Housekeeping Porter

University Health & Rehabilitation Center; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

University Health & Rehabilitation Center is seeking a Porter to support the Environmental Services department in a Florida care center. You will help ensure residents, visitors, and staff have a clean, safe, and pleasant environment.

Responsibilities include floor care, cleaning, trash removal, and assisting with events, while coordinating with nursing staff for routine cleaning in living and recreational areas. The role requires adherence to health care standards and AHCA screening in Florida.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in cleaning hotel rooms, apartments, hospitals, nursing home / assisted living buildings.

Responsibilities

• Stripping and waxing floors, burnishing and buffing floors, cleaning windows, using shampoo machines on furniture and carpets, maintaining cleanliness of housekeeping and nursing equipment
• Vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, high dusting, furniture polish, pulling trash, and assisting with room moves
• Maintaining the cleanliness of the outer areas of the building, which include but are not limited to the parking lot, patio, loading dock, and entrance way
• Cleaning of common areas as well as resident’s rooms, offices, etc.
• Removal of trash & soiled linens
• Coordinate daily environmental services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or recreational areas
• Assist with special events/party setup and breakdowns
• Maintain a good working relationship with fellow co-workers and supervisors
• Work in accordance with federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations governing our facility
• Ensure that all equipment is always clean and in working condition

Job description

OVERVIEW:

As a Porter, you will be contributing to the well-being of the day-to-day activities of the Environmental Services Department to assure our residents and patients have the best environment possible. You will assure that our residents, patients, visitors and employees have a clean, safe, and enjoyable environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Stripping and waxing floors, burnishing and buffing floors, cleaning windows, using shampoo machines on furniture and carpets, maintaining cleanliness of housekeeping and nursing equipment
• Vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, high dusting, furniture polish, pulling trash, and assisting with room moves
• Maintaining the cleanliness of the outer areas of the building, which include but are not limited to the parking lot, patio, loading dock, and entrance way
• Cleaning of common areas as well as resident’s rooms, offices, etc.
• Removal of trash & soiled linens
• Coordinate daily environmental services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or recreational areas
• Assist with special events/party setup and breakdowns
• Maintain a good working relationship with fellow co-workers and supervisors
• Work in accordance with federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations governing our facility
• Ensure that all equipment is always clean and in working condition

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• Previous experience in cleaning hotel rooms, apartments, hospitals, nursing home / assisted living buildings.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• This job operates in a health care setting. This role requires regular walking to various locations around the care center.
• Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in working environment.
• May experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric, and deceased patients.

Requirements:

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a Florida AHCA Level 2 background screening in accordance with state regulations.

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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear.
• The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up 50 pounds

TRAVEL:

• There is no travel expected for this position