Hands-On Housekeeping Supervisor for Skilled Nursing

Hudson Wide Healthcare; City of Troy (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson Wide Healthcare is seeking an experienced Housekeeping Supervisor to lead our housekeeping team in a 120-bed Skilled Nursing Facility. You will train staff, schedule tasks, monitor infection control, and ensure the highest standards of cleanliness and resident safety while working hands-on with floor-care equipment.

The ideal candidate has prior supervisory experience in healthcare or long-term care, excellent communication, and a hands-on approach to operating buffers, burnishers,

Qualifications

• Previous housekeeping supervisory experience required.
• Experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility, nursing home, hospital, or healthcare setting strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience operating floor-care machines and equipment.
• Knowledge of floor stripping, waxing, buffing and maintaining flooring.
• Strong infection control and environmental cleaning standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and support the housekeeping staff to ensure daily tasks and assignments are completed efficiently.
• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly housekeeping schedules.
• Ensure resident rooms, common areas, bathrooms, offices, and other facility areas are properly cleaned and maintained.
• Perform routine inspections to ensure cleanliness and infection-control standards are consistently met.
• Be hands-on with floor care, including operating and maintaining floor-care equipment.
• Perform stripping, waxing, buffing, and routine floor maintenance as needed.
• Monitor housekeeping supplies and equipment and communicate ordering or maintenance needs.
• Ensure proper use of cleaning chemicals and equipment in accordance with facility policies and safety standards.
• Work closely with nursing and facility leadership to address cleanliness concerns and resident needs.
• Train staff on proper cleaning techniques, infection prevention practices, safety procedures, and equipment operation.
• Maintain accurate housekeeping records, schedules, and documentation.
• Assist with special cleaning projects and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Healthcare environment

Leadership

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Floor-care equipment operation

Infection control protocols

Job description

Hudson Wide Healthcare is seeking an experienced Housekeeping Supervisor to lead our housekeeping team in a 120-bed Skilled Nursing Facility. You will train staff, schedule tasks, monitor infection control, and ensure the highest standards of cleanliness and resident safety while working hands-on with floor-care equipment.

The ideal candidate has prior supervisory experience in healthcare or long-term care, excellent communication, and a hands-on approach to operating buffers, burnishers,