CUSTODIAN

POSITION TITLE:

Custodian

LOCATION
:
Park View Health Center

HIRING RANGE
: $18.20 - $20.18/Hr.

STATUS
:
Full Time

HOURS PER WEEK
: 40

WORK HOURS
: 6am-2pm;
Special Pay: $1 more when working 5am Saturday – 5am Monday

DEPARTMENT
:
Park View Health Center

PAY BASIS
:
Hourly

Assists in maintaining a sanitary and safe environment for residents, employees and visitors in compliance with Park View procedures and state and federal statutes.

• Cleans and sanitizes resident and non-resident areas within the facility.
• Uses infection control methods to assist with outbreak prevention and resolution.
• Ensures assigned resident care equipment is properly maintained and in working order.

• Completes inter-department and resident set-ups as required.
• Prepares resident rooms for new residents and disinfects resident rooms after discharges.
• Washes residents’ beds, curtains, activity equipment, refrigerators and microwave ovens, and cleans upholstered furniture.
• Operates floor care equipment (vacuum cleaners, carpet cleaner, floor scrubber, orbiter, etc.).
• Picks up and disposes of garbage and recyclables.
• Moves and delivers furniture.
• Changes light bulbs throughout facility.
• Orders and delivers departments supplies.
• Performs other related duties as may be assigned.

• Reports to Housekeeping Supervisor and Financial Services Manager.
• Works with employees of all facility departments, residents and families.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• A minimum of two years’ work experience performing custodial duties, preferably in a health care facility, preferred.

• Knowledge of how to use a variety of custodial equipment.
• Knowledge of the proper use of cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting chemicals.
• Ability and patience to work in areas and situations where there may be exposure to mental illness and to confused or aggressive residents.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including listening skills.
• Ability to work well with others and under minimal supervision.
• Ability to read and write English.

• Ability to perform heavy physical activity, including heavy lifting often combined with bending, twisting, working at or above shoulder level, reaching overhead and working on/in irregularly configured places.
• Ability to perform work from a standing or walking position throughout the bulk of the shift.
• Ability to lift items of 50 pounds or more several times per shift.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor for short periods of time under adverse weather conditions and/or temperature extremes.
• Ability to perform manual heavy manual labor involving frequent bending, stooping, climbing and crawling.
• Ability to work safely while on ladders, at times high above the floor or ground.