Housekeeper - Pavilion of Ottawa

Housekeeper

Housekeeping personnel are responsible for keeping our facility clean and safe for residents, staff and visitors. 

Housekeeper Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follows all housekeeping departmental policies and procedures
• Uses proper sanitation and safety procedures – including proper infection control techniques, hand washing, use of wet floor signs when mopping one half of the corridors, etc.
• Attends in service meetings and training courses as directed by the Housekeeping Manager
• Assures all housekeeping carts and equipment remains in proper repair and stocks housekeeping cart with all required cleaning agents and supplies
• Promotes a safe resident environment by properly securing housekeeping carts in a locked area when not in use. Assures all chemicals are stored in a locked area and inaccessible to residents at all times
• Cleans all resident rooms and common areas in accordance with facility policies and procedures to assure a clean, sanitary, safe, comfortable and homelike environment
• Dust mops, sweeps, cleans, and mops resident room and common area floors. Assures carpeted areas are vacuumed on a daily basis
• Reports all necessary facility repairs in the maintenance log while also assuring the Housekeeping Manager is properly informed of any necessary immediate repairs
• Cleans and disinfects all linen/waste receptacles to ensure proper sanitation
• Other duties as assigned 

Housekeeper Education and Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Related experience preferred

Housekeeper Physical Demands:

•          Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday
•          Must be able to push, pull move and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet
•          May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations
•          The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Pavilion Healthcare provides long and short-term skilled nursing care. At Pavilion, we are committed to personalized, integrated care that factors in the total well-being of every guest and their family members, and that does not just meet, but exceeds, their expectations. As part of this empathetic, respectful culture of care, we are dedicated to meeting individual preferences and needs in order to help each guest feel at home and achieve an optimal health outcome – our number one goal.

We don’t just offer care for you – we care about you.