Housekeeper

Summit BHC; Mountain Laurel (VA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Mountain Laurel Recovery Center is seeking a Housekeeper to maintain a clean, healthy client care environment on-site at our Westfield, Pennsylvania facility. The role involves cleaning rooms, offices, labs, and common areas, handling laundry, and following infection control procedures.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma and basic English communication skills. Prior healthcare housekeeping experience is preferred, and CPR/first aid certifications may be required by the facility.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in housekeeping in healthcare environment preferred.
• Basic reading, writing, speaking English required.

Responsibilities

• Performs general cleaning and custodial tasks to maintain a clean, safe environment.
• Cleans rooms, labs, offices and halls using appropriate equipment.
• Operates commercial washers and dryers for linens and laundry.
• Maintains inventory of cleaning supplies and linen.
• Adheres to infection control standards and safety guidelines.
• Prepares rooms for meetings and facility events.

Skills

English comprehension

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Housekeeper | Mountain Laurel Recovery Center | Westfield, Pennsylvania

About the Job:

PURPOSE STATEMENT:
The Housekeeper is responsible for keeping a clean and healthy client care environment by maintaining assigned areas in a clean, safe, sanitary and orderly manner. Advises supervisor on environmental services equipment needs and repairs. Ensures that infectious waste and confidential disposal contractors perform as scheduled.

Roles and Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs specific cleaning and custodial tasks in the general upkeep, sanitation and cleanliness of the facility. Conducts daily cleaning of the facility including, but not limited to sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing of fixtures, general straightening, and cleaning of bathrooms.
• Cleans facility rooms, baths, laboratories, offices and halls. Utilizes buffers, scrubbers, sweepers and carpet cleaning equipment as necessary.
• Washes bed frames, brushes mattresses and remakes beds after discharge of clients, when applicable.
• Keeps utility and storage rooms in neat and orderly conditions.
• Operates commercial washers and dryers. Launders soiled linens as directed.
• Attends to infection control standards, transports soiled linen to storage area and distributes laundered articles and items.
• Sweeps, scrubs, waxes and polishes floors. Work is performed with careful attention to slips/fall risks during and after cleaning floors.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture and draperies. Dusts furniture and equipment.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, door panels and sills.
• Empties wastebaskets, transports trash and waste to disposal area.
• Disinfects rooms, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and supplies, using appropriate processes and germicides for cleaning equipment.
• Conducts daily check of cleaning cart to determine inventory of supplies. Maintains adequate cleaning supplies for department/unit use.
• Conducts daily check of linen supply closet to determine inventory of supplies.
• Properly cleans and stores all equipment and supplies after each shift.
• Practices standard/universal precautions and environmental safety guidelines, including instructions upon SDS (Safety Data Sheets) for materials encountered during task completion.
• Prepares rooms for meetings and arranges decorations and furniture for facility functions.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in housekeeping in a commercial, clinical, or healthcare environment preferred.
• Basic reading, writing, speaking skills and understand English sufficient to provide and receive instructions/directions required.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• CPR and de-escalation certification may be required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

WORK LOCATION:

This position is onsite at the facility and is not a remote position.

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:

This position is an Individual Contributor.

Why Mountain Laurel Recovery Center? Mountain Laurel Recovery Center offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Mountain Laurel Recovery Center is an EOE. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.