbin Health & Rehabilitation Center•Corbin, KY

18d

About The Position

Corbin Health & Rehabilitation Center is hiring a part-time Housekeeping Aide. The role is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness, appearance, and sanitary condition of the facility, its equipment, furnishings, resident areas, public spaces, and designated outdoor areas. The aide follows established housekeeping procedures and policies, works with the Housekeeping/Laundry Supervisor on recommended changes, and keeps assigned areas clean and orderly throughout the day. No education or prior experience is required, though both are preferred. The position requires the ability to carry out cleaning assignments with limited supervision, follow written and oral instructions, care for supplies and equipment, communicate appropriately with residents, visitors, and staff, and maintain the confidentiality of resident information. Physical duties include lifting, pushing, or pulling at least 50 pounds, reaching overhead, bending and stooping, moving throughout the workday, and assisting with resident evacuation. Work may include holidays, weekends, or evenings. Corbin Health & Rehabilitation Center describes its staff as dedicated to maintaining residents’ quality of life and notes recognition including Best of Kentucky in 2018 from the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities and the Corbin News Journal People's Choice Award for Best Nursing Facility in 2017, 2018, and 2020. Benefits are offered, with some available only to full-time employees.

Requirements

No education or prior experience is required; both are preferred.
Basic understanding of cleaning.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to perform multiple job functions and tasks with minimum supervision.
Ability to follow instructions and accept constructive criticism.
Ability to deal tactfully with employees, management, visitors, outside contractors, and the general public.
Ability to seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into existing maintenance practices.
Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
Ability to lift, push, pull, and move a minimum of 50 pounds, and to push or pull objects exceeding 50 pounds.
Ability to raise arms overhead, stoop, bend, and move intermittently throughout the workday.
Ability to speak and write English.
Ability to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people.
May be required to work holidays, weekends, or evenings.
Must maintain confidentiality of resident care information.
Must remain drug-free and alcohol-free when reporting to work, while at work, and while engaged in work-related activities.
Must comply with applicable healthcare rules, regulations, and related laws.

Nice To Haves

Prior housekeeping experience.
Education.

Responsibilities

Maintain the cleanliness, appearance, and condition of the inside of the facility, including equipment and furnishings.
Work with the Housekeeping/Laundry Supervisor to implement recommended changes.
Follow housekeeping procedures and established policies.
Clean designated outdoor areas, including porches and patios.
Clean, sanitize, and deodorize resident and public areas daily.
Periodically clean windows and walls, wax and polish floors, wash furniture, and clean upholstery as assigned.
Keep all facility areas clean and orderly throughout the day.
Discard trash and waste into properly labeled containers and reline trash receptacles with the correct liners.
Maintain a clean and personable appearance when interacting with visitors and others.
Refer questions about the facility or residents to supervisors.
Perform cleaning assignments in accordance with sanitary regulations and established policies and procedures.
Report accidents and incidents according to facility policies and procedures.
Maintain the care and use of supplies and equipment and the appearance of maintenance work areas while minimizing waste and misuse.
Maintain confidentiality of resident care information.
Assist in the evacuation of residents.
Perform other duties as assigned.