Housekeeping

Frederick Villa Healthcare; Catonsville (MD); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

PTO 20 days

Job summary

Frederick Villa Healthcare is seeking an energetic Staff Housekeeper to join our skilled nursing facility team. The role focuses on maintaining a clean, safe, and odor-free environment across patient rooms, offices, and common areas.

The ideal candidate will be organized, reliable, and practiced in long-term care cleaning practices, with strong English communication and a proactive, independent work style. We offer flexible shifts, PTO, overtime pay, and a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or equivalent related work experience.
• Willingness to perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks, many of which will involve unpleasant conditions.
• Practical knowledge of day-to-day cleaning in a long-term care facility.
• Effective verbal and written English communication skills.
• Highest level of professionalism with the ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions.
• Ability to deal with new tasks without the benefit of written procedures.
• Approachable, flexible, and adaptable to change.
• Function independently, and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with staff and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Clean (including vacuuming, wiping, mopping, polishing, etc.) rooms, offices, and common areas; keep residents’ rooms neat and safe.
• Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services for routine cleaning and waste disposal.
• Investigate patient/family complaints and take appropriate actions to resolution.
• Identify and participate in process improvements to enhance experience and workflow.
• Maintain a neat, odor-free facility and ensure items are safeguarded.
• Maintain work areas free of hazards and keep areas sanitary and safe.

Skills

English communication

Independence

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

Frederick Villa Healthcare -

Position Title: Staff Housekeeper

Summary: Frederick Villa Healthcare is looking for someone energetic to fill a housekeeping role in a skilled nursing facility setting. Our ideal candidate is organized, reliable, and committed to maintaining high standards. Working with our company, you can expect flexible shifts, PTO, overtime pay, and a competitive salary. Peak Healthcare operates 10 nursing home facilities throughout the state, and we pride ourselves on a reputation for quality long-term care.

Duties may include, but not limited to:

The housekeeping role will primarily take place indoors, throughout all areas of the skilled nursing facility, including patient rooms on multiple types of flooring. Due to the nature of facility’s business, worker may be exposed to occasional slippery floors, object on floors, chemicals, sharp objects, hazardous materials, and waste (including human), blood borne pathogens, and communicable diseases, as well as high-stress medical and/or life-threatening situations.

Investigates patient/family complaints and takes appropriate actions to bring to a resolution.

Identify and participate in process improvement initiatives that improve the customer experience, enhance workflow, and/or improve the work environment.

Assist in maintaining a facility that is always neat in appearance and odor free.

Clean (including vacuuming, wiping, mopping, polishing, etc.) rooms, offices, and common areas; polish and straighten items; confirm residents’ rooms are safe, comfortable, and maintained in an attractive manner and residents’ personal items are safeguarded.

Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or recreational areas including the disposal of garbage daily in accordance with facility established sanitation procedures.

Clean up spills, soiled areas, and other conditions as observed or directed.

Maintain work area free of hazardous conditions, i.e., spills, excessive supplies, equipment, etc.

Maintain work and storage areas in a clean, neat, sanitary, and safe condition.

Requirements:

High school diploma or GED required or equivalent related work experience.

Willingness to perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks, many of which will involve unpleasant conditions.

Practical knowledge of day-to-day cleaning in a long-term care facility.

Effective verbal and written English communication skills.

Highest level of professionalism with the ability to maintain confidentiality.

Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions.

Ability to deal with new tasks without the benefit of written procedures.

Approachable, flexible, and adaptable to change.

Function independently, and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with staff and vendors.

Physical Requirements:

Push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds to a minimum height of three (3) feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet. (Not a complete list)

Preferred Skills:

Environmental Service experience in a long-term care setting preferred, but not required.

Benefits:

401k, health, life, vision, and dental insurance, 20 total days PTO (paid time off) in the first year, flexible schedule, overtime pay, DailyPay, premium holiday pay, disability insurance, wellness plans, sign-on bonus for full-time nursing employees, discount programs, employee referral bonus program, and stability in the strong leadership/management team who strives & achieves customer service excellence with dedicated staff qualifications.

Peak Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer that promotes a drug-free workplace.