Housekeeper

Legacy Healthcare; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy Healthcare in Northbrook, IL is seeking a dedicated housekeeping professional to clean guest rooms, offices and common areas, operate cleaning equipment, and perform high-area cleaning tasks. The role includes ensuring infection control, safety, and pleasant guest interactions while supporting admissions and room transfers.

You will participate in meetings, assist with training of new staff, and respond promptly to guest call lights, contributing to a caring, clean hospital environment.

Responsibilities

• Clean guest rooms, offices, hallways and other areas inside facility and surrounding property.
• Operate floor cleaners, buffers, vacuums, snow blowers and related equipment.
• Clean vents, fixtures, top of windows, doorframes and other high areas using a ladder.
• Perform terminal cleaning of guest rooms and prepare rooms for new occupants; follow isolation cleaning procedures.
• Maintain infection control and standard precautions at all times; follow safety practices when using equipment.
• Report hazardous conditions, damaged equipment and supply issues to supervisor.
• Maintain guest comfort, privacy and dignity; interact warmly and respectfully with guests.
• Answer call lights promptly and courteously in guest care areas.
• Assist with new admissions, re-admissions and transfer of guests between rooms.
• Assist with training of new staff.
• Communicate effectively with guests, visitors, families, peers and supervisors.
• Attend and participate in departmental meetings and in-services as directed.

Job description

1. Cleans and sanitizes Guest rooms, offices, hallways and other areas inside the facility as well as outside and the entire property.

2. Operates mechanical floor cleaners, buffers, vacuums, snow blowers and related housekeeping equipment

3. Cleans vents, fan fixtures, top of windows, doorframes and other high areas using a ladder.

4. Performs terminal cleaning procedures of Guest rooms and prepares rooms for new occupants; follows isolations procedures when cleaning isolation rooms.

5. Assure that established infection control and standard precaution practices are maintained at all times. Follow established safety precautions when preforming tasks and using equipment and supplies.

6. Reports all hazardous conditions, damaged equipment and supply issues to the supervisor.

7. Maintains the comfort, privacy and dignity of Guests/guests and interacts with them in a manner that displays warmth, respect and promotes a caring environment.

8. Must answer and respond to call lights promptly and courteously when working in Guest care areas.

9. Assist with new admissions, re-admissions and assist with the transfer of Guests to different rooms within the facility.

10. Assists with training of new staff.

11. Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with Guests, visitors, families, peers and supervisors.

12. Attend and participate in departmental meetings and in-services as directed.