Care Facility Housekeeping Specialist

Allure Health Care Services; Galesburg (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Allure Health Care Services is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper to perform day-to-day housekeeping in our healthcare facility, ensuring a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for residents and staff, in compliance with federal, state and local standards.

You will follow cleaning schedules, coordinate with nursing services, clean and sanitize fixtures and floors, manage waste disposal, safeguard resident privacy, and use PPE and safety precautions. English literacy and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions concerning the mixing of cleaning compounds, liquids, disinfecting solutions, etc.
• Must be willing to work harmoniously with other personnel as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning.

Responsibilities

• Follow cleaning schedules as closely as practical.
• Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or residential areas.
• Clean, wash, sanitize, and/or polish fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, bathroom fixtures etc.
• Clean floors to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, disinfecting etc.
• Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacle with plastic liner.
• Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks and when using equipment and supplies.
• Follow proper techniques when mixing chemicals, disinfectants, and solutions used for cleaning.
• Use appropriate personal protective equipment and supplies when handling infectious materials and/or hazardous wastes or chemicals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Instruction following

Teamwork

Job description

Allure Health Care Services is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper to perform day-to-day housekeeping in our healthcare facility, ensuring a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for residents and staff, in compliance with federal, state and local standards.

You will follow cleaning schedules, coordinate with nursing services, clean and sanitize fixtures and floors, manage waste disposal, safeguard resident privacy, and use PPE and safety precautions. English literacy and teamwork are essential.