Housekeeping Assistant

NHC HealthCare, Charleston; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

NHC HealthCare, Charleston is seeking a Housekeeping Assistant in Nashville, TN. You will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness in resident rooms, common areas, and hallways, ensuring a pleasant environment for residents and staff.

The position requires standing for long hours, lifting, and working with cleaning chemicals. Ideal candidates should be able to read Standard English and communicate effectively.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and understand Standard English.
• Must be able to deal tactfully with patients, families, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Clean Resident bathrooms including sinks, toilets, tubs, and showers.
• Empty garbage cans in various areas.
• Clean Resident rooms and common areas.
• Maintain cleanliness of hallways and furniture.

Skills

Reading and understanding Standard English

Tactful interaction with patients and families

Job description

Housekeeping Assistant at Richland Place

This position is responsible for the cleanliness of the Residents rooms, Common areas, and hallways.

Responsible To

Housekeeping Supervisor

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and understand Standard English.
• Must be able to deal tactfully and effectively with patients, families, fellow employees and visitors.

Physical Demands

• Able to be on feet 7-8 hours a day
• Able to stoop, kneel, bend, and climb, depending on job
• Able to lift 20 to 25 pounds frequently
• Able to lift 50 to 75 pounds occasionally
• Able to move heavy (75 to 100 pound) furniture occasionally
• Able to see, hear and communicate adequately to complete job duties and responsibility
• Able to work with standard cleaning chemicals

Duties And Responsibilities

• Clean Resident bathrooms including sinks, toilets, tubs and showers
• Empty garbage cans in Resident rooms, bathrooms, activity areas and other areas throughout the center
• Clean Resident rooms, including mopping and/or buffing floors, dusting furniture both on top and underneath
• Clean hallways, sweeping up debris, mopping, stripping and buffing following company and center policies and procedures
• Clean walls, furniture and equipment, as needed, to provide a clean pleasant environment for Residents, staff and visitors
• Work safely, following proper procedures when using chemical agents
• Follow established cleaning schedules
• Other duties which may be assigned from time to time

EOE