POSITION SUMMARY: Maintains facilities in a clean, sanitary, orderly, and attractive condition to provide a suitable environment for patient care and staff work. Performs a variety of housekeeping duties that may include dusting, washing, and disinfecting furniture, fixtures, and equipment, sweeping, mopping, waxing, and buffing floors, gathering and disposing of refuse; arranging furniture and performing similar tasks. May also perform minimal laundry duties.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/DETAILED DUTIES:

• Cleans assigned areas completely.
• Extra/Weekly assignments include but not limited to wiping off pipes, vacuum, clean wheelchairs.
• Daily assignments include but not limited to cleaning patient rooms (bed and tray), bathrooms, floor care.
• Follows universal precautions, isolation and HIV. Utilizes PPE (gloves, gowns, and booties) when needed. Follows hand washing guidelines. Adequately and appropriately cleans spilt blood.
• Stocks linens and supplies for the next day.
• Reads and follows recommendations from MDS.
• Reports repairs to the Facilities Department/Maintenance Log.
• Exception to the dress code: this position is allowed to wear tennis shoes
  
  

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Cleaning experience desirable, but not required. On-the-job training provided.
• Must have ability to plan and organize scheduled work.