Housekeeping & Laundry

Prestige Care of Fairfield; Fairfield (IA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Prestige Care of Fairfield is seeking a Laundry and Environmental Services Aide to support daily cleaning, linen handling, and room preparation for residents. You will dust and disinfect rooms, operate cleaning equipment, and ensure timely delivery of supplies and linen.

The role emphasizes collaboration with nursing staff for laundry tasks, adherence to hygiene protocols, and maintaining neat, safe work areas on site.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language
• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and perform basic math computations as needed
• Previous long term care experience preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Dusts furniture, woodwork, equipment and dust-mops floors. Polishes and cleans fixtures in rooms and bathrooms.
• Operates environmental services equipment (e.g., vacuums, floor cleaners, buffers, shampooers, etc.).
• Wet-mops rooms, halls and other areas; shampoos rugs and furniture.
• Cleans vents, fan fixtures, top of windows, door frames and other high surfaces.
• Gathers and disposes of trash and waste materials using specified bags and containers.
• Moves furniture and other heavy objects as required.
• Performs terminal cleaning procedures of resident rooms and prepares rooms for new admissions; follows isolation procedures in isolation rooms.
• Cleans and disinfects all fixtures, floors, mirrors, windows, doors and walls of bathrooms.
• Makes supply packs for departments and puts linen stacks in carts for distribution. Takes supply requests and delivers them.
• Delivers linen to departments according to pre-established par levels and schedules.
• Keeps work areas neat and orderly, cleans equipment and assists with other cleaning duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Basic math

Job description

Required Qualifications

High school diploma or GED diploma
Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and perform basic math computations as needed.
Previous long term care experience preferred but not required.

Essential Functions

Dusts furniture, woodwork, equipment and dust-mops floors. Polishes and cleans fixtures in rooms and bathrooms.
Operates environmental services equipment (e.g., vacuums, floor cleaners, buffers, shampooers, etc.).
Wet-mops rooms, halls and other areas; shampoos rugs and furniture.
Cleans vents, fan fixtures, top of windows, door frames and other high surfaces.
Gathers and disposes of trash and waste materials using specified bags and containers.
Moves furniture and other heavy objects as required.
Performs terminal cleaning procedures of resident rooms and prepares rooms for new admissions; follows isolation procedures in isolation rooms.
Cleans and disinfects all fixtures, floors, mirrors, windows, doors and walls of bathrooms.
Makes supply packs for departments and puts linen stacks in carts for distribution. Takes supply requests and delivers them.
Delivers linen to departments according to pre-established par levels and schedules.
Keeps work areas neat and orderly, cleans equipment and assists with other cleaning duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

• Coordinates daily laundry services in collaboration with nursing services when performing routine assignments.
• Performs daily laundry functions as assigned.
• Performs specific/assigned tasks in accordance with daily work assignments and established laundry procedures.
• Ensures that an adequate supply of laundry/linen supplies are maintained in designated areas to meet the residents’ daily needs.
• Collects, sorts, and weighs soiled laundry, linen, clothing, etc. and places items in the appropriate containers or assigned areas.
• Sorts soiled laundry, linen, clothing, etc., and separate items that need special stain removal or treatment.
• Sorts, counts, and washes soiled laundry, linen, clothing, etc., in accordance with established procedures.
• Presses/irons clothing as instructed.
• Folds, counts, stacks, hangs, and distributes clean laundry, linen, clothing, etc. to residents daily or as instructed.
• Assures that clean laundry, linen, clothing, etc., is distributed to designated areas during emergency conditions.
• Ensures that floors are clean, swept, dusted, and damp/wet mopped in laundry room.
• Ensure walls and ceilings are clean in laundry room.
• Remove any dust, dirt, grease, etc., from equipment or floor surfaces utilizing proper cleaning/disinfecting solutions.
• Discard any waste/trash into proper receptacles.
• Keeps work area(s) free of hazardous conditions such as spills, excess carts, supplies, equipment, etc.
• Reports hazardous conditions or equipment to the supervisor.
• Reports equipment malfunctions or breakdowns to the supervisor.
• Ensures equipment is clean and properly stored at the end of the shift.
• Follows proper procedures when mixing chemicals, disinfectants, and solutions used in the work area.