Housekeeper-Part time

Job Classification: Non-Exempt, Part-Time

Reporting Relationship: Housekeeping Supervisor

Primary Accountabilities:  Responsible for general cleaning of public areas, residents’ rooms, and offices.  Public areas are defined as administrative offices, lobbies, nursing stations, med rooms, consultation rooms, bathing rooms, public restrooms, corridors, and stairwells.

Major Duties:

·         Dusts and polishes all surfaces, including high and horizontal surfaces, furniture and accessories in public areas and residents’ rooms.

·         Spot cleans carpets, walls, doors, and other painted surfaces in public areas and residents’ rooms.

·         Cleans and sanitizes public restrooms and residents’ bathrooms

·         Maintains supplies in public restrooms and residents’ bathrooms

·         Follows Infection Control Policy and Procedures

·         Dusts personal belongings in place (picture frames, knick-knacks, etc.)

·         Thoroughly cleans residents’ beds as assigned

·         Empties and cleans trash cans, replaces liners

·         Dry mops, wet mops, and vacuums

·         Completes discharge cleaning as assigned

·         Complies with Precautions Policy and Procedures

·         Any other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

·         Language Ability:

• • Ability to communicate effectively in writing and speaking the primary language of the elders.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 

·         Cognitive Demands:

• • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. 
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Ability to analyze information, problems, situations, practices and procedures to accomplish defining the problem or objective, identifying relevant factors or concerns, identifying patterns, formulating logical and objective conclusions, and recognizing alternatives and their implications. 

·         Competencies:

o   Basic knowledge of federal and state regulations

o   Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as exceptional customer service skills

Physical Demands:

·         Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time.

·         Work normally requires finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination using cleaning equipment.

·         Ability to stoop, kneel or crouch.

·         Ability to lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds.

Work Environment:

·         Works primarily indoors in a climate-controlled setting.

·         Possible exposure to unpleasant odors.

·         Possible exposure to chemicals as identified in the MSDS Manual.

·         Continuous exposure to residents who are ill, confused, irritable and irrational.

Additional Duties:

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position.  Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.