HOUSEKEEPING AIDE

Mariner Healthcare; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariner Healthcare in San Jose, CA is seeking a dedicated housekeeping associate to maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for residents and staff.

Duties include cleaning rooms, bathrooms, and common areas, respecting privacy, and following facility procedures. The role requires physical stamina and the ability to handle waste according to policies; hourly wages range from $18.75 to $19.25 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy.
• Prior housekeeping experience in an institutional setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cleans rooms, bathrooms and common areas daily per facility procedures.
• Respect privacy and knock before entering resident rooms and bathrooms.
• Cleans walls, ceilings, windows, mirrors and waxes floors per procedures and schedules.
• Keeps housekeeping supplies secured out of residents' reach at all times.
• Disposes of trash and waste per facility policies, including biohazardous waste.

Skills

Housekeeping

Institutional setting

Education

Functional literacy

Job description

SUMMARY

Provides housekeeping services to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment for residents, staff, visitors, and the

public.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Cleans (dust, dry mop, wet mop, sanitize, scrub) assigned resident rooms, bathrooms and common areas daily according

to facility procedures.

• Respects residents’ privacy and preferences about room arrangement and personal items. Knocks before entering

resident rooms and bathrooms.

• Cleans walls, ceilings, windows, mirrors, and waxes floors according to department procedures and cleaning schedules.
• Takes appropriate actions to secure housekeeping supplies out of reach of residents at all times.
• Disposes of trash and waste, including bio-hazardous waste and other materials that require special handling, only in

accordance with facility policies and procedures.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

• Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy.
• Prior housekeeping experience in an institutional setting preferred.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

n/a

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT

Working in institutional kitchen environment, employee may be required to sit, bend, stoop, see, talk and hear. May

• ccasionally lift or move items of up to 75 pounds. Employee is occasionally exposed to blood or other body fluids, fumes or

airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. In compliance with applicable law, reasonable accommodations may be

made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

THER REQUIREMENTS

Participates in (or conducts) company-sponsored training to safeguard against improper use and disclosure of resident’s

protected health information. Monitors and oversees facility’s efforts to comply with company policies, procedures and state

and federal law. By his / her signature below, employee agrees to adhere to and oversee communication of privacy guidelines

relative to the confidentiality of residents’ protected health information.

JOB DESCRIPTION REVIEW

I understand this job description, its requirements and that I am expected to complete all duties as assigned. I understand the

job duties may be altered from time to time.

HOURLY WAGE RATE: $18.75 TO $19.25 DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE

Mariner Healthcare reserves the right to discontinue any bonus program at anytime.