Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $19.00 - $29.00
Work Schedule
Rotating Shifts
Benefits
Paid Time Off
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
short-term disability
long-term disability
flexible spending accounts
Adoption assistance
Paid parental leave
retirement plans
educational assistance
Job Description
Advocate Health is one of the largest nonprofit, integrated health systems in the United States, formed through the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. It operates across multiple states, including Illinois, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Wisconsin, providing a broad spectrum of healthcare services. Advocate Health is recognized nationally for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, rehabilitation, organ transplants, burn treatments, and musculoskeletal programs. It serves nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in numerous clinical trials and research studies. The organization employs approximately 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and more than 1,000 care locations. Advocate Health... Show More
Job Requirements
- No formal education required
- No experience required
- Ability to operate various types of cleaning equipment including machine scrubbers, carpet cleaners, waste compactors, balers
- Ability to follow and understand oral and written instructions
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to work independently and understand facility layout
- Ability to perform tasks without disrupting doctors, nurses, patients, and staff
- Ability to set priorities and adhere to department policies
- Basic computer skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 30 lbs. at waist height
- Ability to push or pull up to 50 lbs. with assistance
- Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, climb stairs, reach above shoulders, and crawl
- Ability to shovel and spread salt or sand on snow
- Ability to walk or stand for most of the shift
- Ability to wear protective clothing for exposure to cleaning chemicals and infectious waste
- Familiarity with policies for handling hazardous and infectious waste
- Ability to operate power cleaning equipment and ladders up to 20 feet
Job Qualifications
- No formal education required
- No experience required
- Ability to operate various types of cleaning equipment including machine scrubbers, carpet cleaners, waste compactors, balers
- Ability to follow and understand oral and written instructions
- Ability to communicate with others effectively
- Ability to work independently
- Understanding of physical facility layout
- Ability to perform tasks without disrupting medical operations
- Ability to set priorities and follow department policies
- Basic computer skills
- Excellent customer service skills
Job Duties
- Cleans furniture and carpets in rooms, hallways, stairs, and offices using power equipment
- Cleans and maintains floor surfaces with dry and wet mops
- Refinishes floors, including machine scrubbing and/or stripping floors and applies floor finish
- Operates various types of cleaning equipment, both mechanical and electrical
- Notifies appropriate person of safety hazards and equipment needing repair
- Cleans equipment, cart, and service closet daily
- Assists in cleaning emergency spills
- Uses chemicals and cleaning products according to safety guidelines
- Ensures all cleaning supplies are labeled and references MSDS
- Sets up rooms for meetings and delivers audio visual equipment
- Cleans patient care areas, restrooms, conference rooms, lobbies, offices, elevators, and stairwells
- Performs scheduled terminal and project cleaning in surgical areas
- Cleans all environmental surfaces including ceilings, vents, walls, doors, furniture, beds, bathroom fixtures, and windows
- Dusts and mops floors in patient and exam rooms, corridors, stairwells, restrooms, and other areas
- Gathers and disposes recyclables, trash, and medical waste
- Collects hazardous trash following infection control guidelines
- Sorts, stocks and delivers linens
- Prepares soiled linen for transportation
- Inventories linens and cleaning supplies and orders additional stock timely and cost effectively
- Fills and cleans supply dispensers
- Replaces cubicle drapes and window coverings
- Cleans and prepares dismissal and transfer units and certain equipment used in patient care
- Distributes non-medical supplies to specific areas
- Reports mechanical failures or unsafe conditions to supervisor
Job Qualifications
Experience
No experience required
Job Location
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