General Purpose:
Clean and maintain hallways, interior and exterior facility areas under the supervision of the Environmental Services Supervisor.
Assist in maintaining a positive physical and psychosocial environment for the residents.
Essential Job Functions:
This facility expects their employees to promote an atmosphere of teamwork with other employees and hospitality and comfort for its residents.
Therefore, the following list of duties is not all-inclusive:
* Assist in maintaining a facility that is neat in appearance and odor free at all times.
* Follow a regular schedule of all daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual cleaning requirements.
* Clean (including vacuuming, wiping, mopping, polishing, etc.
) rooms, offices, and common areas; polish and straighten items; confirm residents’ rooms are safe, comfortable, and maintained in an attractive manner and residents’ personal items are safeguarded.
* Coordinate waxing services with nursing services when performing assignments in resident living and/or recreational areas.
* Dispose of refuse daily in accordance with facility established sanitation procedures.
* Clean up spills, soiled areas, and other conditions as observed or directed.
* Follow an uninterrupted work schedule when Supervisor is not available.
* Follow special cleaning schedule such as windows, walls, curtains, stripping floors, washing beds, etc.
* Maintain a cleaning cart fully equipped with needed supplies.
* Assist with transferring resident and belongings, (bed, furniture, etc.
) from one room to another.
* Extensive cleaning of the residents room upon discharge or death of a resident.
* Report any damage of walls, floors, furniture, equipment etc.
to supervisor.
* Pick up cleaning supplies for next days work at the end of the shift.
* Follow cleaning schedules as outlined in Housekeeping Policies and Procedures.
* Maintain work area free of hazardous conditions, i.
e.
, spills, excessive supplies, equipment, etc.
* Maintain work and storage areas in a clean, neat, sanitary and safe condition.
Properly clean and store all equipment and supplies.
* Attend in-service education programs in order to meet facility educational requirements.
* Be familiar with Standard Precautions, Exposure Control Plan, Fire Drill and Evacuation Procedures and know how to use the information.
* Maintain confidentiality of resident and facility records/information.
* Protect residents from neglect, mistreatment, and abuse.
* Protect the personal property of the residents of the facility.
* Others as directed by the supervisor or administrator.
Minimum Qualifications:
* Willingness to perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks, many of which will involve unpleasant conditions.
* Practical knowledge of day-to-day cleaning in a nursing facility.
* Organized and detailed in work performance.
* Good communication skills with excellent self-discipline and patience.
* Genuine caring for and interest in elderly and disabled people in a nursing facility.
* Comply with the Residents Rights and Facility Policies and Procedures.
* Perform work tasks within the physical demand requirements as outlined below.
* Perform Essential Duties as outlined above.
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This position requires experience in a Post-Acute, Skilled, Long-Term care Facility.
Please only apply if you have the qualifications.
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