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Advocate Health Care

Nonprofit health system delivering comprehensive care

Housekeeping

Environmental Services (Healthcare)Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSheboygan, WI, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • No formal education or prior experience is required.
  • Ability to follow and understand oral and written instructions and communicate with others.
  • Ability to work alone and understand the physical arrangements of the facilities.
  • Ability to perform tasks without disrupting the operations of doctors, nurses, patients, the public, and other staff.
  • Ability to set priorities and follow department policies and procedures.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Customer service skills.
  • Ability to lift up to 35 pounds from the floor to a maximum height of five feet, carry up to 20 pounds at waist height, push or pull with 50 pounds of force, and perform bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, and crawling.
  • Ability to push, pull, or drag equipment such as hospital beds and lift items weighing up to 50 pounds; remain on feet for most of the shift while walking and standing.
  • Ability to wear protective clothing and work around germicidal solutions, cleaning chemicals, temperature changes, soiled linen, and infectious waste, including blood and body fluids; familiarity with policies for handling infectious and hazardous waste is required.
  • Ability to operate vacuum cleaners, mopping equipment, buffers or burnishers, automatic scrubbers, stepladders up to six feet, and other cleaning tools, as well as telephones, zone phones, and pagers.

Responsibilities

  • Clean patient care and surgical areas, public and private restrooms, conference rooms, lobbies, offices, elevators, and stairwells.
  • Clean environmental surfaces including ceilings, vents, walls, doors, furniture, beds, bathroom fixtures, and windows; assist with emergency spill cleanup as requested.
  • Dust and damp-mop floors in patient and exam rooms, corridors, stairwells, restrooms, and other facility areas.
  • Replace cubicle and window coverings.
  • Gather and dispose of recyclables, trash, and medical waste; collect hazardous trash according to infection-control guidelines.
  • Sort, stock, and deliver linens, and gather and prepare soiled linen for transportation.
  • Clean and prepare dismissal and transfer units and certain patient-care equipment; distribute non-medical supplies to designated areas.
  • Fill and clean supply dispensers.
  • Inventory linens and cleaning and paper supplies, order additional supplies in a timely and cost-effective manner, and keep the housekeeping closet organized and clean.
  • Report mechanical failures and unsafe conditions to the supervisor.

About the Company

Advocate Health Care

Nonprofit health system delivering comprehensive care

Advocate Health Care is a faith-based nonprofit health system serving Illinois and Wisconsin with a network of hospitals, clinics, and providers. It delivers a broad range of medical services using current techniques and ongoing research, coordinated through clinical integration. The organization offers financial advocacy and assistance to help uninsured or underinsured patients manage hospital bills. Its goal is to improve patient care and expand access by combining high-quality medical services, financial support, and a commitment to clinical excellence.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$18M
Headquarters
Oak Brook, IL
Founded
1976

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