Porter - Custodian (PER DIEM)

Masonicare Corp; Wallingford (CT); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Masonicare Corp in Wallingford, CT seeks a Project Housekeeper to maintain flooring, surfaces, and patient areas with a focus on safety and cleanliness. Must have floor care experience and be familiar with operating floor care machines to support daily housekeeping operations.

The role requires the ability to work rotating day/evening shifts and weekend availability, with opportunities for growth within a mission-driven healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Education: High School or GED.
• Experience: Floor care experience with on-the-job training required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains departmental policies, quality and safety standards.
• Schedules tasks, leads cleaning crew, and covers duties when needed.
• Empties waste and transports to central collection, operates compactor.
• Strips/refinishes floors, extracts carpets, and mops floors.
• Cleans walls/windows and maintains patient equipment and furnishings.
• Ensures a safe, clean environment for residents and staff.

Skills

Floor care experience

On-the-job training

Education

High School or GED

Job description

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Wallingford, CT, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 16373

Salary Range: $16.58 To $23.00 Annually

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. 1. Maintains established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, quality assessment and improvement programs, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.
2. 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. 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. 4. Strips and refinishes floors, extracts carpets. Dry mop and wet mop floors.
5. 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. 6. Moves, removes, and relocates furniture, furnishings, equipment, etc. as directed. Set-ups for meetings, activities and special programs.
7. 7. Performs isolation and terminal cleaning following prescribed procedures.
8. 8. Communicates effectively and tactfully with residents/patients recognizing their age, needs, abilities and physical condition.
9. 9. Attends department & MHC meetings and inservice programs.
10. 10. Understands and follows universal precautions as it pertains to their department.
11. 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. 12. Operates vacuum cleaners and some mechanical floor/carpet machinery.
13. 13. Removes and hangs window draperies and cubicle curtains.
14. 14. Washes window draperies and cubicle curtains. Washes walls, vents, etc.
15. 15. Assists other MHC Departments as needed.
16. 16. Performs other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High School or GED

Experience: **Must have floor Care experience, and On-The-job Training