Housekeeping Director

Life Care Center of Port St. Lucie•Port St. Lucie, FL

About The Position

The Housekeeping Director plans, organizes, and directs the overall operations of the Housekeeping department to ensure a clean and safe working environment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards. The role oversees housekeeping staff, supplies, equipment, facility cleanliness, safety, and departmental operations, while maintaining effective working relationships and providing positive customer service.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
At least two years of supervisory experience in a health care setting.
Training in environmental control practices and procedures.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Knowledge of practices and procedures, laws, regulations, and guidelines governing functions in a post-acute care facility.
Ability to implement and interpret departmental programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
Competence in applicable areas, including patient rights, safety, and sanitation.
Ability to maintain professional working relationships with associates and vendors.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of proprietary and confidential information.
Ability to understand and follow company policies, including harassment and compliance procedures.
Adherence to Life Care’s Code of Conduct and completion of mandatory Code of Conduct and other appropriate compliance training.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the Housekeeping department.
Maintain supplies and equipment, uphold facility appearance, and regularly inspect patient rooms for sanitation, order, safety, and proper performance of assigned duties.
Ensure equipment is returned to appropriate locations in proper working condition and ready for its next use.
Inventory stock and ensure adequate supplies and equipment are available for staff.
Identify additional cleaning needs and adjust schedules to meet them.
Make daily rounds to ensure housekeeping staff are performing required duties.
Routinely inspect the facility for cleanliness and safety, including storage rooms, closets, and patient rooms.
Recruit, select, hire, evaluate, train, counsel, and supervise housekeeping staff.
Perform duties as a Housekeeping Assistant as needed.
Effectively manage and operate within the budget.
Cater events as requested.
Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude toward patients.
Assist in the evacuation of patients.
Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance; use reasoning skills and good judgment; and communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team.