Porter - Custodian (EVENING SHIFT)
Masonicare Health Center - Wallingford, CT
Evening Shift / 40 hrs/week / Every Other Weekend (1:00 PM to 9:30 PM)
* TEMPORARY POSITION
**Must have floor care experience** and be familiar with the operation of floor care machines.
Project Housekeeper - Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintains established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, including quality assessment and improvement programs, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
- Works from a schedule that outlines and defines the frequency and timing of tasks. Leads the cleaning crew or assigned projects. Performs housekeeper duties when not assigned to a project.
- Empties trash, biomedical waste, and recyclables; transports to central collection site; operates compactor; packages biomedical waste.
- Strips and refinish floors; extracts carpets; performs dry and wet mopping of floors.
- Washes walls and windows; hangs and removes draperies and cubicle curtains; washes and repairs beds, wheelchairs, geri chairs, and other patient equipment or furnishings.
- Moves, removes, and relocates furniture, furnishings, and equipment as directed; sets up for meetings, activities, and special programs.
- Performs isolation and terminal cleaning following prescribed procedures.
- Communicates effectively and tactfully with residents/patients, considering their age, needs, abilities, and physical condition.
- Attends department and MHC meetings and in-service programs.
- Understands and follows universal precautions related to their department.
- Performs all duties in a manner that demonstrates safety, respect, care, and concern for residents/patients/clients and staff; reports concerns to clinical staff; maintains a healthy, clean, safe environment.
- Operates vacuum cleaners and some mechanical floor/carpet machinery.
- Removes and hangs window draperies and cubicle curtains; washes window draperies, cubicle curtains, walls, vents, etc.
- Assists other MHC departments as needed.
- Performs other duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: High School diploma or GED.
- Experience: Must have floor care experience and on-the-job training.
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