Housekeeper

Description

DEPARTMENT: Housekeeping/Laundry

JOB TITLE: Housekeeper

RESPONSIBLE TO: Housekeeping/Laundry Supervisor

JOB SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for maintaining a sanitary, orderly and comfortable interior environment within the facility. A housekeeper must understand housekeeping work procedures, have knowledge of prescribed standards of cleanliness, be able to perform a variety of tasks, and willing to perform any task assigned. The employee may be designated or assigned to care for a certain hall. This employee should be dependable and reliable.

DUTIES (NOT LIMITED TO):

• •Clean residents’ rooms and bathrooms; wash and sterilize beds and mattresses.
• •Clean walls, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, bathrooms and other parts of the facility structure in order to maintain an attractive environment for the residents and visitors.
• •Replace drapes in resident rooms.
• •Report to Maintenance any faulty electrical switches, air-conditioning problems, clogged drains, burned-out light bulbs, etc., found while cleaning resident rooms.
• •Collect and dispose of trash throughout the facility.
• •Examine resident rooms, halls, the Dining Room, sitting rooms and the lobby to determine the need for cleaning, replacement or repair of furniture, drapes and equipment.
• •Clean and straighten dining areas after meals.
• •Know where the water turn-on/turn-off wheel is located on Main Hall.
• •Is familiar with the fire alarm system, and participates in fire drills, emergency evacuations, etc., and understands what State surveyors expect in accordance with fire drills.
• •Assist other housekeeping and laundry personnel as needed.
• •Attend periodic staff meetings or housekeeping in-service meetings to learn about new facility policies and procedures, or the use and maintenance of new equipment.
• •Understand state and federal regulations concerning the use of cleaning materials to be used in a long-term care facility, and the scope of maintaining the facility.
• •Understand that quality care and safety of the residents is foremost in importance.
• •Report to the Housekeeping Supervisor.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

Possesses the ability to do a variety of tasks in a single day in different locations of the building, and to work without direct supervision.