Housekeeping / Laundry Aid

Position Title: Housekeeper 

Facility: Coteau des Prairies Health Care System 

Location: Sisseton, SD 

Hours: Part-time Evenings- 20-25 hours per week 

Summary of Position: Performs a variety of general laundry duties to provide quality and clean laundry services and routine manual housekeeping work, cleaning areas within CDP facilities. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Laundry Aide duties on a regular schedule.

1. Uses only approved cleaning products in accordance with label instructions or instructions provided by supervisor.
2. Maintains the safety of patients, visitors, staff and others by keeping cleaning products in locked cart or cabinet when not in use.
3. Reports repair needs to supervisor or Facilities and Plant Operations Department in accordance with established procedures.
4. Advises supervisor of supply and equipment needs.
5. As assigned and in accordance with established time frames, transports soiled laundry receptacles to the laundry area.
6. Sorts laundry according to established standards, pre-soaks as necessary to remove or prevent stains and loads washing machines.
7. Transfers washed laundry from washing machine to dryer(s) in approved sanitized container.
8. Sets washing machine(s) and dryer(s) to appropriate operational setting to ensure that laundered items are washed and dried in an appropriate and safe manner.
9. Removes dried laundry from dryer(s) and folds, stacks or hangs clean items in proper location away from soiled laundry. Cleans lint traps of dryers regularly.

Housekeeping Aide duties on a regular schedule.

1. Empties trash.
2. Cleans, mops, scrubs, sweeps, or vacuums floors.
3. Cleans, washes, dusts, or polishes hardware, furniture, mirrors, bedside lighting fixtures, vents, radiators, and exteriors of cabinets and equipment.
4. Cleans patient rooms and/or offices thoroughly by mopping floors, washing furniture, scrubbing plastic cushions, frames and cleaning and washing bathroom fixtures and walls.
5. Reports repairs needed to supervisors including broken or cracked window panes, leaky faucets, toilets, loose tiles, broken venetian blinds and damaged furniture.
6. Follows all universal precautions, blood borne pathogen procedures and uses personal protective equipment as needed while cleaning patient care areas.
   1. Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities as required to improve the environment for CDP patients, staff and visitors.
   2. Perform other duties incidental to the work described herein.
      

       

      Organization Responsibilities:

      1. Fosters a culture of service excellence which anticipates and responds to the needs of our customers.
      2. Performs job duties and responsibilities in a manner that reflects the highest ethical and professional standards.
      3. Maintains compliance with mandatory training initiatives, competencies, and licensure requirements.
      4. Complies with all CDP and departmental programs, policies and procedures (i.e. administrative, HR, financial, clinical, quality, and safety policies and procedures).
      5. Ensures and protects the confidentiality of sensitive information.
      6. Complies with all federal, state, and local standards and laws regulating the provision of professional services (licensure and scope of practice).
      7. Attends any mandatory training(s) or meeting(s) as required on a consistent regular basis.