Housekeeper
The Housekeeper is responsible for daily housekeeping routines such as cleaning patient rooms, offices, and public areas, while ensuring a safe and risk-preventive environment within OSHA and Infection Control regulations.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Perform routine cleaning tasks of patients rooms, offices and public areas as assigned by supervisor: Vacuum, dust, mop, sweep and take out trash.
- Ensure adequate linens are kept in facility.
- Clean areas with disinfectants.
- Refill supplies (paper products, soap, etc.)
- Ensure clean and nice appearance of floors; stripping, cleaning, waxing, and general care.
- Keep cleaning supplies and equipment safely stored when not in use and away from patient access when in use.
- Assist Housekeeping Supervisor and Manager as needed.
- Report any situations that may affect the health and well-being of patients or employees.
- Assist in assuring a safe and risk preventive environment.
- Comply with established measures for infection control, OSHA regulations and Safety/Risk Management plans, policies and procedures.
- Use time constructively and in an organized manner to accomplish assigned responsibilities.
- Address patients, visitors, and co-workers in a pleasant and respectful manner.
- Assist in any emergencies that may arise.
- Adhere to facility standards concerning conduct, dress, attendance and punctuality.
- Support facility-wide quality/performance improvement goals and objectives.
- Maintain confidentiality of facility employees and patient information.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of basic housekeeping duties.
- Knowledge of all code procedures.
- Knowledge of risk and safety precautions.
- Skill in organizing and prioritizing workloads to meet deadlines.
- Skill in telephone etiquette and paging procedures.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to recommend/take corrective courses of action that would improve the functioning of the department's systems.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and co-workers; ability to read and speak English.
- Ability to adhere to safety policies and procedures.
- Ability to use good judgement and to maintain confidentiality of information.
- Ability to work as a team player.
- Ability to demonstrate tact, resourcefulness, patience and dedication.
- Ability to accept direction and adhere to policies and procedures.
- Ability to recognize the importance of adapting to the various patient age groups (adolescent, adult and geriatric).
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to meet corporate deadlines.
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
Physical, Mental, and Special Demands:
- Ability to work a 40-hour work week.
- Ability to move continuously is required in the completion of job requirements.
- Ability to operate machinery and equipment as listed below.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, balance, push, pull, and twist.
- Lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds may be required without assistance.
- Ability to work under any weather conditions inside or out without regard for temperature, anytime of the day or night.
- Ability to read, write and follow simple instructions.
- Ability to use hands in the performance of cleaning duties and the use of cleaning equipment.
- Ability to handle a variety of repetitive tasks.
- Ability to exert up to 80 pounds of force to move objects.
- Ability to respond to exposure to blood and bodily fluids.
Machines, Tools, Equipment, and Other Work Aids:
- Vacuums, buffers, extractors, dispensers and other various related equipment.
- Telephone and paging system.
- Cleaning agents.
- Cleaning carts.
- Policies, procedures, plans and program manuals.