Environmental Services Specialist I / Linen Aide

## Company Description La Rabida Children’s Hospital provides specialized, family-centered health care to children with medically complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illness. Through expertise, compassion, and advocacy we help children and their families reach their fullest potential, regardless of their ability to pay. Our not-for-profit hospital, licensed for 49 beds, helps transition children from neonatal or pediatric intensive care to home, by providing medical, rehabilitative and developmental care, and by training families to continue treatments and manage the necessary equipment in the home. La Rabida also provides extensive rehabilitation for those recovering from wounds or burns and treatment for exacerbations of chronic conditions. The hospital’s enhanced pediatric patient-centered medical home provides primary care to children with complex medical conditions and their siblings. Children with medical homes elsewhere come to La Rabida for specialty services. La Rabida offers a wide range of specialty services provided to children with sickle cell disease, diabetes, and many others. Children are supported in their emotional and developmental growth, particularly in cases where such growth has been interrupted by accident or disease. Finally, La Rabida provides forensic and treatment services for children exposed to abuse and neglect, comprehensive assessments for youth in care, early intervention for children between 0 and 3 years of age. Care coordination services for medically complex children are also provided for those who are covered by a health plan and receive care from providers in Cook County ## Job Description Clean fixtures, sinks, toilets, and tubs, and empty and clean waste containers; replace liners, high dust i.e., vents, clocks, tops of doors, door frames, make beds with clean linen. Upload linen data into the hospital laundry computer. Cleaning in-house linen. Environmental Services Specialist I/Linen Aide (For the individual who’s primary responsibility is Linen Aide, the percentage for this function is 90%. The remaining 10% will be comprised of all other essential functions) **Patient Room** - Clean furniture: beds, cribs, mattress, bed side table, over bed table, chairs, sofa, TV, telephone, cabinets, equipment, and patient wardrobes using disinfectant or all-purpose cleaner - Dust mop and wet mop floors and baseboards and change mop water per 3 rooms. Isolation - change - Mop water and mop heads; dispose of all rags - Empty and clean waste container and replace liner - High dust: top of door, doorframe, ceiling vent, and above lights (using the high duster stick) - Clean fixtures: sink, mirror, pipe fixtures - Clean door glass, windows, windowsills, and blinds using glass cleaner - Replenish soap dispenser, towel dispenser as needed **Bathrooms: staff, patient, public** - Dust mop and wet mop floors and baseboards using disinfectant or all-purpose cleaner - Wash walls/fixtures, light covering, pipe fixtures, holder bar, baby changing station - Replenish soap dispenser, paper towel dispenser, toilet paper dispenser, and baby wipes - Clean windows, windowsills, and blinds - Change shower curtain - Empty and clean waste container and replace liner - High dust top of door, doorframe, ceiling vent, and above lights **Nurse’s station/medication room** - Dust mop and wet mop floors and baseboards using disinfectant or all-purpose cleaner - Spot wash walls - Clean sink, cabinets, counter tops - Clean refrigerator - Clean chairs, telephones - Empty and clean waste container and replace liner - High dust top of cabinets, vents, clocks **Nurse lounge/locker room/bathroom (all bathrooms are cleaned in the same way, and locker rooms are cleaned the same as bathroom)** - Vacuum carpet and furniture - High dust door, doorframe, vent, clock, top of lockers - Clean refrigerator - Clean counter top and cabinet - Dust mop and wet mop floor, baseboards - Empty and clean waste container and replace liner -…