Housekeeping Staff

Job Description

Job Description

Compassion and appreciation are at the core of what we are. We care equally for both our employees and residents. Come learn more about the medical field by supporting our clinicians and enhancing the lives of our residents.

We offer competitive wages, room for growth and we will work with you to meet your career and educational goals.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

• Assists nursing staff on the floor by making beds, passing ice and water, passing linens, answering call lights, passing out meal trays, distributing resident’s laundry, and providing non hand on care to residents as requested.

• Assists with the decoration of bulletin boards; delivers mail/newspapers to resident’s room and assists visually impaired residents with reading mail.

• Cleans and organizes equipment, wheelchairs, tray tables, etc.; Changes batteries on lifts; Makes and cleans unoccupied beds using appropriate protocols.

• Provides 1:1 with resident under the supervision of a licensed nurse.

• Ensure that residents rooms are ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.); Completes inventory and marks the resident’s personal possessions as instructed.

• Assists residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged.

• Checks residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met.

• Assists with lifting, positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., in keeping with specific resident safety needs; Assists residents in preparation for and transporting to appointments, activities and social programs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.