Environmental Services Specialist I / Linen Aide

La Rabida Children's Hospital•Chicago, IL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

La Rabida Children’s Hospital seeks an Environmental Services Specialist I / Linen Aide to clean and maintain patient rooms and other hospital spaces, handle linen, and support a safe, orderly care environment. For an employee whose primary responsibility is Linen Aide, linen duties make up 90% of the position, with the remaining 10% consisting of other essential functions. Duties include cleaning patient rooms, bathrooms, nurses’ stations, resident rooms, utility rooms, offices, meeting rooms, playrooms, kitchens, waiting areas, laboratories, clinics, corridors, and other designated spaces. Tasks include vacuuming, dusting, mopping, cleaning and disinfecting surfaces and fixtures, managing waste and biohazard waste, replenishing dispensers, and maintaining equipment and furnishings. Linen work includes receiving and inspecting clean linen, preparing linen carts for distribution and soiled-linen collection, checking units for soiled linen, returning clean clothing, replenishing linen, and maintaining laundry areas and carts. La Rabida Children’s Hospital provides specialized, family-centered care to children with medically complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illnesses. The not-for-profit hospital offers medical, rehabilitative, developmental, primary, specialty, forensic, early-intervention, and care-coordination services.

Requirements

Required to read, write, and speak English.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or G.E.D. preferred.
Two to three years of experience in health care environmental services or linen work preferred.

Responsibilities

Clean and disinfect patient rooms, including furniture, beds, equipment, floors, fixtures, windows, and waste containers.
Clean and maintain bathrooms, nurses’ stations, medication rooms, lounges, locker rooms, utility rooms, offices, meeting rooms, playrooms, kitchens, waiting areas, clinics, laboratories, corridors, and other assigned areas.
Vacuum carpets and furniture; dust surfaces and blinds; mop floors and baseboards; spot-wash walls, windows, and other surfaces; and perform high dusting.
Replenish soap, paper towel, toilet paper, and other dispensers as needed.
Empty waste containers, replace liners, dispose of trash, and separate biohazard waste where required.
Change shower curtains and, in designated clinical areas, replace sharp containers.
Receive and inspect clean linen carts for accuracy and prepare linen for distribution.
Prepare outgoing soiled-linen carts and check units for soiled linen, including children’s clothing.
Prepare lab coats and tables for pickup and return clean clothing to designated areas.
Replenish clean linen on hospital units and check linen inventory orders as necessary.
Clean and disinfect linen carts and maintain laundry areas; inspect equipment for cleanliness and proper working order.
Clean refrigerators and other equipment as assigned, including monthly refrigerator defrosting and cleaning in kitchens and daily cleaning of the microwave on first and second shifts.