HOUSEKEEPING SPECIALIST

We Are Hiring!

At Riverside, everyday brings new and exciting challenges. You can expect an interesting environment where you’re part of making sure our organization is running optimally and safely, helping keep the community healthy. We provide the kind of paid training and opportunities that long-term careers are built on and we recognize hard workers who strive to make a difference. You will be able to succeed in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as a team. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us!

FTE: 1.000000

Shift: Nights - shift differential is provided

Location: RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER

Summary:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

License or Certification Requirements:

Responsibilities:

• Assists housekeepers and performs all Housekeeper I's duties.
• Assists with special set-ups, construction projects, etc.
• Collects, transports and disposes of regular trash and boxes.
• Collects, transports and properly prepares infectious waste, sterilizes and documents activities.
• Moves furniture and miscellaneous items from one location to another, including set-ups.
• Perform all in between case cleaning in the OR's , Terminally clean all OR's and LDR's (when needed) after each delivery.
• Performs daily dust and wet mopping, buffing hard surface floor, and vacuuming carpeted floors.
• Performs scrubbing or stripping and refinishing hard surface floors.
• Performs shampooing or extracting of carpet and upholstery.
• Responsible for care and cleaning of equipment and storage area.
• Responsible for maintaining pagers, coding and de-coding of alarms and keys.
• Stores surplus furniture neatly in proper location.
Washes walls, ceilings, doors, windows, blinds, vents and lights.

Riverside Healthcare is revolutionizing care using leading-edge technology to diagnose and treat patients. We are ranked top in the nation for performance in neurosurgery, orthopedics, and heart surgery and have also been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics seven times. Riverside is nationally recognized for our specialty programs in obstetrics, trauma, oncology, rehabilitation, geriatrics, occupational health, psychiatric services, and treatment of alcohol and chemical dependency, as well as patient safety. We combine innovation and convenience at state-of-the-art facilities located in communities throughout the greater Kankakee area.

Riverside Medical Center proves that truly progressive medicine is being delivered in Chicago's southwest suburbs and East Central Illinois. Join a team that is not only concerned with providing the best care possible but also with offering a work environment of advancement and growth. Riverside is a place that embraces a culture where opinions count and dedications is respected, where superior performance is rewarded with competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

Other information:

Exposure/Sensory Requirements

Exposure to:
Chemicals: Refer to MSDS Sheets
Video Display Terminals: None
Blood and Body Fluids: Daily exposure to blood and body fluids when collecting, transporting, treating and disposing of biohazard and regular trash.
TB or Airborne Pathogens: Occasional exposure to TB or airborne pathogens during cleaning procedures.

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):
Speech: Required to communicate with supervisor and patients.
Vision: Ability to see soiled carpet, digital pager messages, assignments, etc..
Smell: Ability to detect foul odors, helpful to note presence of electrical/fire safety.
Hearing: Ability to hear alarms, voice pager messages, horns.
Touch: Ability to feel heat or cold with hands.

Activity/Lifting Requirements

Average Hours per Week: 40

Shift: Varies

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 0%
Twist: 5%
Stand: 14%
Crawl: 2%
Walk: 36%
Kneel: 3%
Lift: 12%
Drive: 5%
Squat: 7%
Climb: 4%
Bend: 9%
Reach above shoulders: 5%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
Up to 10 lbs: Continuously
Up to 20 lbs: Continuously
Up to 35 lbs: Frequently
Up to 50 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 75 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 100 lbs: Occasionally
Over 100 lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):
Putting away supplies, sometimes overhead. Mops and brooms - carried 10', knee high; vacuums - carried 1', ankle high; chairs (35#) carried 10', waist high.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
Sit: 0
Twist: 20
Stand: 60
Crawl: 0
Walk: 150
Kneel: 15
Lift: 50
Drive: 20
Squat: 30
Climb: 15
Bend: 40
Reach above shoulders: 20

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):
Simple grasp up to 15 lbs. Normal weight: 50-200#
Pushing & pulling Normal weight: <50#>
Fine Manipulation: Wringing out cloths.

Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: vacuums, floor scrubbers, bed locks None

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards

Environmental Factors (Time Spent) :
Inside hours: 8
Outside hours : 0

Temperature: Extreme cold to extreme hot
Lighting: Average
Noise levels: Average
Humidity: Normal Range
Atmosphere: Odors

Special Hazards : Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical - Bed controls, vacuums, floor equipment, steam sterilizer, autoclave, compactor, cleaning supplies/other chemicals
Protective Clothing Required: Goggles, apron and gloves