Housekeeping Assistant

Job Summary

NHC HealthCare Fort Oglethorpe is seeking a Housekeeper to join their team. The primary responsibility is to maintain the cleanliness of patient rooms, patient areas, and hallways.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and understand Standard English.
• Must be able to deal tactfully and effectively with patients, families, fellow employees, and visitors.

Physical Demands

• Able to be on feet 7-8 hours a day.
• Able to stoop, kneel, bend, and climb, depending on job.
• Able to lift 20 to 25 pounds frequently.
• Able to lift 50 to 75 pounds occasionally.
• Able to move heavy (75 to 100 pound) furniture occasionally.
• Able to see, hear, and communicate adequately to complete job duties and responsibilities.
• Able to work with standard cleaning chemicals.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Clean patient bathrooms including sinks, toilets, tubs and showers.
• Empty garbage cans in patient rooms, patient bathrooms, activity areas, and other areas throughout the center.
• Clean patient rooms, including mopping and/or buffing floors, dusting furniture both on top and underneath.
• Clean hallways, sweeping up debris, mopping, stripping and buffing following company and center policies and procedures.
• Clean walls, furniture and equipment, as needed, to provide a clean pleasant environment for patients, staff and visitors.
• Work safely, following proper procedures when using chemical agents.
• Follow established cleaning schedules.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

National HealthCare Corporation is recognized nationwide as an innovator in the delivery of quality long-term care. The NHC environment is one of encouragement and challenge, innovation and improvement, teamwork and collaboration, and honesty and integrity. All NHC employees are committed as partners, not only to the health of our patients, but to the well-being of the communities we serve.