Housekeeping / Laundry Aid

Position Title: Housekeeper

Facility: Coteau des Prairies Health Care System

Location: Sisseton, SD

Hours: Part-time Evenings- 20-25 hours per week

Summary of Position: Performs a variety of general laundry duties to provide quality and clean laundry services and routine manual housekeeping work, cleaning areas within CDP facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Laundry Aide duties on a regular schedule.

• Uses only approved cleaning products in accordance with label instructions or instructions provided by supervisor.
• Maintains the safety of patients, visitors, staff and others by keeping cleaning products in locked cart or cabinet when not in use.
• Reports repair needs to supervisor or Facilities and Plant Operations Department in accordance with established procedures.
• Advises supervisor of supply and equipment needs.
• As assigned and in accordance with established time frames, transports soiled laundry receptacles to the laundry area.
• Sorts laundry according to established standards, pre-soaks as necessary to remove or prevent stains and loads washing machines.
• Transfers washed laundry from washing machine to dryer(s) in approved sanitized container.
• Sets washing machine(s) and dryer(s) to appropriate operational setting to ensure that laundered items are washed and dried in an appropriate and safe manner.
• Removes dried laundry from dryer(s) and folds, stacks or hangs clean items in proper location away from soiled laundry. Cleans lint traps of dryers regularly.

Housekeeping Aide duties on a regular schedule.

• Empties trash.
• Cleans, mops, scrubs, sweeps, or vacuums floors.
• Cleans, washes, dusts, or polishes hardware, furniture, mirrors, bedside lighting fixtures, vents, radiators, and exteriors of cabinets and equipment.
• Cleans patient rooms and/or offices thoroughly by mopping floors, washing furniture, scrubbing plastic cushions, frames and cleaning and washing bathroom fixtures and walls.
• Reports repairs needed to supervisors including broken or cracked window panes, leaky faucets, toilets, loose tiles, broken venetian blinds and damaged furniture.
• Follows all universal precautions, blood borne pathogen procedures and uses personal protective equipment as needed while cleaning patient care areas.
• Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities as required to improve the environment for CDP patients, staff and visitors.
• Perform other duties incidental to the work described herein.

  
  

  Organization Responsibilities:

• Fosters a culture of service excellence which anticipates and responds to the needs of our customers.
• Performs job duties and responsibilities in a manner that reflects the highest ethical and professional standards.
• Maintains compliance with mandatory training initiatives, competencies, and licensure requirements.
• Complies with all CDP and departmental programs, policies and procedures (i.e. administrative, HR, financial, clinical, quality, and safety policies and procedures).
• Ensures and protects the confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Complies with all federal, state, and local standards and laws regulating the provision of professional services (licensure and scope of practice).
• Attends any mandatory training(s) or meeting(s) as required on a consistent regular basis.