Housekeeper

Countryside Post Acute; Buchanan (GA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Countryside Post Acute is looking for a dedicated housekeeping aide to maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for residents. You will follow schedules, assist with daily cleaning, and coordinate with nursing staff to support resident care in a licensed facility.

Responsibilities include reporting accidents, upholding resident rights, and maintaining confidentiality while delivering courteous service and teamwork in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• High School graduate
• Able to adequately perform physical requirements of position
• Able to follow oral directions
• Able to communicate effectively verbally
• Prior housekeeping experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that work/cleaning schedules are followed as closely as practical.
• Report all accidents/incidents to your supervisor no matter how minor that may be.
• Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or recreational areas.
• Promotes/protects resident rights
• Maintains compliance with federal, state and local regulatory requirements
• Works efficiently to complete assignments and meet deadlines
• Follows instructions carefully and discusses deviations with supervisor before acting
• Maintains confidentiality of resident care and employee issues
• Acts as advocate for resident rights and ensures respectful interactions.

Education

High School graduate

Job description

Purpose of Your Job Position

The primary purpose of your position is to perform 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 Administrator, and/or the Director of Housekeeping, to assure that our facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner.

Reports to:

Positions that report to this position: None

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• High School graduate
• Able to adequately perform physical requirements of position
• Able to follow oral directions
• Able to communicate effectively verbally
• Prior housekeeping experience preferred.

Experience:

Skills:

SPECIFIC JOB FUNCTIONS:

General

• Ensure that work/cleaning schedules are followed as closely as practical.
• Report all accidents/incidents to your supervisor no matter how minor that may be. (NOTE: Such occurrences must be reported on the shift in which they occur.)
• Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or recreational areas.

GENERAL JOB FUNCTION

Other

• Promotes/protects resident rights
• Complies with abuse prevention & reporting policies and procedures
• Maintains compliance with federal, state and local regulatory requirements
• Works efficiently to complete assignments and meet deadlines
• Follows instructions carefully. Discusses deviation from procedures with supervisor before acting
• Maintains confidentiality of resident care and employee issues
• Uses chain of command to communicate problems or grievances
• Participates in staff meetings and mandatory in-service as required
• Other duties as specifically assigned in writing by supervisor

Personal

• Is present for work as scheduled; is rarely absent. Notifies supervisor when absent prior to the start of shift
• Arrives and leaves at schedule time
• Adheres to break and lunch times
• Works overtime only as authorized.
• Demonstrates initiative and accepts increased responsibility
• Maintains a clean and professional appearance in dress and grooming.

Customer Service

• Answers, places and transfers telephone calls in a courteous manner. Identified self by name and location
• Consistently demonstrates active listening skills in all communication.
• Communicates information clearly and accurately in a courteous manner. Follows up as appropriate to ensure communication is understood.
• Cooperates with others within and outside of the department. Offers assistance to others when needed.
• Responds timely to initial requests, complaints, and concerns and follows-up with timely resolution.
• Promotes multidisciplinary teamwork to meet facility goals and objects.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient care and employee issues.
• Acts as advocate for resident rights and ensures respectful, courteous interactions between staff, residents, and visitors.

Safety

• Participates in fire/disaster drills and safety in-service
• Complies with facility safety program
• Attends and participates in facility safety program
• Promotes a safe environment for residents, visitors, and staff at all times.
• Employs proper techniques of body mechanics to ensure resident/staff safety at all times
• Uses proper procedures for handling contaminated items.

Quality Improvement

• Demonstrates knowledge of Quality Assurance program through application of principals in departmental operations
• Actively supports the facility QAA/CQI activities
• Actively participates in departmental QAA/CQI activities.