HOUSEKEEPING AIDE FT

Elan Skilled Nursing; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

403b with match

PTO, Sick, and Holiday Time

Job summary

Elan Skilled Nursing in Scranton, PA is seeking a full-time Housekeeper for the day shift (7am - 3:30pm). Starting wage is $16.55 per hour.

The role involves cleaning resident rooms and all facility areas, sanitizing equipment, stocking supplies, and maintaining safety and privacy standards. The position requires attention to detail, reliability, and the ability to work in a hospital-like environment with adherence to infection control policies.

Qualifications

• General housekeeping tasks to provide a clean, safe environment for residents, staff and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Clean resident rooms, bathrooms, and all public/private areas throughout the facility.
• Remove and rehanging curtains and drapes for laundering purposes.
• Sanitize beds, furniture or other equipment as assigned.
• Stock supply closets and housekeeping carts with supplies and chemicals.
• Treat residents with respect and courtesy.
• Follow safety and Infection Control Policies and Procedures.

Skills

Housekeeping

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: SCRANTON, PA 18510. Position Type: Full Time. Job Shift: Day. Job Category: Facilities.

We are looking for a FT Housekeeper 7am - 3:30pm! Starting wage is $16.55 per hour.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 403b with match
• PTO, Sick, and Holiday Time

Qualifications

This employee performs all general housekeeping tasks necessary to provide a clean, safe environment for all residents, staff and visitors within the facility.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cleaning of resident rooms, bathrooms, training toilets, shower rooms, tea and TV rooms and all other public and private areas throughout the facility.
• Removing and rehanging curtains and drapes for laundering purposes.
• Sanitizing beds, furniture or other equipment, as assigned.
• Stocking supply closets and housekeeping carts with housekeeping supplies and chemicals.
• Treats the residents with respect and courtesy.
• Maintains confidentiality and respects residents’ privacy.
• Follows safety and Infection Control Policies and Procedures.
• Follows all other applicable department and facility policies.
• Attends staff inservice programs as scheduled.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

The position requires the ability to hear oral instruction and pages and requests from both management and nursing staff. The position requires the ability to read and understand written communications, as well as instructions for chemicals and supplies.

Other Skills and Abilities

Conforms to established work hours and maintains an acceptable work attendance record. Also has good interpersonal skills, treats residents, families/visitors and co-workers with courtesy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires walking or standing 100% of the time. The position requires bending, reaching, stooping, crouching and crawling in order to properly clean in, under, and around various objects. The position requires use of a ladder for cleaning and hanging. Hands are used to handle cleaning products and equipment. The position requires use of the sense of smell for odor detection. The position requires lifting up to 50 lbs. and pushing and pulling over 100 lbs. for the use of a housekeeping cart on 4 wheel casters or a dolly cart on 4-wheel casters.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The Housekeeping Aides are required to work in areas where the floor and/or walls may be wet. The position requires use of various chemicals which may produce fumes. The noise level in various areas of the Home that a Housekeeping Aide would encounter would be quiet to moderate.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Each employee shall adhere to each standard and procedure, seek clarification of any standard or procedure, if necessary, and report suspected violations to senior management, ethical advocate, and/or the Company’s Compliance Officer.

VALUE STATEMENT

• RESPECT- We recognize, honor and acknowledge the inherent value of each person for their wisdom, religious, ethnic and cultural background and history.
• COMPASSION - We treat everyone with caring, sensitivity, understanding and supportive responsiveness.
• ADVOCACY - We give voice to our resident’s/client’s needs and facilitate positive actions on their behalf.
• INTENTION - We are responsible individually and as a collective organization to approach our work and our respective tasks with mindful consideration regarding what we are doing and why we are doing it in order to achieve a desired positive outcome.
• QUALITY - We are committed to providing excellence in our care and services and through measurement and refinement to realize high standards of care.
• EDUCATION & TRAINING - We invest in the skill development of our staff, cooperate with local universities and schools to provide practical experience and education for future health care professionals and offer guidance to support our residents/clients and their caregivers.
• SAFE ENVIRONMENT - We are committed to providing a safe environment for residents, staff, and volunteers.
• INNOVATION - We seek to advance our knowledge and are committed to better understand, evaluate, and implement programming, services and operating practices to advance effective and efficient delivery of quality services to benefit our residents/clients and our community.
• ACCOUNTABILITY - We are responsible both as individuals and as an organization to be strategic, ethical, team-oriented and quality based to promote the delivery of the highest level of care and fiscal soundness.
• CITIZENSHIP - We recognize our connection and contribution to the greater community.