Housekeeper

Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center is seekin g a housekeeper to join our staff.

Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center has been providing excellent care to the community for over 50 years. Privately owned and operated, we offer short and long term skilled nursing care and rehabilitation as well as outpatient therapy.

Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center has been given a 5 Star rating for Quality Measures by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

We are charter members of the Yale Preferred Provider Post-Acute Care Network and recognized as a Tier 1 provider for Hartford Healthcare.

Summary of the Housekeeper position

P erform the day-to-day activities of the Housekeeping Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations governing our facility, and as may be directed by the Director of Housekeeping, to assure that our facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities of the Housekeeper

• Ensure that work / cleaning schedules are followed as closely as practical.
• Report all accidents / incidents to your supervisor no matter how minor they may be.
• Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and / or recreational areas.
• Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks and when using equipment and supplies.
• Ensure that assigned work areas are maintained in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive manner.
• Keep work / assignment areas free of hazardous objects such as protruding mop / broom handles, unnecessary equipment, supplies, etc.
• Follow proper techniques when mixing chemicals, disinfectants, and solutions used for cleaning.
• Report all hazardous conditions or equipment to your supervisor.
• Ensure that established infection control and universal precautions practices are maintained when performing housekeeping procedures.
• Participate in appropriate in-service training program prior to performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or hazardous chemicals.
• Report missing or improperly labeled containers of hazardous chemicals to your supervision.
• Use appropriate personal protective equipment and supplies when handling infectious materials and / or hazardous wastes or chemicals.
• Follow established hand washing procedures.
• Dispose of refuse daily in accordance with established sanitation procedures.
• Follow established policies governing the use / disposal of personal protective equipment and disposal of infectious waste .
• Other duties that may become necessary / appropriate to assure that our facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner.
• 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. Ensure that water marks 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. (NOTE : Ensure that appropriate caution / safety signs are properly set up prior to performing such duties.

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 solution
• Clean hallways, stairways, and elevators.
• Discard waste / trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacle with plastic liner.
• Ensure 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, meal times , and end of the work day.
• Perform isolation cleaning procedures in accordance with established infection control procedures.

Job Requirements of the Housekeeper position :

• High School Diploma
• Ability to read, write, and understand directions in the English language.
• Must be able to perform physical activities, i.e. climbing, sitting, stooping, lifting wet and dry, pushing, walking, standing, and reaching.

Last updated : 2024-03-26