Housekeeping Staff (Full Time)

Job Description

Job Description

West Tennessee Post-Acute, located in Jackson, TN. CMS-certified since 1986, our skilled nursing facility offers 67 private rooms and specialized transitional care to help patients recover after hospital stays. With a strong focus on quality and patient-centered services through the Medicare program, our dedicated team ensures residents regain their highest level of function in a comfortable, supportive environment.

Why Join us?

At West Tennessee Post Acute, you’ll join a compassionate, skilled team dedicated to helping residents recover and regain independence. Help residents recover and regain independence through personalized, patient-centered care in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Position Overview:

The Housekeeping Staff provide the day-to-day housekeeping in the facility in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations governing the facility and to assure that the facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.

• Perform day-to-day housekeeping functions as assigned.

• Perform specific tasks in accordance with daily work assignments.

• Clean/polish furnishing, fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, etc., in resident rooms, recreational areas, etc., daily as instructed.

• Clean, wash, sanitize, and/or polish bathroom fixtures. Ensure that water marks 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. (NOTE: Ensure that appropriate caution/safety signs are properly set up prior to performing such duties.)

• 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.

• Clean hallways. Clean outdoor areas as assigned.

• Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacles with plastic liner.

• Clean vacant rooms as assigned.

• Ensure that work/assignment areas are clean and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc., are properly stored (locked when necessary) at all times as well as before leaving such areas for breaks, meal times, and end of the work day.

• Perform isolation cleaning procedures in accordance with established infection control procedures.

• Discard infectious wastes into appropriate containers.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Previous housekeeping, janitorial, or environmental services experience a plus (healthcare setting experience preferred but not required)
• Ability to follow safety guidelines and infection control procedures
• Strong attention to detail and reliability in completing tasks
• Physical ability to perform cleaning duties, including standing, bending, lifting, and moving equipment or supplies

For Full Time, What We Offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Additional options like Accident Insurance and Hospitalization plans.
• Life and AD&D insurance included for full-time employees.
• 401(k) retirement savings.
• Paid time off: Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Leave.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.
  
• Paid orientation and training programs.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic predisposition or carrier status, military or veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status protected by law.