Housekeeper

Trinity Health; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Springfield seeks a dedicated Housekeeper to maintain cleanliness and order in a long-term care setting. Responsibilities include cleaning resident rooms, managing laundry, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and a commitment to quality care. Join a diverse team that values inclusion and provides compassionate care to all residents.

Qualifications

• Experience in a long-term care setting preferred.
• Ability to respond to simple written or verbal instructions.

Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning tasks and maintains assigned facility area.
• Cleans resident rooms, bathrooms, and offices.
• Follows safety and infection control procedures.

Skills

Ability to read and understand instructions

Analytical ability

Customer service skills

Job description

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Located in Springfield’s beautiful historic district, Saint Luke’s Home is a real home for its residents. The grounds include lovely gardens that the residents help to maintain.

Inside, all rooms are private, and residents may decorate them with personal items and furniture, or use furnishings we provide. A spacious activity area and large dining room provide areas for socializing with fellow residents, and a serene chapel offers a quiet space and time for devotion and reflection.

With its urban location, Saint Luke’s home is within walking distance of libraries, museums, churches, parks and shops – enabling residents to take advantage of the many resources the city has to offer.

According to established procedures, performs repetitive cleaning tasks and maintains assigned facility area in an orderly and sanitary condition. In doing so, moves furniture, equipment and supplies in and around facility departments and performs a variety of light housekeeping duties.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Demonstrates, promotes and integrates the Trinity Health Senior Communities Mission and core values by completing the following:

1. Follows cleaning assignments, fills housekeeping carts with materials and supplies, mixes cleaning solutions and transports same to work areas. Maintains all chemicals in their proper containers with the appropriate labels.

2. Cleans assigned areas by washing furnishings, tile fixtures and equipment with germicidal cleaning solutions. Cleans, sanitizes and maintains all resident rooms, bathrooms and offices within specific schedules. Sanitizes and polishes sinks, tubes, toilets, brass, mirrors and the like.

3. Removes soiled bed linens from residents rooms, makes beds with fresh linens in prescribed manner if so assigned. Upon discharge of residents, strips, cleans, sanitizes and makes beds, and cleans other furniture if so assigned.

4. Sweeps and mops all floor areas. Vacuums carpets using light vacuum, spot cleans carpets using appropriate solutions and arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly manner after cleaning assigned areas. Disposes of trash by emptying wastebaskets and bringing trash to the dumpster.

5. Brings resident or facility laundry to laundry room and launders properly if so assigned. Returns clean laundry to resident’s room or to laundry storage areas.

6. Visually inspects area upon completion of cleaning to ensure appropriate levels of cleanliness and neatness have been achieved. Customer satisfaction and a focus on quality improvement are evident in all aspects of work.

7. Cleans and performs routine maintenance on sanitation equipment and notifies supervisor of equipment needing further repair. Returns unused supplies to utility room, cleans cart and equipment.

8. Follows all safety and infection control procedures according to Federal, State and Facility policies. Ensures that all tasks are performed to assure resident and personal safety and protection of co-workers and (facility) property

9. Demonstrates, promotes, and integrates the mission of the Sisters of Providence Health System and its core values in daily work activities.

10. Promotes and participates in educational programs, both formally and informally to include outside educational programs. Annually attends all required educational programs including (but not limited to) at least one session each year of the following: fire safety, infection control, disaster response, hazard communication, resident rights/abuse, blood borne pathogens, corporate compliance and annual PPD requirements.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Work requires the ability to read and understand written instructions and some experience in a long-term care setting preferred.

2. Work requires the analytical ability to read and understand instructions.

3. Work requires the ability to understand and respond to simple written or verbal instructions. Occasionally requires contact with residents and or visitors, which involves ordinary courtesy.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.