Porter - Custodian (EVENING SHIFT)

Evening shift, 40 hours per week (1:00 PM to 9:30 PM). No weekends. Must have floor care experience and be familiar with operation of floor care machines.

Responsibilities

• Maintains established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, quality assessment and improvement programs, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Works from a schedule that outlines and defines frequency and timing of tasks.
• Leads and works with cleaning crew on assigned projects.
• Performs duties of housekeeper when not assigned project work.
• Empties trash, biomedical waste, and recyclables and transports to central collection site.
• Transports waste from site to compactor/recycling dock and operates compactor.
• Packages biomedical waste.
• Strips and refinishes floors, extracts carpets.
• Dry mops and wet mops floors.
• Washes walls and windows.
• Hangs and removes draperies and cubicle curtains.
• Washes, repairs beds, wheelchairs, geri chairs, and other patient equipment and/or furnishings.
• Moves, removes, and relocates furniture, furnishings, equipment, etc. as directed.
• Sets up for meetings, activities, and special programs.
• Performs isolation and terminal cleaning following prescribed procedures.
• Communicates effectively and tactfully with residents/patients, recognizing their age, needs, abilities, and physical condition.
• Attends department and Masonicare Health Center (MHC) meetings and in-service programs.
• Understands and follows universal precautions as they pertain to the department.
• Performs all duties in a manner that demonstrates safety, respect, care, and concern for residents/patients/clients and staff.
• Reports to clinical staff any concerns that might warrant attention on behalf of the resident.
• Maintains a healthy, clean, safe environment for the population of MHC.
• Operates vacuum cleaners and some mechanical floor/carpet machinery.
• Removes and hangs window draperies and cubicle curtains.
• Washes window draperies and cubicle curtains.
• Washes walls, vents, etc.
• Assists other MHC departments as needed.
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• Must have floor care experience.
• On-the-job training provided.

Schedule

Evening shift, 40 hours per week (1:00 PM to 9:30 PM). Every other weekend off.