Housekeeper-Part time

Job Classification:
Non-Exempt,Part-Time Reporting Relationship :
Housekeeping Supervisor Primary Accountabilities :

Responsible for general cleaning ofpublic areas, residents’ rooms, and offices.

Public areas are defined as administrative offices, lobbies, nursing stations, med rooms, consultation rooms, bathing rooms, public restrooms,corridors, and stairwells.

• Dustsand polishes all surfaces, including high and horizontal surfaces, furniture and accessories in public areas and residents’ rooms.
• Spot cleans carpets, walls, doors, and other painted surfaces in public areas and residents’ rooms.
• Cleansand sanitizes public restrooms and residents’ bathrooms
• Maintains supplies in public restrooms and residents’ bathrooms
• Follows Infection Control Policy and Procedures
• Dusts personal belongings in place (picture frames, knick-knacks, etc.)
• Thoroughly cleans residents’ beds as assigned
• Empties and cleans trash cans, replaces liners
• Drymops, wet mops, and vacuums
• Completes discharge cleaning as assigned
• Complies with Precautions Policy and Procedures
• Anyother duties as assigned

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and speaking the primary language ofthe elders.
• Ability toread and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Ability toapply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished inwritten, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability todeal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability toanalyze information, problems, situations, practices and procedures to accomplish defining the problem or objective, identifying relevantfactors or concerns, identifying patterns, formulating logical andobjective conclusions, and recognizing alternatives and implications.

• Basic knowledge of federal and state regulations
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as exceptional customer service skills

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods oftime.
• Work normally requires finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination using cleaning equipment.
• Ability to stoop, kneel or crouch.
• Ability to lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds.

• Works primarily indoors in a climate-controlled setting.
• Possible exposure to unpleasant odors.
• Possible exposure to chemicals as identified in the MSDS Manual.
• Continuous exposure to residents who are ill, confused, irritable and irrational.

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to thisjob description at any time. The job description does not state or imply thatthese are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position. Employees are required tofollow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-relatedresponsibilities as requested by their supervisor.