at NorthShore University Health System in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Position Highlights:
Housekeeper Supervisor
Location: Swedish Hospital - Chicago, IL
Full Time, 40 hours/week
3:00pm to 11:30pm
Weekends required
Benefits:
Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options, including Domestic Partner Coverage
Tuition Reimbursement
Free Parking at designated locations
Wellness Program Savings Plan
Health Savings Account Options
Retirement Options with Company Match
Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
Community Involvement Opportunities
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JOB SUMMARY
Cleans and maintains assigned areas; moves furniture, equipment and supplies, in and around Facility Departments; maintains and cares for facility grounds; processes medical waste; and performs a variety of Environmental Services duties to maintain the facility in a clean, orderly and safe condition.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential Functions:
* Demonstrates a commitment to the mission of Swedish Covenant Hospital and
demonstrates a service orientation and adheres to all responsibilities and
standards of the Hospital.
1. Sets up meeting rooms and delivers and operates audio/visual equipment according to weekly meeting schedule.
2. Operates and maintains in working order housekeeping, equipment including vacuums, automatic floor machines.
3. Directs work flow in absence of Supervisor.
4. Assists Supervisor in training employees.
5. Performs daily and terminal cleaning. Replenishes supplies. Reports necessary repairs of all patient care and ancillary areas (including patient rooms, washrooms, exam rooms, lobbies, offices, etc.) to ensure a safe, sanitary, and attractive environment for patients, staff and visitors.
6. Collects, transports, processes and disposes of all types of regular, hazardous and medical waste throughout the facility following established policies and procedures to assure that all waste disposals is performed in compliance with all regulatory agencies in order to ensure a safe and sanitary environment.
7. Extracts and spin-cleans carpets. Washes walls, ceilings, lights, spray buffs, scrubs and refinishes hard/tile floors. Shampoo upholstered furniture and performs other project cleaning on all surfaces in order to maintain the quality of cleanliness within the facility.
QUALIFICATION/BASIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
High School Graduate or equivalent
Must have computer and organizational skills
One to two years institutional housekeeping and/or grounds keeping
Able to utilize proper body mechanics in order to safely carry out above tasks
Ability to operate all types of housekeeping and grounds keeping equipment
Experience using floor finishing equipment
Basic communication skills and leadership potential
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONTACTS
Hospital employees
Department Supervisors
Managers
Other key persons
ENVIRONMENT
Physical effort: On feet major portions of day
Much pushing, pulling, bending, stretching and squatting
Some climbing
Considerable lifting (40-50 lbs and up to 300 lbs with assistance)
Considerable walking
Work hazards: frequent exposure to cleaning chemicals
May be exposed to blood/body fluids and airborne diseases when handling medical waste and/or cleaning patient areas.
ACCESS TO PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION
Computer system access is assigned based on managers access level request and on the minimum necessary as described in this job description. Approval for level of access is given by the system administrator or manager of the department that has ownership of system/module. See Computer System Access controls policy.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel to classified.
EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.
