Housekeeper - Avamere Rehab of Eugene

HousekeeperSetting: Skilled NursingStatus: Part-time and PRNLocation: Avamere Rehab of Eugene - 2360 Chambers Street Eugene, OR 97405Job SummaryA Housekeeper in a long-term care facility is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary environment for residents and staff. This includes cleaning resident rooms, common areas, and long-term care facilities. They perform tasks like dusting, mopping, vacuuming, cleaning restrooms, emptying trash, and changing linens.Essential Duties and Job ResponsibilitiesPerform day-to-day housekeeping functions as assigned.Perform specific tasks in accordance with daily work assignments.Clean/polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, etc., in resident rooms, recreational areas, etc., daily as instructed.Clean, wash, sanitize, and/or polish bathroom fixtures. Assure that watermarks are removed from fixtures.Clean windows/mirrors in resident rooms, recreational areas, bathrooms, and entrance/exit ways.Clean floors, to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, disinfecting, etc.Clean carpets, to include vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, and disinfecting.Clean walls and ceilings by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, disinfecting, deodorizing, etc.Remove dirt, dust, grease, film, etc., from surfaces using proper cleaning/disinfecting solutions.Perform terminal cleaning procedures, as instructed, when a resident is discharged and/or transferred to another room/area. Clean vacant rooms as assigned.Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacle with plastic liner.Assure that work/assignment areas are clean and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc., are properly stored at all times, as well as before leaving such areas for breaks, mealtimes, and end of the workday.Assure that assigned work areas are maintained in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive manner.Assure that established infection control and universal precautions practices are maintained when performing housekeeping procedures.Coordinate routine/terminal isolation procedures with nursing care; a thorough cleaning and disinfection process after residents leave an isolation room, to eliminate pathogens and prevent the spread of infections.Report all hazardous conditions or equipment to your supervisor.Follow established fire safety policies and procedures.Dispose of refuse daily in accordance with our established sanitation procedures.Keep work/assigned areas free of hazardous objects such as protruding mop/broom handles, unnecessary equipment, supplies, etc.