Healthcare Facility Cleaner & Sanitation Specialist

Aperion Care; Niles (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Aperion Care in Illinois seeks a dedicated Housekeeper to perform day-to-day duties in the Housekeeping Department, ensuring a clean, safe, and comfortable environment in compliance with federal, state, and local standards.

You will follow cleaning schedules, coordinate with nursing services, clean fixtures and floors, manage waste, and uphold safety, infection control, and resident privacy throughout shifts. Strong English communication is required.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions concerning the mixing of cleaning compounds, liquids, disinfecting solutions, etc.
• Must be willing to work harmoniously with other personnel as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that work/cleaning schedules are followed as closely as practical.
• Report all accidents/incidents to your supervisor, no matter how minor they may be.
• Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or residential areas.
• Clean, wash, sanitize, and/or polish fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, bathroom fixtures etc.
• Clean floors to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, disinfecting etc.
• Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacle with plastic liner.
• Agree not to disclose resident’s protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.
• Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks and when using equipment and supplies.
• Follow proper techniques when mixing chemicals, disinfectants, and solutions used for cleaning. Refer to manufacturer’s instructions when necessary.
• Use appropriate personal protective equipment and supplies when handling infectious materials and/or hazardous wastes or chemicals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Follow written and oral instructions

Team player

Job description

Aperion Care in Illinois seeks a dedicated Housekeeper to perform day-to-day duties in the Housekeeping Department, ensuring a clean, safe, and comfortable environment in compliance with federal, state, and local standards.

You will follow cleaning schedules, coordinate with nursing services, clean fixtures and floors, manage waste, and uphold safety, infection control, and resident privacy throughout shifts. Strong English communication is required.