Now Hiring - Housekeeping / Cleaning

Environmental Services staff will clean and service rooms, baths, lavatories, offices, and facility common areas. Staff will clean window sills, empty trash baskets, dust, polish, sweep, mop, and arrange furniture in a organized fashion to keep the facility in a clean and orderly manner. Environmental Services Staff will wash, dry, fold, and dispense linens and resident's clothing. Staff will ensure that clean linen is returned to the linen storage area as quickly as possible, and that clean resident's clothing is promptly returned to the appropriate owner. Staff will maintain laundry equipment in a clean manner, remove lint from dryer, and ensure tumblers are clean and appropriate. Staff will ensure that processed linens and clothing are clean, wrinkle-free, and appropriate for resident use prior to placing in service.

EDUCATION:

Previous experience in environmental services preferable but not essential.

• Worker receives on-the-job training with supervision.
• Must have some knowledge in the use of cleaning devices such as brooms, mops, buffers and other cleaning equipment.
• Has an interest in learning, ability to cooperate, and willingness to work under supervision.
• Must work as scheduled each week, working weekends and holidays as needed.
• Adhere to directives of Environmental Services Supervisor, Administrator, or Director of Nurses.
• To keep the nursing facility in a clean and sanitary condition in order to provide for the welfare and core of the residents in a healthful environment.
• Ability to performing task with due consideration for residents in area.
• Must be willing to handle soiled, dirty laundry, and clean soiled, dirty lavatories, beds, chairs, and equipment within the nursing facility.
• Worker is on his/her feet the majority of the day to perform direct or indirect duties related to environmental services.

Required to bend or stoop in many job activities such as removing wax from floors, stripping and waxing floors, etc. Required to use commercial washers and dryers, gathering soiled clothing and linens and distribute the same.

Required to lift and handle cans of wax, disinfectants, laundry detergent, large bundles of clothes, linens, and etc. Worker will carry large cans, boxes, sacks, various pieces of equipment, large bundles of clothing and linens, detergents, and etc. Required when working with various machinery, as well as when moving beds, furniture, large linen carts, and barrels over tile or concrete floors. Required when loading and unloading washers and dryers. In combination with lifting and bending when stocking shelves and cabinets, buffing, waxing, sweeping, mopping, stripping floors, and loading and unloading machines.

Both fine and gross motor skills are needed in all types of environmental services duties.

FUNCTIONS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES:

• Dust furniture with damp cloth or polishing cloth daily; straighten furniture.
• Dust light fixtures inside and outside, dust window sills and beds, clean all door vents.
• Sweep and mop floors in resident's room.
• Clean wash basins, commodes, polish chrome fixtures in bathrooms wash all mirrors, and spot clean walls.
• Clean beds thoroughly, including frames, side-rails, head boards and footboards. Clean environmental services cart and any equipment utilized daily.
• Assist with emergency cleaning as needed.
• Mop, wax, buff, and/or vacuum hallways, living areas, and dining areas as assigned.
• Wash, dry, and fold resident's clothing and return promptly to the owner.
• Ensure that resident's personal clothing is properly identified and labeled with indelible ink pen.
• Keep soiled linen and clothing separate from clean laundry.
• Keep all laundry off the floor

# FUNCTIONS RELATED TO SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT:

• Practice economy in using supplies and equipment. Maintain safeguards for the care, storage, cleanliness, and use of supplies and equipment
• Report to administrator or environmental services supervisor any supplies or equipment needed, or any broken or defective equipment.
• Remove lint from dryers twice each shift and keep tumblers clean.
• Do not overload equipment as this impairs efficiency and quality.

Be on duty at beginning of shift, punch time card, and report to Environmental Services Supervisor for daily assignment.

• Report to Environmental Services Supervisor at the end of scheduled shift, punch time card, and leave facility.
• In the event of illness or other reasons for absenteeism, notify the administrator or immediate supervisor of the intended absence. Must work in the laundry area and throughout the facility. May require irregular hours and may be exposed to communicable diseases and/or body fluids, medical preparations, toxic substances and occasionally ionizing radiation.