Housekeeper

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):

1. Clean residents’ rooms and bathrooms; wash and sterilize beds and mattresses.
2. 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.
3. Replace drapes in resident rooms.
4. Report to Maintenance any faulty electrical switches, air-conditioning problems, clogged drains, burned-out light bulbs, etc., found while cleaning resident rooms.
5. Collect and dispose of trash throughout the facility.
6. 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.
7. Clean and straighten dining areas after meals.
8. Know where the water turn-on/turn-off wheel is located on Main Hall.
9. 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.
10. Assist other housekeeping and laundry personnel as needed.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Understand that quality care and safety of the residents is foremost in importance.
14. Report to the Housekeeping Supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. 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.