Housekeeper, Healthcare

Overview

Job Description:

HOUSEKEEPING

Summary:

Performs assigned duties that protect the safety and dignity of our residents. Works with supervisor to ensure a clean, disinfected, and odor-free environment. Works with Floor Supervisor to ensure all departmental and corporate goals are achieved.

DAILY TASKS:

• Clean, disinfect, and sanitize the rooms you’re responsible for each day.
• Dust mop and/or mop each room designated for each day.
• Clean mirrors, dust nightstands, chest of drawers, window seals, pictures, and air conditioning vent.
• Do spot cleaning on walls and where necessary.
• All rooms must have clean towels, toilet tissue, and soap checked and placed, when necessary, in each room.
• Make sure rooms are free from loose objects and cords that residents would tend to fall from.
• After complete cleaning of the room, spray air freshener in and outside the room and into the hallway.
• Disinfect both sides of the door handles in the bathroom and in the main door to help minimize the spreading of any unforeseen illnesses.
• Helping in the kitchen is the responsibility of all housekeepers. You are required to help in the capacity that the kitchen supervisor deems appropriate and after each meal, the cleaning, clearing, disinfecting, and mopping of the dining areas is mandatory for breakfast and lunch.
• At least three times a week cleaning, dusting, and sanitizing of the designated common areas which include the lobby, lobby bathrooms, hallways floors on both sides of the building, laundry room, and elevators.

WEEKLY TASKS:

• Check towels, toilet tissue, and bar soaps for each resident and ensure that they always have the appropriate supplies necessary for each function.
• At least three times a week cleaning, dusting, and sanitizing of the designated common areas which include the lobby, lobby bathrooms, hallways floors on both sides of the building, laundry room, and elevators.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform position specific job duties at an acceptable level. Job responsibilities are completed by following established guidelines and protocols within the appropriate time frame. An individual will also demonstrate the necessary skills to represent the following requirements:

• A complete knowledge of how to clean, disinfect, and sanitize required areas following safe and effective guidelines.
• Understand how to thoroughly clean, disinfect, and sanitize a shower, a toilet, a sink and a bathroom floor.
• Have a complete understanding of dusting, including furniture, bedroom walls, fans, and hallways.
• Have a complete understanding of following infection control standards, especially pertaining to bio-hazardous specimens, i.e., urine, blood, or feces.

The ability to read, write, speak clearly and follow written and oral instructions.

Must successfully complete and be current in all training requirements for training under ALF regulations with AHCA.

There are many dangers to employees working in the Housekeeping Department in an Assisted Living Facility, including splashes to the eye, chemical burns, and possible equipment malfunction. Also, housekeepers must be properly informed of labeling of chemical containers, how to read and interpret material safety data sheets and how to correctly label and dispose of bio-hazardous waste materials.

The following is a list of procedures that are taught and are mandatory procedures to be followed by each employee in the housekeeping department:

• Cleaning procedures where exposure to bodily fluids is possible.
• Correct procedure for cleaning a blood spill using a “HIV effective” cleaning solution.
• Proper use of protective equipment (gloves) during routine duties.
• Procedure for labeling of small containers.
• Procedure in case of chemical burn or splash in the eye.
• Location of facility eyewash station.
• Location and interpretation of SDS books.
• Procedure for transferring chemicals from one container to another.
• Procedures for safe use of any equipment.
• Procedures for tagging equipment that is out of order.
• Correct labeling of bio-hazardous waste materials.
• Correct disposal of bio-hazardous waste materials.
• Procedure for bagging contaminated laundry.

Each employee is mandated to follow the safety training and precautions required through the initial employee training session.

Housekeeping is an extremely important job to Innovative Senior Management. Housekeepers are our first line of defense to keeping all areas clean, disinfected, and odor free.