Housekeeper (Nursing Home) 6:30a-2:30p

General Purpose

The Housekeeper is responsible for cleaning and servicing Gracedale building areas, performing a variety of routine housekeeping duties. Specifically, this position is responsible for heavy cleaning duties, and lifting heavy objects.

Supervision Received

This position reports directly to the Housekeeping Manager.

Supervision Exercised

This position is not responsible for the supervision of other employees.

Essential Duties of the Position

• Receives instructions as to designated area and specific work assignments.
• Assembles necessary cleaning supplies and equipment for transporting to the designated area.
• Sweeps, mops, and wet washes floors.
• Washes walls and trims, ceilings, and inside windows using water, cleaning solutions, sponges, and cloths.
• Gathers and disposes of trash.
• Washes wastebaskets and large refuse containers.
• Cleans and changes mattresses.
• Changes bed linens and/or makes beds.
• Puts away resident clothing after laundering.
• Washes doors and doorframes.
• Washes elevator doors, walls, and trim.
• Cleans air outlets and return grilles.
• Vacuums rugs, and spot cleans when/where necessary.
• Dusts desks, tables, chairs, shelves, cabinets, sills, ledges, etc.
• Cleans toilets, urinals, and mirrors.
• Washes sinks and other plumbing fixtures.
• Dusts and waxes handrails, and other woodwork.
• Cleans and disinfects beds, wheelchairs, commodes, etc.
• Cleans louver drapes.
• Sweeps, mops, and waxes floors as necessary.
• Polishes floors using buffer machine.
• Moves furniture, as needed, to clean rooms and areas.
• Cleans lighting fixtures, tops of windows, doorframes, and other high places using a ladder, when necessary.
• Removes empty oxygen tanks from resident rooms/floors, and replaces the tanks as needed with full tanks.
• In case of inclement weather, the housekeeper is responsible for the shoveling of snow, clearing sidewalks to make entering the building more accessible for the next shift.
• Replenish supplies as needed.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of a high school, or general equivalency diploma;
• Any training or experience which has provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities cited below;
• All employees of Gracedale Nursing Home will be required to attend Feeding Program training.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to perform the above duties.
• Physically capable of lifting and carrying heavy objects.
• Ability to learn assigned tasks.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in English to perform the duties of this position.

Tools and Equipment

• Housekeeping equipment and supplies that are required to perform daily work assignments.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to one hundred (100) pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderately noisy.

Selection Guidelines

• Formal application, rating of education and experience, oral interview and reference check as well as job related tests may be required.

Federal Labor Standards Act Status

FLSA NON-EXEMPT (ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME)

Designation

CAREER SERVICE

PAY GRADE

GU-02B

Union Status

ASCME GRACEDALE 1435