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Riverside Healthcare
KANKAKEE, Illinois
Source: Riverside Healthcare careers · View original posting
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Overview
The Housekeeper II is responsible for performing a wide range of specialized and routine cleaning duties to maintain a clean, safe, and hygienic environment within the hospital. This role involves cleaning patient rooms, operating rooms, laboratories, and other critical areas requiring a higher standard of cleanliness and infection control. The Housekeeper II is expected to have a strong understanding of hospital cleaning protocols, handle more complex housekeeping tasks, and assist in training and mentoring less experienced staff.
Essential Duties
Perform thorough cleaning and disinfection of patient rooms, including isolation rooms, operating rooms, emergency rooms, intensive care units, and other critical areas following established cleaning protocols and infection control guidelines.
Operate and maintain various cleaning equipment, such as automatic scrubbers, floor buffers, carpet extractors, and steam cleaners.
Perform advanced cleaning procedures, including terminal cleaning, deep cleaning of patient care areas, and specialized floor care tasks such as stripping, waxing, and buffing.
Clean and sanitize high-touch surfaces, including bed rails, light switches, door handles, and medical equipment, to prevent the spread of infection.
Follow proper procedures for handling and disposing of biohazardous waste, sharps, and other regulated medical waste materials.
Respond to emergency cleaning situations, such as spills or patient discharges, promptly and effectively to ensure patient safety.
Replenish supplies, such as soap, paper towels, toilet tissue, and hand sanitizers in patient care areas, restrooms, and common areas.
Conduct inspections of cleaned areas to ensure they meet hospital standards and report any maintenance needs or safety hazards to the supervisor.
Assist in training and mentoring Housekeeper I staff and new employees on cleaning procedures, equipment use, and safety protocols.
Maintain accurate records of cleaning tasks, supply usage, and equipment maintenance in compliance with department policies.
Participate in continuing education and training sessions to stay current with best practices, safety regulations, and infection control standards.
Demonstrates flexibility with assignments within professional scope/duties/licensure.
Riverside Healthcare offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and nationally rated employee well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more so your journey at and away from work is remarkable. Our Total Rewards package includes:
Compensation
Chemicals: Refer to SDS Sheets
Video Display Terminals: None
Blood and Body Fluids: Occasional exposure to blood and body fluids during cleaning procedures.
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.
Touch: Ability to feel heat or cold with hands.
Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 0%
Twist: 6%
Stand: 33%
Crawl: 1%
Walk: 33%
Kneel: 5%
Lift: 6%
Drive: 0%
Squat: 10%
Climb: 2%
Bend: 5%
Reach above shoulders: 5%
The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
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: 18
Stand: 130
Crawl: 0
Walk: 155
Kneel: 15
Lift: 22
Drive: 0
Squat: 20
Climb: 9
Bend: 30
Reach above shoulders: 10
Simple grasp up to 15 lbs.
Normal weight: 50-200#
Pushing & pulling Normal weight: 50-200#
Fine Manipulation: Wringing out cloths.
Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: 50 lbs of pressure - vacuum, locking carts
Special Hazards: Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical - Vacuums, floor equipment, cleaning supplies/other chemicals
Protective Clothing Required: Goggles and gloves
Pay Range
USD $17.84 - USD $21.52 /Hr
Riverside Healthcare offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and nationally rated employee well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more so your journey at and away from work is remarkable. Our Total Rewards package includes:
Compensation
Chemicals: Refer to SDS Sheets
Video Display Terminals: None
Blood and Body Fluids: Occasional exposure to blood and body fluids during cleaning procedures.
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.
Touch: Ability to feel heat or cold with hands.
Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 0%
Twist: 6%
Stand: 33%
Crawl: 1%
Walk: 33%
Kneel: 5%
Lift: 6%
Drive: 0%
Squat: 10%
Climb: 2%
Bend: 5%
Reach above shoulders: 5%
The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
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: 18
Stand: 130
Crawl: 0
Walk: 155
Kneel: 15
Lift: 22
Drive: 0
Squat: 20
Climb: 9
Bend: 30
Reach above shoulders: 10
Simple grasp up to 15 lbs.
Normal weight: 50-200#
Pushing & pulling Normal weight: 50-200#
Fine Manipulation: Wringing out cloths.
Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: 50 lbs of pressure - vacuum, locking carts
Special Hazards: Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical - Vacuums, floor equipment, cleaning supplies/other chemicals
Protective Clothing Required: Goggles and gloves
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