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Life Care Center of Rochester Housekeeping Director in Rochester, Indiana
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Position Summary
The Housekeeping Director plans, organizes, and directs the overall operations of the Housekeeping department to ensure a clean, safe working environment in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards.
Education, Experience, and Licensure Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Minimum of two (2) years supervisory experience in a health care setting
- Training in environmental control practices and procedures
Specific Job Requirements
- Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
- Knowledgeable of practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing functions in the post acute care facility
- Implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department
- Perform proficiently in all competency areas including but not limited to: patient rights, and safety and sanitation
- Maintains professional working relationships with all associates, vendors, etc.
- Maintains confidentiality of all proprietary and/or confidential information
- Understand and follow company policies including harassment and compliance procedures
- Displays integrity and professionalism by adhering to Life CaresCode of Conductand completes mandatoryCode of Conductand other appropriate compliance training
Essential Functions
- Plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the Housekeeping department
- Maintain the care of use of supplies and equipment, maintain facility appearance, and must perform regular inspections of patient rooms for sanitation, order, safety, and proper performance of assigned duties
- Ensure equipment is returned to appropriate locations in proper working condition and ready for the next use
- Inventory stock and ensure adequate supplies/equipment for staff
- Identify additional cleaning needs and adjust schedule to meet those needs
- Make daily rounds to assure that housekeeping staff are performing required duties
- Routinely inspect facility for cleanliness and safety (i.e., storage rooms, closets, patient rooms)
- Recruit, select, hire, evaluate, train, counsel, and supervise housekeeping staff
- Perform duties as a Housekeeping Assistant as needed
- Effectively manage and operate within budget
- Cater events as requested
- Effectively manage and operate within budget
- Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients
- Assist in the evacuation of patients
- Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance
- Concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment
- Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team
- Sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours
- Read, write, speak, and understand the English language
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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