Housekeeping and Laundry Job at Good Neighbor Society in Manchester

Overview Of Role / Essential Job Functions

Performs a variety of general laundry and housekeeping/cleaning duties to provide quality laundry service and to maintain the nursing center in a sanitary, attractive, and orderly condition.

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Resident Rights / Safety and Sanitation / Staff Development

Resident Rights

• Knows and respects patient rights.
• Ensures all protected health information is kept confidential.
• Reports all complaints made by patients to supervisor.
• Reports all allegations of resident abuse, neglect and/or misappropriation of patient property.

Safety and Sanitation

• Follows established safety policies and procedures.
• Observes safety needs of patient as indicated in care plan.
• Wears and/or uses safety equipment and supplies when indicated and properly trained to use.
• Demonstrates job-specific knowledge of fire and disaster preparedness during drills or actual situations.

Staff Development

• Attends and participates in scheduled in-service training, educational classes and meetings, including safety committee.
• Participates in QAA process.

Responsibilities

• Inventories clothing and personal items brought in with new residents and marks with proper identification.
• Picks up soiled linen from each wing throughout shift; prepares articles for washing by unbuttoning, turning pockets out, and unrolling sleeves; sorts soiled laundry into appropriate loads for washing.
• Washes contaminated linens separately from other linens.
• Follows standard washing procedures to add soap solution, bluing, and other chemicals to wash.
• Dries linens and residents’ clothing in dryer.
• Presses garments; checks condition of linens for worn spots or tears; folds linen and returns a sufficient amount of linen to clean linen room for daily needs; distributes laundry to appropriate resident.
• Disposes of unmarked clothing left in laundry.
• Maintains equipment used in performing duties; cleans washers and dryers, dryer lint filters, and soap dispensers at end of shift; cleans up spills from floor into drain.
• Cleans trash receptacles and replaces liners daily as assigned.
• Follows cleaning schedule for housekeeping duties including offices, restrooms, activity room, kitchen restroom, service entrance and therapy room, entrances and exits, utility areas, closets, lounges, lobbies, and halls; performs emergency housekeeping as needed.
• Cleans, dusts, washes and disinfects fixtures, floors, walls, doors and ceilings; cleans and polishes various fixtures; changes slip covers and arranges furniture as needed; replenishes soap and towels.
• Empties and cleans wastebaskets.
• Works with maintenance staff to service floors, patient rooms, baths, lounges, nurses’ stations, and offices as assigned.
• Performs terminal cleaning in patient rooms when patients are discharged or transferred and prepares rooms for new occupants.
• Performs cleaning duties in isolated units when patients are transferred according to procedures.
• Vacuums and shampoos carpeting and rugs.
• Maintains order in supply room and cleanliness of lockers and equipment; maintains equipment used in housekeeping duties.
• Performs miscellaneous assignments as required.

Education / Experience / Physical Demands

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred; ability to read and understand directions.
• Previous housekeeping/laundry experience preferred.

Physical Demands

• Exerting up to 60 pounds of force occasionally, and up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects; may involve climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and handling.

Working Conditions / Principal Contacts

Working conditions

• Inside with exposure to noise and vibration, heat, temperature changes, wet and humid conditions, and exposure to disagreeable conditions including odors and infection risk.

Principal Contacts

• Receives assignments from supervisor and has frequent contact with patients, center guests, and other housekeeping/laundry aides.

General Requirements

• Work in a safety-conscious manner and report safety violations or hazards to supervisor.
• Comply with company policies and local, state, and federal regulations.
• Adhere to policy on Drug-Free Workplace.
• Interact in a tactful, diplomatic, and humane manner to provide a safe, efficient, and therapeutically effective caring environment which protects residents’ rights and dignity.
• Maintain dependable attendance and standards of cleanliness, grooming, hygiene, and dress code.
• Take positive action to ensure equal opportunity in all business activities regardless of protected status.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care