Housekeeper - Healthcare Setting

Housekeeper

Status: Full Time

Pay: $21.00-$24.00/hourly DOE

Location: Avamere Rehabilitation of Shoreline - 1250 NE 145th St, Shoreline, WA 98155

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Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day housekeeping functions as assigned.
• Perform specific tasks in accordance with daily work assignments.
• Clean/polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, etc., in resident rooms, recreational areas, etc., daily as instructed.
• Clean, wash, sanitize, and/or polish bathroom fixtures.

Assure that watermarks are removed from fixtures.
• Clean windows/mirrors in resident rooms, recreational areas, bathrooms, and entrance/exit ways.
• Clean floors, to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, disinfecting, etc.
• Clean carpets, to include vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, and disinfecting.
• Clean walls and ceilings by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, disinfecting, deodorizing, etc.
• Remove dirt, dust, grease, film, etc., from surfaces using proper cleaning/disinfecting solutions.
• Perform terminal cleaning procedures, as instructed, when a resident is discharged and/or transferred to another room/area.

Clean vacant rooms as assigned.
• Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacle with plastic liner.
• Assure that work/assignment areas are clean and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc., are properly stored at all times, as well as before leaving such areas for breaks, mealtimes, and end of the workday.
• Assure that assigned work areas are maintained in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive manner.
• Assure that established infection control and universal precautions practices are maintained when performing housekeeping procedures.
• Coordinate routine/terminal isolation procedures with nursing care; a thorough cleaning and disinfection process after residents leave an isolation room, to eliminate pathogens and prevent the spread of infections.
• Report all hazardous conditions or equipment to your supervisor.
• Follow established fire safety policies and procedures.
• Dispose of refuse daily in accordance with our established sanitation procedures.
• Keep work/assigned areas free of hazardous objects such as protruding mop/broom handles, unnecessary equipment, supplies, etc.

Qualifications:

• Experience with various cleaning methods and equipment.
• Ability to maintain a high level of cleanliness and sanitation.
• Ability to stand, walk, and perform repetitive tasks for extended periods.
• Ability to communicate with staff and follow instructions.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other staff members.
• 18 years or older.
• Be able to read, write and speak English fluently.
• Prefer experience working in housekeeping in a medical facility.
• Maintain tactful composure and confidentiality with residents, family members, staff and visitors.

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