Housekeeper and Laundry Aide

About the role

Come join us as a Housekeeper/Laundry Aide at Rolling Meadows Health and Rehabilitation to make a difference!

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of housekeeping services to maintain the grounds, furnishings, equipment and facility.
• Maintain cleaning schedules for assigned area.
• Coordinating routine/terminal isolation procedures with Nursing Services.
• Maintain knowledge of safety regulations, policies and procedures and following the established safety procedures and precautions.
• Reporting all unsafe/hazardous conditions, defective equipment, etc. to supervisor immediately.
• Honoring the residents’ personal and property rights.
• Filing complaints/grievances with supervisor in a timely fashion.
• Follow established policies/procedures of laundry tasks.
• Use proper protocols for picking up soiled linens, including isolation linens, and transporting them to the laundry department.
• Use proper protective clothing/equipment while performing laundry duties.
• Maintain all cleaning schedules for each assigned area and following the laundry department schedules.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all residents and their care to ensure residents rights, privacy and property are protected at all times.
• Report and document resident and/or visitor incidents, accidents, complaints or allegations according to the facility’s policy and procedure using the designated occurrence reporting systems.

Requirements

• Housekeeper must have a thorough understanding of the principles of safe effective housekeeping practices within the State of employment.
• Have the ability to be a team player to partner with other departments.
• A high school diploma or GED is preferred, but not required.

Qualifications

• The ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull and move equipment, supplies, etc in excess of 50 lbs.
• Must be able to do constant walking, bending, lifting and standing for long periods during a scheduled shift.