Housekeeper - On-Call - Mental Health 107

Description

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

As a part of the Telecare Family, La Paz is a 148 bed Gero-Psychiatric center which serves adults 55 and older.

Shifts Available :

• Various Shifts; Days vary as needed

Expected starting wage is $21. Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Housekeeper cleans and services the building areas of the facility and performs a variety of housekeeping duties to maintain the facility in an orderly, sanitary, and attractive condition.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

o Sweeps, mops, vacuums, buffs, strips, washes, and shampoos floor surfaces

o Cleans and dusts furniture, closets, telephone areas, and vents

o Scours, polishes, and sanitizes sinks, counters, stainless steel surfaces, and waste receptacles

o Empties waste receptacles and cleans solid waste containers and transports medical waste to outside storeroom, as directed

o Washes windows and walls, which may involve removing draperies and rugs, as directed

o Washes mops, rags, and linen, as directed

o Gathers and returns needed cleaning supplies and equipment daily to support rooms, as directed

o Distributes the clean laundry, from the clean linen closet to the nursing staff, as directed

o Collects dirty laundry from the nursing areas and moves it to the loading area for pickup as directed

Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and / or changed at the discretion of management.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required :

Preferred :

SKILLS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, squat, kneel, crawl, climb and lift and carry items weighing 50 pounds or less as well as to frequently walk, stand, bend, twist reach, push, pull and do simple and power grasping. The position requires manual deviation, repetition and dexterity and to occasionally be exposed to uneven walking ground as well as Hazardous Exposure (Blood Borne Pathogens, Hospital Waste, Chemical & Infectious).

EOE AA M / F / V / Disability

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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