Skilled Nursing Facility Housekeeper

About the Role

The housekeeper and laundry aide performs day-to-day housekeeping and laundry tasks to ensure the facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner, with an adequate supply of linen available at all times to meet residents' needs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure work/assignment areas are clean and equipment, tools, and supplies are properly stored at all times, including before breaks, mealtimes, and end of the workday.
• Perform cleaning procedures in accordance with established infection prevention and control procedures.
• Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, break rooms, and other work areas to comply with state/federal regulations and facility policies.
• Clean and disinfect equipment and supplies using germicides or sterilization procedures as directed.
• Monitor the environment for potential hazards during routine housekeeping tasks.
• Prioritize housekeeping requests involving safety issues or time-sensitive projects, such as pre-arrival room checks for new admissions or spilled beverages.
• Clean vacant rooms as assigned and document cleaning and sanitation services per facility policies.
• Ensure proper disposal of infectious waste into appropriate containers as required by regulations and the facility’s infection prevention plan.
• Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacles with plastic liners; service routinely to prevent overflow.
• Perform day-to-day housekeeping functions as assigned.
• Label or mark personal articles of clothing (e.g., blankets, sweaters) for laundry with identifying information such as name, barcode, or reference number.
• Coordinate daily laundry service with nursing services when working in resident living areas.
• Collect, sort, and weigh soiled laundry, linen, and garments, placing them in appropriate containers or assigned areas while maintaining sanitary conditions and separation between clean and dirty items.
• During emergencies, distribute clean laundry, linen, and garments to designated areas as instructed.
• Fold, count, stack, hang, and distribute clean laundry, linen, and garments to residents daily or as instructed.
• Assist in searching for missing articles of clothing or personal items of residents and report findings.
• Ensure an adequate supply of laundry and linen supplies is maintained in closets to meet daily resident needs; replace worn items according to facility policies.

Requirements

• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Experience in the Long Term Care or Assisted Living industry is preferred.

Physical and Sensory Requirements

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must function independently, demonstrate flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and transport such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
• May be required to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.