Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $11.25 - $13.75
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee assistance program
On-the-job training
Uniform allowance
Job Description
The hiring establishment is a facility operating within the healthcare or residential care sector, focusing on the wellbeing and comfort of its residents. The entity is likely a nursing home, assisted living, or long-term care facility dedicated to providing a clean, safe, and sanitary environment for its residents. Such establishments emphasize high standards of hygiene and operational efficiency to meet both regulatory requirements and the daily needs of their inhabitants. These facilities typically adhere strictly to federal, state, and local standards and regulations to ensure the health and safety of all residents, staff, and visitors.
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Job Requirements
- No formal education required
- No previous experience required
- Ability to make independent decisions
- Ability to follow instructions
- Ability to accept constructive criticism
- Ability to work tactfully with diverse individuals
- Ability to communicate effectively in English
- Physical ability to perform demanding tasks including lifting, pulling, pushing up to 50 pounds
- Ability to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and maintain static positions
- Ability to handle exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, chemicals, and hot water
Job Qualifications
- Must possess the ability to make independent decisions
- Must follow instructions and accept constructive criticism
- Must be able to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public
- Must be able to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and potentially hostile people within the facility
- Must be able to speak, write and understand English in a manner sufficient for effective communication with supervisors, employees, residents, and families
- No formal education required
- No licensing or certification required
Job Duties
- Ensure that work/cleaning schedules are followed as closely as practical
- Coordinate daily laundry services with nursing services when performing routine assignments in resident living areas
- Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks and when using equipment and supplies
- Ensure that assigned work areas are maintained in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive manner
- Follow proper techniques when mixing chemicals, disinfectants, and solutions used for cleaning
- Dispose of personal protective equipment in accordance with established sanitation procedures
- Coordinate routine/terminal disinfectant procedures with nursing service
- Ensure that an adequate supply of laundry/linen supplies to perform daily tasks is maintained in utility/janitorial closets
- Assist others in lifting heavy equipment, supplies, etc., as directed or requested
- Perform daily laundry functions and tasks as assigned in accordance with established laundry procedures
- Sort soiled laundry, linen, garments, etc., and separate those items that require special stain removal/treatment
- Sort and wash soiled laundry, linen, garments, etc., in accordance with established procedures
- Fold, count, stack, hang, and distribute clean laundry, linen, garments, etc., to residents daily and/or as instructed
- During emergency conditions, assure that clean laundry, linen, garments, etc., are distributed to designated areas as instructed
- Clean floors, including sweeping, dusting, and damp/wet mopping, ensuring that appropriate caution/safety signs are properly set up
- Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacle with plastic liner
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Job Qualifications
Experience
No experience required
Job Location
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