Housekeeping Assistant Specialist I

Benefits

• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
• Paid time off and Holiday pay
• $6,000 Student Loan Repayment ($3,000 part-time)
• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
• Annual Employee Merit Increase and Incentive Bonus

Description

• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Location: Prentice; FL BS (Floater Position and Work in All Areas of the Hospital)
• Shift: 11:00 PM - 7:30 AM (Works Rotating Weekends and Works Holidays)

The Housekeeping Assistant Specialist I reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Housekeeping Assistant Specialist I, under the direction of the supervisor of Environmental Services, assists the supervisor in the orientation of new departmental personnel assigned to insure completeness. This position performs general and heavy cleaning of operating rooms, public areas offices and patient rooms.

Responsibilities:

• Cleans bath tubs, sinks, mirrors, toilets and replaces supplies as required.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Assists the supervisor in orientating new housekeeping assistants to the department.
• Perform all in between case cleaning in the OR’s, terminally clean all OR’s and clean all LDR’s after each delivery.
• Collects trash and debris in rooms, halls and stairways.
• Cleans window sills, empties ash trays and waste baskets.
• Clean arranges furniture in patient’s rooms, baths, offices, waiting and other public areas as assigned.
• Applies floor finish as directed.
• Performs all heavy duty mopping and cleaning.
• Log into the computer at the start of the shift.
• Properly disposes of Bio-hazardous waste.
• Empties trash chutes and cleans waste containers.
• Washes walls, blinds, lights and similar surface areas and hangs drapes.
• Log out at the end of the shift.
• Transports hospital property from area to area or building to building.
• Maintains and cleans equipment. Upon completion returns.
• Cleans blood and body fluids.
• Performs general and heavy cleaning duties in offices, patient rooms, clean and soiled utility rooms, laboratories, public areas, and stairways such as washing floors, walls, furniture, bed etc., with the appropriate hospital approved chemicals. Use ladders and scaffolds as necessary.
• Properly utilize the Bed Tracking system:
  • Log into the computer at the start of the shift.
  • Upon commencement of the cleaning process move the “dirty bed”, “clean next” bed, or a “stat bed” into the “In Progress” category.
  • Once completed move the bed into the “Bed Ready” category.
  • Log out at the end of the shift.
• Refinish floors, applying appropriate surface coatings.
• Removes and compacts general waste and recycling materials. Upon completion of compacting, returns the blade to an “in” position.
• Operates electrical and battery operated machines for scrubbing, shampooing and burnishing.
• Strips, refinishes and/or shampoos all types of floor surfaces and coverings.
• While generally assigned to a specific area, may be dispatched to other areas as needs dictate.
• Equipment to assigned location (i.e. equipment storeroom, Janitor’s closet). Keeps janitor’s closet and storage area neat and orderly.
• Strips unit upon discharge, terminally clean patient room and prepares for admission. This includes the use of a tent card and a toilet seat strip.
• Moves all heavy furniture and equipment.
• Once completed move the bed into the “Bed Ready” category.
• Upon commencement of the cleaning process move the “dirty bed”, “clean next” bed, or a “stat bed” into the “In Progress” category.
• Moves furniture as directed and assists in freight moving.
• Advises supervisor of unsanitary, unsafe or otherwise unsatisfactory conditions and defective or damaged fixtures, furniture or equipment.
• Cleans rolling stock furniture, hospital equipment and related items.
• Vacuums carpeted surfaces, damp mops hard surface floors.
• Return all keys and pagers.
• Cleans washes, polishes and scrubs floor using electric scrubbing machine, wet vacuum and/or buffer.

AA/EOE.

Qualifications

Required:

• One to two years of experience
• Ability to understand oral instructions

Preferred:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.