Hospital Environmental Services Tech II - Rotating Shifts

Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital; Park Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Advocate Health in Illinois is seeking a full-time Environmental Services Aide to maintain hospital facilities. The role covers floor care, cleaning equipment, waste handling, and ensuring a safe, sanitary environment; you will scrub, strip, polish floors and operate cleaning machinery.

Schedule is 40 hours per week, 7:30am to 4pm with rotating weekends and holidays; candidates should have a high school diploma, 1–2 years housekeeping experience preferred, and be able to lift up to 35 pounds;

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent.
• 1-2 years housekeeping experience preferred.
• Basic computer skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Scrub, strips, polishes and refinishes floors using appropriate equipment and/or supplies.
• Operates various types of cleaning equipment, both mechanical and electrical, i.e. ringers, vacuum, electric floor machines, sweepers, etc.
• Clean or sanitize after emergency spill as requested.
• Analyzes floor or carpet conditions and determines proper cleaning techniques, following department processes.
• Maintains hard surface floors and carpets following department process.
• Exhibits timely and satisfactory completion of all job assignments.
• Exercises initiative by seeking additional tasks from group leader or other associates when time permits.
• Uses and maintains equipment, keeping clean and in good repair. Keeps work area in orderly, clean and safe condition.
• Collects hazardous and medical waste according to hospital processes/DOT/RSPA training provided hazardous and pharmaceutical.
• Replaces and transports sharps containers to waste staging area.
• Collects soiled linen.
• Removal and disposal of rubbish from selected areas, following safety guidelines.
• Separates regular and recycle trash according to procedure.
• Operates waste compactors safety and efficiently.
• Clean and/or sanitizes all garbage/waste disposal containers.
• Displays patient and tact when dealing with other hospital personnel.
• Presents department in a positive manner to all contacts.
• Maintains courteous and pleasant attitude to patients, families and other contacts.
• Maintains confidential patient and departmental information.
• Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve interpersonal conflicts constructively when dealing with fellow associates.
• Demonstrates a positive, supportive attitude to patient families and other personnel in emergency and non-emergency situations.
• Arranges furniture for meeting, workshops and community affairs according to specification of responsible department/individual as required.
• Relocate furniture, equipment, etc., as requested.
• Completes terminal cleans as needed.
• Cross-trained on discharge room cleans and OR cleaning to accommodate Hospital needs during peak periods or staffing needs, and complete Housekeeping Aide duties as needed.
• Completes discharge room clean following hospital process.
• Completes OR cleaning following hospital processes.
• Attends all mandatory departmental and hosptial meetings and in-services.
• Completes annual CBT's required.
• Follows written department goals and objectives, and review annually with Manager.
• Seeks education and learning experiences in areas of identified growth needs and review progress during annual evaluation.
• Maintains proper attendance requirement outlined in the Hospital Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Plans for special days off in advance and submits written requests for time off to department management for approval per departmental guidelines.
• Requests PTO time in accordance with departmental policy.
• Provide adequate notice to department management absences, and in accordance to departmental policy calls two hours prior to the beginning of shift.

Skills

Floor care equipment

Customer service

English communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Vacuum cleaners

Electric floor machines

Waste disposal handling

Job description

Advocate Health in Illinois is seeking a full-time Environmental Services Aide to maintain hospital facilities. The role covers floor care, cleaning equipment, waste handling, and ensuring a safe, sanitary environment; you will scrub, strip, polish floors and operate cleaning machinery.

Schedule is 40 hours per week, 7:30am to 4pm with rotating weekends and holidays; candidates should have a high school diploma, 1–2 years housekeeping experience preferred, and be able to lift up to 35 pounds;