Ohio Living

Not-for-profit senior living with continuum care

Housekeeper

Environmental Services (Healthcare)Posted on Nov 11

Full-timeOhio, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A tenth-grade education is required.
Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Must be able to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as scheduled.
Must be able to sit up to 1 hour per day, stand up to 8 hours per day, and walk up to 8 hours per day.
Must be able to lift, transfer, push, or pull residents, patients, or equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
Must be able to drive up to 3 hours per day.
The role involves occasional exposure to residents or patients with various disease processes and workday exposure to falls, burns, odors, cuts, infectious waste, and disease conditions, including possible exposure to AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.
The role is classified in Risk Category I for exposure to bloodborne diseases.

Responsibilities

Perform day-to-day cleaning activities in resident and patient homes, patient rooms, common areas, and administrative offices to maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment in accordance with company and applicable regulatory standards.
Dust furniture, tables, window ledges, lights, beds, high pipes, and other surfaces.
Empty and clean waste cans and replace liners when present.
Clean and polish tables, fixtures, furnishings, and woodwork.
Clean, wash, and disinfect bathroom sinks, toilets, tubs, showers, and floors, and polish chrome bathroom fixtures.
Clean windows and mirrors in bathrooms, entrance and exit ways, and patio doors.
Clean floors and baseboards by disinfecting, sweeping, dust mopping, wet mopping, waxing, and buffing as applicable.
Vacuum carpets and carpeted stairways.
Clean walls and ceilings by wiping, dusting, and spot cleaning.
Keep work areas, including carts, cars, and supply closets, clean and ensure equipment, tools, and supplies are in proper working order.
Maintain adequate supplies of housekeeping and cleaning materials.
Follow established quality assurance, infection control, and universal precaution practices when performing housekeeping procedures.
Report facility, supply, or equipment damage or needed repairs to the supervisor.
Share observations and insights that may improve departmental quality and efficiency.
Attend scheduled or directed all-employee and departmental meetings and in-service training.
Listen and respond to resident, patient, and staff member needs.
Respect residents' and patients' personal and property rights while performing housekeeping duties.
Maintain current and accurate records using computers and/or other documentation in accordance with company and regulatory standards.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
One year of housekeeping experience is preferred; on-the-job training is provided.
Knowledge of cleaning and general housekeeping methods and equipment is preferred.
Knowledge of floor care and the appropriate cleaning materials and equipment for different floor types is preferred.

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Our intention is to have employees who are passionate about making their personal mission statement come to life each day at work! Be it through providing healing, eradicating loneliness, contributing to efficiencies, streamlining processes, being dependable, sparking creativity or something else, the demonstration of HOW you do your job is just as important as WHAT you do in your job.

Alongside our valued employees, we are making a difference throughout the state of Ohio in the lives of those that need healthcare or those embracing the next chapter of their lives. Sustained members of our team demonstrate accountable behavior and share our values of customer service, innovation, integrity, inclusion, financial stewardship, leadership and care.

The Housekeeping Associate is responsible for the day-to-day cleaning activities in resident and patient homes, patient rooms, common areas, and administrative offices within the life plan community in accordance with the company standards and current federal, state and local standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure that patient homes and/or the life plan community are maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner.

Essential Activities and Tasks

Operations Management - 75%

Dusts furniture, tables, window ledges, lights, beds, high pipes, and other dusting.
Empties and cleans waste cans and replaces liners in waste cans if present.
Cleans and polishes tables, fixtures, furnishings, and woodwork.
Cleans, washes, and disinfects bathroom sinks, toilets, tubs, showers, and floors, and polishes chrome bathroom fixtures.
Cleans windows and mirrors in bathrooms, entrance/exit ways, patio doors, etc.
Cleans all floors and baseboards by disinfecting, sweeping, dust mopping, wet mopping, waxing, buffing, etc.
Vacuums carpets and carpeted stairways.
Cleans walls and ceilings by wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, etc.
Ensures that work area are clean (i.e. cart, car, and/or closet for supplies) and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc. are in proper working order.
Ensures that an adequate supply of housekeeping and cleaning supplies are maintained.

Quality, Compliance, and Risk Management - 10%

Ensures that established quality assurance, infection control, and universal precaution practices are maintained when performing housekeeping procedures.
For community employees, reports any damage or repairs to facilities, supplies, or equipment needing done to the supervisor.
Willingly and consistently shares observations and insights of departmental operations that may improve quality and efficiencies of department.
Attends all-employee and departmental meetings and in-service training as scheduled or as directed.

Customer Relations and Service Delivery - 10%

Listens and responds to resident, patient, and staff member needs.
Honors resident and patient personal and property rights when performing housekeeping duties.

Administration and Reporting - 5%

Maintains current and accurate records through use of computers and/or other documentation in accordance with company standards and federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations.

All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

Tenth grade education required.
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience

One year of housekeeping experience preferred. On-the-job training provided.
Knowledge of cleaning and general housekeeping methods and equipment preferred.
Knowledge with care of various types of floors and the respective appropriate cleaning materials and equipment to use preferred.

Other Requirements

Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Working Conditions and Special Requirements

Sitting - Up to 1 hour/day
Standing - Up to 8 hours/day
Walking - Up to 8 hours/day
Lifting, transferring, pushing or pulling residents/patients or equipment/supplies - Up to 50 pounds
Driving - Up to 3 hours/day
Work weekends, evenings, and holidays - Required as scheduled
Subject to residents/patients with various disease processes - Occasional
Subject to falls, burns, odors, and cuts - Work day
May be exposed to infectious waste, disease, conditions, etc. including exposure to the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses - Work day
Risk Category for Exposure to Bloodborne Diseases - I

About the Company

Ohio Living

Not-for-profit senior living with continuum care

Ohio Living provides aging services in Ohio through 11 life plan communities, offering a continuum of care from independent living to skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, and palliative care, plus home health and hospice services. It funds these programs through resident fees and donations, reinvesting all revenue back into its communities rather than distributing profits. A defining feature is the Life Care Commitment, a promise that no resident will be asked to leave if they exhaust their funds in good faith. The organization partners with other healthcare entities and operates a provider-owned Medicare Advantage plan to coordinate care and improve outcomes, guided by a Christian-based, nonprofit mission.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Westerville, OH
Founded: 1922

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