Housekeeper

SBH-El Paso, LLC; Santa Teresa (NM); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

On-site

Competitive salary

Job summary

Peak Behavioral Health in Santa Teresa, NM is seeking a Housekeeper for an on-site, PRN role with weekend coverage (Saturday through Thursday). The Housekeeper will maintain a clean, safe patient care environment by cleaning assigned areas, following infection control standards, and ensuring proper waste disposal procedures.

The role involves operating cleaning equipment, laundering linens, stocking supplies, and preparing rooms for meetings.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Previous housekeeping experience in commercial, clinical, or healthcare environment preferred.
• Basic reading, writing, and English to follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning and custodial tasks to maintain sanitation and order.
• Daily cleaning: sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, bathrooms.
• Clean rooms, labs, offices and halls.
• Operate buffers, scrubbers, sweepers and carpet cleaners.
• Launder soiled linens as directed.
• Maintain cleaning supplies and inventory.
• Follow infection control standards and safety guidelines.
• Prepare rooms for meetings and arrange decor and furniture.

Skills

Cleaning

Infection control

Safety awareness

English proficiency

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

About the Job

PURPOSE STATEMENT: Schedule would include weekends. Saturday through Thursday this is PRN role The Housekeeper is responsible for keeping a clean and healthy patient 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

• 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.
• Clean 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.

Licences/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 Peak Behavioral Health?

Peak Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Peak Behavioral Health is an EOE.

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