Porter - Custodian (PER DIEM)
Masonicare Health Center - Wallingford, CT
Day Shift & Evening Shift / Weekend Availability Needed
Must have floor Care experience - and familiar with operation of floor care machines
We are committed to supporting our employees with competitive pay, matching 401K retirement plan, work-life balance, and career growth opportunities.
Project Housekeeper - Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- 1. Maintains established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, quality assessment and improvement programs, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- 2. Works from a schedule that outlines and defines frequency and timing or tasks. Leads works with cleaning crew or assigned projects. Performs duties of housekeeper when not assigned project work.
- 3. Empties trash, biomedical waste and recyclables and transports to central collection site. Transports from site to compactor/recycling dock. Operates compactor. Packages biomedical waste.
- 4. Strips and refinishes floors, extracts carpets. Dry mop and wet mop floors.
- 5. Washes walls and windows. Hangs and removes draperies and cubicle curtains. Washes, repairs beds, wheelchairs, geri chairs and other patient equipment and/or furnishings.
- 6. Moves, removes, and relocates furniture, furnishings, equipment, etc. as directed. Set-ups for meetings, activities and special programs.
- 7. Performs isolation and terminal cleaning following prescribed procedures.
- 8. Communicates effectively and tactfully with residents/patients recognizing their age, needs, abilities and physical condition.
- 9. Attends department & MHC meetings and inservice programs.
- 10. Understands and follows universal precautions as it pertains to their department.
- 11. Performs all duties in a manner that demonstrates safety, respect, care and concern for our residents/patients/clients and staff. Reports to clinical staff any concerns that might warrant attention on behalf of the resident. Maintain a healthy, clean, safe environment for the population of MHC.
- 12. Operates vacuum cleaners and some mechanical floor/carpet machinery.
- 13. Removes and hangs window draperies and cubicle curtains.
- 14. Washes window draperies and cubicle curtains. Washes walls, vents, etc.
- 15. Assists other MHC Departments as needed.
- 16. Performs other duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: High School or GED
- Experience: Must have floor Care experience, and On-The-job Training
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