Purpose:

To maintain assigned areas in a clean, sanitary, safe, orderly and attractive manner in accordance with established procedures and as directed by supervisor; assure that the highest degree of cleanliness and sanitation is maintained at all times.

Essential Functions:

• Follow laundry schedule and instructions as directed by supervisor, including but not limited to resident personal laundry items, linens, towels, blankets and other departmental laundry.
• Ensure all residents’ personal laundry is laundered separately and labeled appropriately.
• Ensure residents’ personal laundry is returned to the appropriate person and location.
• Ensure laundry from other departments is cleaned appropriately and returned to the correct location.
• Assist with folding, hanging and ironing of resident or departmental laundry items.
• Submit maintenance work orders of general maintenance concerns and/or problems to Maintenance Director or Administrator.
• Report to supervisor any unsafe/hazardous conditions within the community and any needed repairs to housekeeping or other Community equipment.
• Work in concert with admissions to insure that all incoming residents’ rooms are cleaned, beds made, linens available and ready for move-in.
• Assist with housekeeping duties as directed or as needed including, but not limited to resident rooms and common areas.
• Follow soiled and clean laundry protocol as directed by supervisor.
• Follow infection control and universal precautions policy.
• Provide inventory of chemicals, supplies, linens as required.
• Log water or heat temperatures as required or requested.
• Attend in-services and staff meetings as requested.
• Keep janitor closets and laundry supply rooms clean and orderly.
• Other duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary and appropriate by supervisor or Administrator.

Working Conditions (travel, hours, and environment):

• Scheduled hours; possible overtime
• Subject to reactions from dust, cleaning and disinfecting solutions, falls, burns from equipment, odors.

Physical/Sensory Requirements (with or without the aid of mechanical devices):

Medium Work – Ability to exert 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

• Report all incidents/accidents.
• Assist others with lifting as required.

OSHA Category Classification:

II: Potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogen.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be able to read, write and follow verbal and written directions at a level necessary to accomplish the job.

• Ability to remain calm under stressful conditions and make decisions

• Must be able to communicate effectively with residents, families, staff, community officials, State officials, and general public.
• Must have compassion for, and desire to work with, the elderly and understand their needs
• Must be able to work full or part time on a regular schedule, and on-call as needed.
• Must meet all state health requirements
• Must be able to perform duties and responsibilities (Essential Job Functions) with or without reasonable accommodation.