Position Title: Staff Housekeeping Director
Summary: Peak Healthcare at Patapsco is looking for someone to fill a housekeeping director in a skilled nursing facility setting. Our ideal candidate is organized, reliable, and committed to maintaining high standards. Working with our company, you can expect flexible shifts, PTO, overtime pay, and a competitive salary. Peak Healthcare operates 10 nursing home facilities throughout the state, and we pride ourselves on a reputation for quality long-term care. Limited opportunities available, apply today!
Duties may include, but not limited to:
The housekeeping director will primarily focus on supervising the housekeeping team. Housekeeping will take place indoors, throughout all areas of the skilled nursing facility, including patient rooms on multiple types of flooring. Due to the nature of facility’s business, worker may be exposed to occasional slippery floors, object on floors, chemicals, sharp objects, hazardous materials, and waste (including human), blood borne pathogens, and communicable diseases, as well as high-stress medical and/or life-threatening situations.
Investigates patient/family complaints and takes appropriate actions to bring to a resolution.
Identify and participate in process improvement initiatives that improve the customer experience, enhance workflow, and/or improve the work environment.
Assist in maintaining a facility that is always neat in appearance and odor free.
Clean (including vacuuming, wiping, mopping, polishing, etc.) rooms, offices, and common areas; polish and straighten items; confirm residents’ rooms are safe, comfortable, and maintained in an attractive manner and residents’ personal items are safeguarded.
Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or recreational areas including the disposal of garbage daily in accordance with facility established sanitation procedures.
Clean up spills, soiled areas, and other conditions as observed or directed.
Maintain work area free of hazardous conditions, i.e., spills, excessive supplies, equipment, etc.
Maintain work and storage areas in a clean, neat, sanitary, and safe condition.
Requirements:
High school diploma or GED required or equivalent related work experience.
Willingness to perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks, many of which will involve unpleasant conditions.
Practical knowledge of day-to-day cleaning in a long-term care facility.
Effective verbal and written English communication skills.
Highest level of professionalism with the ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions.
Ability to deal with new tasks without the benefit of written procedures.
Approachable, flexible, and adaptable to change.
Function independently, and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with staff and vendors.
Physical Requirements: Push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds to a minimum height of three (3) feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet. (Not a complete list)
Preferred Skills: Environmental Service experience in a long-term care setting preferred, but not required.
*Per the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines, COVID-19 vaccines, or approved religious/medical exemptions, are mandatory and are a requirement to work in our community. Peak Healthcare does offer the COVID-19 vaccination to all employees at no cost.
Benefits: 401k, health, life, vision, and dental insurance, 20 total days PTO (paid time off) in the first year, flexible schedule, overtime pay, DailyPay, premium holiday pay, disability insurance, wellness plans, sign-on bonus for full-time nursing employees, discount programs, employee referral bonus program, and stability in the strong leadership/management team who strives & achieves customer service excellence with dedicated staff qualifications.
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