HOUSEKEEPER: CITIZENS CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER
Non-exempt; full-time; 40 hours per week (varied hours & varied days); full benefits
This position is responsible for performing thorough cleaning and servicing of assigned areas at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center and Montevue Assisted Living. The Housekeeper is expected to work in an orderly, systematic fashion using pre-approved products, tools and procedures and must take all appropriate precautionary measures to ensure the safety of residents, staff members and visitors. Supervision is received from the Supervisor of Housekeeping and Laundry.
Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.
Examples of Work
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- Dust, sweep, mop and vacuum floor areas
- Wax floors and operate floor stripping and buffing equipment
- Clean, dust and polish furniture and equipment, sanitize beds, wheelchairs and bedside commodes
- Empty wastebaskets and remove trash and isolation materials
- Wash windows, walls and hand rails
- Change cubicle curtains in resident rooms
- Clean, sanitize and deodorize restrooms and restock restroom supplies
- Maintain general upkeep of cleaning equipment
- Perform basic grounds maintenance duties outside the facility
- Move and arrange resident room furniture
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA as it relates to protected health information
- Attend all required and mandatory meetings
- Assist with Laundry duties as needed
- Perform other related duties as required
Qualifications and Requirements
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- High school graduation or the equivalent
- Knowledge of proper types of housekeeping equipment, cleaning agents and sanitizing chemicals to use in all types of cleaning work, and ability to use them safely
- Ability to understand and follow written and spoken (English) instructions
- Willingness to wear the proper personal protective equipment (gloves, gowns, mask )
- Ability to perform and follow all infection control procedures
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, residents and their family members and the general public
- Physical requirements include the ability to operate floor strippers, high-speed buffers and other housekeeping equipment and to effectively clean all designated areas, as well as the ability to stand and walk throughout each 8-hour shift
- This position and the physical workplace may include exposure to air contaminants, hazardous chemicals, infectious waste, diseases and medical conditions, (e.g. Tuberculosis, AIDS virus, Hepatitis B virus, etc.)
Primary Physical Requirements:
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- Lift up to 10 lbs: Constantly
- Lift 11 to 25 lbs: Constantly
- Lift 26 to 50 lbs: Occasionally
- Lift over 50 lbs: Not required
- Carry up to 10 lbs: Constantly
- Carry up to 11 to 25 lbs: Frequently
- Carry 26 to 50 lbs: Not required
- Carry over 50 lbs: Not required
- Reach above shoulder height: Constantly
- Reach at shoulder height: Constantly
- Reach below shoulder height: Constantly
Preference May Be Given For
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- Previous custodial/janitorial work experience; and/or
- Work experience in a health care facility
Examination Process (May Include)
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- An evaluation of training and experience
- One or more interviews
- A pre-employment background investigation
- A pre-employment physical examination and drug test
