Telecommut
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure that work/cleaning schedules are followed as closely as practical.
- Report all accidents/incidents to your supervisor, no matter how minor they may be.
- Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or residential areas.
- Clean, wash, sanitize, and/or polish fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, bathroom fixtures etc.
- Clean floors to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, disinfecting etc.
- Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacle with plastic liner.
- Agree not to disclose resident’s protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.
- Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks and when using equipment and supplies.
- Follow proper techniques when mixing chemicals, disinfectants, and solutions used for cleaning. Refer to manufacturer’s instructions when necessary.
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment and supplies when handling infectious materials and/or hazardous wastes or chemicals.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
- Must be able to follow written and oral instructions concerning the mixing of cleaning compounds, liquids, disinfecting solutions, etc.
- Must be willing to work harmoniously with other personnel as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning.
- Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
- Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
- Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
