Job: HOUSEKEEPER

HOUSEKEEPER

Requisition Number: 28974

Location: NM - Albuquerque

Type of Opportunity: Regular Full-Time

FLSA Classification: NON-EXEMPT

Minimum Experience: Less than 1 year

Minimum Education: Less Than High School

Shift: Evenings

· Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

· Dusts furniture, woodwork, equipment. Mops floors. Polishes and cleans fixtures in all areas as needed. Wet mops rooms, halls, stairways, and public areas.

· Operates housekeeping mechanical equipment.

· Moves furniture pertaining to cleaning procedures.

· Buffs, strips, waxes and polishes floors.

· Removes waste and soiled linens from work area according to proper procedure.

· Performs cleaning procedures of patient rooms and prepares room for next occupant; follows isolation procedures in isolation room.

· Participate in educational programs and in-service meetings.

· Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Skills: Less than high school. Less than one year experience in housekeeping.

Knowledge: Prefer knowledge and ability to read, write and speak English fluently and follow verbal and written instructions in terms of what is to be done and an understanding of how it is to be done.

Abilities: Mental Power: Ability to make routine decisions that usually have a limited number of solutions.
Mental Power: Ability to exercise judgment in selection of the order of work assignments to meet clearly established schedules. Unusual cases or schedule changes are often referred to the immediate supervisor for resolution.
Physical Power: Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.