Housekeeping Aide - Full Time: COVID-only Care Center

Company: Elderwood at Amherst
Location: Tonawanda
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

Join Our Team: You can be where you're needed. Overview: ELDERWOOD AT AMHERST HAS ESTABLISHED A COVID-ONLY CARE CENTER:The pandemic continues to be one of the most difficult challenges we have faced in our lifetime. Few know this better than our healthcare workers who have been there to answer the call to protect the most vulnerable among us since day one of the pandemic, this includes our non-clinical workers. Housekeeping members are a critical part of daily operations inside our facility.With COVID-19 cases surging in Western New York, Elderwood has responded by establishing a COVID-only care facility to provide an effective way to isolate and care for residents recovering from COVID-19 and mitigate the spread of the virus within other Elderwood senior care communities in Western New York.As a COVID-only care center, the 92-bed Elderwood at Amherst facility will care for residents recovering from COVID-19 transferred from area Elderwood communities and discharged from area hospitals. This maximizes the effectiveness of isolation protocols in senior care facilities, allows them to allocate staff more efficiently, and decompresses demand on acute care beds in the region.We are seeking a Full Time Housekeeping Aide - Position Overview:* Our facilities' pleasant decor and amenities create home-like comfort for all who live in them. Housekeeping team members keep individuals' rooms and gathering areas clean, tidy and attractive.* Shift Options: Days, 6a-2p & Evenings, 2p-10p* While establishing a COVID-only Care Center is a temporary measure, your employment with us is not! Full time and part time hires during this time are valued, permanent employees well beyond this COVID crisis.* Includes Appreciation Bonus Compensation for your work inside a COVID-only Care CenterResponsibilities: * Maintain cleanliness of general areas and assigned rooms of residents* Help move personal belongings of residents and clean and disinfect floor, furniture, bed and bathroom according to accepted procedures when a resident is discharged or transferred to another room.* Follow safety rules, and where applicable, maintain vigilance concerning fire regulations and hazards as stated in procedures.* Practice infection control principles in cleaning methods and personal hygiene.* Keep cleaning compounds and hazardous substances stored properly for the protection of residents and staff.* Collect and dispose of trash and other refuse in such a manner that prevents the transmission of disease and does not create a nuisance or fire hazard, nor a breeding place for insects and rodents.Qualifications: * Minimum 18 yrs. age required, HS diploma or equivalent preferred. * Position related experience preferred but not required. * Interest in housekeeping skills and procedures necessary. * Ability to perform assigned tasks to a high degree of excellence, and cleanliness required.* Respect for residents' privacy and rights for respect and dignity necessary.EOE Statement: WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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