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Advocate Health Care

Nonprofit health system delivering comprehensive care

Team Lead Environmental Services

Environmental Services (Healthcare)Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeOak Lawn, IL, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Three years of experience, including at least one year in housekeeping.
  • A high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Good communication and organizational skills, customer service skills, and the ability to communicate instructions.
  • Ability to work with all levels of personnel, demonstrate flexibility, cooperate, learn, and take initiative.
  • Knowledge of Environmental Services products and equipment.
  • Ability to walk, stand, bend, climb, and lift up to 35 pounds occasionally, 10 to 15 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.
  • Potential exposure to hazardous materials.

Responsibilities

  • Lead co-workers in the day-to-day operations of the Environmental Services department.
  • Plan job assignments, projects, and activities with supervisory staff.
  • Verify that Environmental Services staff complete assigned duties according to department procedures.
  • Assist with staff scheduling and adjust daily schedules to ensure appropriate staffing.
  • Perform Environmental Services Technician duties and understand all positions and responsibilities within the department.
  • Participate in hazardous-material, spill, and disaster plans; assist with competencies; monitor bed tracking, lunches, and breaks; liaise between Environmental Services and customers or staff; coordinate projects and setups; assist with room inspections; and issue keys, pagers, and equipment.
  • Assist with training associates on equipment and cleaning methods by demonstrating techniques and procedures.
  • Inspect equipment and supplies for cleanliness or damage and ensure equipment is ready for the next shift.
  • Communicate associate performance, conduct, and issues to leadership.
  • Support customer satisfaction by maintaining courteous interactions, using AIDET with internal and external customers, resolving complaints through the appropriate chain of command, maintaining confidentiality, and presenting the department positively.
  • Train associates and assist with the department orientation process.
  • Maintain applicable licenses and certificates and complete required operating-unit competencies and training.

Desired Qualifications

  • Leadership experience.

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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