HOUSEKEEPING/ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST

THIS IS A PRN (AS NEEDED) POSITION.

Shifts: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Department: Environmental Services

JOB RELATIONSHIP:
Supervised By: Director of Environmental Services
Worker’s Supervised: None

WORK SCHEDULES:
All positions at Baptist Village, Inc. include holidays and weekends as they fall within your schedule. Additional worked hours may be needed as workload demands.

QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred.
Experience and/or training in an equivalent position is preferred.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into simple mathematical terms.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with simple problems.
Ability to speak in simple sentences and verbalize understanding.
Ability to function positively within a workgroup.
Possess flexibility to work in a dynamic work setting.
Must be able to work independently.

PERSONAL TRAITS:

Should be able to follow directions.
Possess good people skills with the ability to work directly with supervisors, residents, families, visitors, and associates.
Ability to handle all information in a confidential manner
Ability to verbalize and present the necessary information to others in a professional and courteous manner
Ability to read, write, and speak effectively
Enjoys performing services that benefit and help people.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The associate is required to perform these duties regularly:
- Stand, walk, and use your hands to finger, handle, or feel
- Lift up to 50 pounds
- Push and/or pull a cart with supplies such as briefs or linen
- Push and/or pull a cart with housekeeping supplies and a pail of water weighing between 100 – 150 pounds
- Talk, hear, and smell
The associate is required to perform these duties frequently:
- Reach with hands and arms
- Lift and/or move up to 50+ pounds with assistance.
- Flex and extend arms in the motion of mopping and/or vacuuming
- Bend, Stoop, and/or squat
The associate is required to perform these duties occasionally:
- Sit or kneel
- Climb or balance, crouch or crawl
- Taste
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

As required by OSHA an exposure evaluation has been done based upon a reasonably anticipated contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of employee duties. Based on the evaluation Housekeeping/Environmental Specialists have a High Risk for exposure.

APPEARANCE AND DRESS:
The dress is a designated uniform. See APPEARANCE AND WORK ATTIRE POLICY FOR UNIFORMED ASSOCIATES policy.

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND WORK AIDS:
Computer, telephone, fax, commercial and residential equipment i.e. laundry equipment, buffer, vacuum, shampooer, furniture, medical equipment/supplies, housekeeping/laundry supplies, power cleaning tools, etc..

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Cleans common areas, resident rooms, restrooms, and administrative offices.
Dry dust/wet mops, scrubs, and vacuum floors.
Cleans draperies, privacy curtains, and blinds.
Dusts furniture. Washes walls and woodwork. Washes windows, door panels, vents, and sills.
Empties and cleans wastebaskets and ashtrays.
Transports trash and waste to disposal area.
Replenishes bathroom supplies.
Dispenses lines, briefs, and other assigned products to appropriate areas.
Documents and reports equipment or products that need repair or replacing.
Reports promptly any resident concerns.
Attends in-service as scheduled.
Works assigned schedule including weekends and holidays.
The associate is authorized to have no access to resident health information as needed to provide treatment, for billing purposes or the purpose of healthcare operations.
Other duties may be assigned.

The above is intended to describe the general content of the requirements for the performance of the job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

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