HOUSEKEEPING POSITION SUMMARY
Must be responsible and able to perform cleaning and other related duties as assigned. Responsible for taking inventory, stocking supplies.
MINIMUM / PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Must be 18 years of age, in good mental and physical health. Must be a high school graduate or equivalent. Experience preferred with some knowledge of cleaning procedures. Must be able to follow oral and written directions. Must have a willingness to work with other department staff and supervisors.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Works in well lighted and ventilated areas. Stands, bends and lifts intermittently during the work day.
COGNITIVE AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS
Talking: Necessary for communicating with others.
Hearing: Necessary for receiving instructions from others.
Sight: Necessary for visually completing jobs effectively and correctly.
Smell: Necessary to detect/identify odors, urine, bowel movement, vomit, gas fumes, smoke, burning, etc.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Clean all toilet rooms (sink, mirror, toilet light fixtures, grab bars, walls, floors, light switches, etc.).
- Dry and wet mop, strip, and wax floors in bathrooms and resident rooms and
support rooms.
- Dust residents furniture, window ledges, and beds, wash and disinfect as
scheduled.
- Clean and maintain fans, distribute/store as needed.
- Check walls and floors for feces, food, etc.
- Clean sinks and hoppers in all areas (dirty utility rooms, medicine rooms, etc.).
- Check and replace toilet paper, towels, disposable gloves, Kleenex (small case) and soap.
- Clean drinking fountains as assigned and disinfect.
- Wash and disinfect handrails, furniture, doors, etc. as assigned.
- Clean resident units daily/ monthly as scheduled.
- Wash windows, glass on doors, entrance, etc. as assigned.
- Wash and/or maintain windows, curtains, valances, blinds and cubicle curtains as needed, replace cubicle curtain hooks and hang as needed.
- Clean and keep stocked housekeeping carts and janitors closets.
- Clean corridors on a regular daily schedule.
- Clean all other areas as assigned.
- Attends departmental, staff, and in-service meetings as required by the job.
- All other related housekeeping tasks as assigned.
LAUNDRY POSITION SUMMARY
Must be able to perform all laundry procedures (sorting, folding, operating of equipment, drying and folding, transporting of soiled and clean linen, and perform all other related duties as assigned. Laundry maintains on hand a sufficient quantity of linen essential for the proper care and comfort of the residents.
MINIMUM/PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Must be at least 18 years of age and in good physical and mental health. High School graduate and laundry department experience preferred. Must be able to read and write and follow oral and written directions. Must have some knowledge of laundry procedures. Must have a willingness to work with other departments and supervisors. Must be able to keep up with the linen demands of the facility. Must cooperate with fellow workers and work as a
team.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Works in well-lighted and ventilated areas. Must be able to tolerate heat and change of temperature. Must be able to stand for long periods of time. Sits, lifts, and bends intermittently during the work day. Must attend departmental, staff and in-service meetings.
COGNITIVE AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS
Talking: Used to communicate with others.
Hearing: Needed when taking instructions and listening to proper functioning and timing of machinery.
Sight: Used constantly in performing tasks.
Smelling: Required to determine if laundry is sufficiently clean, malfunctioning of equipment, detecting smoke, gas fumes, etc.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Pick up and transport soiled linen to the laundry room.
- Transport clean linen to the specified areas and distribute.
- Sort, presoak, and launder all linen and residents clothing.
- Understand functions of different soaps and chemicals used.
- Conduct weighing of soiled linen prior to each load.
- Inventory all new linen placed into the system and worn or old linen taken out of service, and make those reports available to the Laundry Supervisor.
- Distribute personal linen to resident rooms.
- Labeling of resident clothing and personal belongings.
- Handle special linen needs as indicated (isolation, bio-hazardous, etc.)
- Vacuum and clean laundry area daily.
- Clean and maintain all equipment such as washing machines, dryer and dryer vents, laundry carts, folding table, counter tops and drawers and shelves.
- Wash and dry cubicle curtains.
- Must follow all infection control and safety rules pertaining to laundry.
