Housekeeping Laundry Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Housekeeping/Laundry Aide

Summary: Patapsco Healthcare at Patapsco is seeking a reliable and organized individual to join our housekeeping team in a skilled nursing facility setting. As a Staff Housekeeper, you will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and organization of our facility, ensuring a comfortable and welcoming environment for our residents and staff.

Duties may include, but not limited to:

• Cleaning and maintaining the cleanliness of all areas of the facility, including patient rooms, offices, and common areas

• Polishing and straightening furniture and fixtures, and confirming resident rooms are safe, comfortable, and maintained in an attractive manner

• Coordinating daily housekeeping services with nursing services and disposing of garbage daily in accordance with facility established sanitation procedures

• Cleaning up spills, soiled areas, and other conditions as observed or directed

• Maintaining work areas free of hazardous conditions and ensuring a clean, neat, sanitary, and safe environment

• Participating in process improvement initiatives to enhance workflow, improve the work environment, and improve the customer experience

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required or equivalent related work experience

• Willingness to perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks, many of which will involve unpleasant conditions

• Practical knowledge of day-to-day cleaning in a long-term care facility

• Effective verbal and written English communication skills

• Highest level of professionalism with the ability to maintain confidentiality

• Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative, and make independent decisions

• Ability to deal with new tasks without the benefit of written procedures

• Approachable, flexible, and adaptable to change

Physical Requirements: Push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds to a minimum height of three (3) feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet.

Preferred Skills: Environmental Service experience in a long-term care setting preferred, but not required.

Benefits: 401k, health, life, vision, and dental insurance, 20 total days PTO (paid time off) in the first year, flexible schedule, overtime pay, DailyPay, premium holiday pay, disability insurance, wellness plans, sign-on bonus for full-time nursing employees, discount programs, employee referral bonus program, and stability in the strong leadership/management team who strives & achieves customer service excellence with dedicated staff qualifications.

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Peak Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer that promotes a drug-free workplace.