Environmental Services Team Leader - Omaha (FT Days, 40 hrs)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for leading the cleaning, disinfecting and floor care needs of all unattached Madonna properties.
• Responsibilities may also include leading cleaning and disinfecting on-site areas of Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital.
• Responsible for environmental patient/resident needs.
• Record daily work completed on checklist for Manager.
• Assists with coordination of work assignments to ensure cleaning and disinfecting of all Madonna properties.
• Train new staff on assigned shift to ensure efficient and adequate orientation to department and housekeeping/floor care tasks.
• Represents Environmental Services in a courteous, professional manner, including but not limited to, communicating in a positive manner for constructive feedback to be given or received.
• Provides and operates motor vehicle and travels as necessary in order to provide cleaning at all Madonna properties.
• Follows instruction from Supervisor to perform other functions as assigned in order to achieve the goals within the department and/or system.
• Operate commercial and small vacuums to clean all assigned carpeted areas and vacuum hall register vents to promote quality air flow.
• Dust and clean fire doors, under lounge furniture, baseboards, wall and ceiling lights according to established guidelines.
• Dust and clean designated equipment, furniture, door and window surfaces.
• Dust and wash bed frames and mattresses according to established guidelines.
• Maintain and distribute supplies to designated areas to ensure adequate stock.
• Handle wet and dry mops to clean and disinfect hard surface areas.
• Scrub and disinfect all designated restrooms, utility rooms, shower/tub, kitchenettes according to department guidelines.
• Push and pull handcart with daily supplies and equipment to each area to be cleaned.
• Remove and dispose refuse according to protocol from all designated containers and replace with clean liners.
• Mix and dilute housecleaning chemicals according to established guidelines.
• Handle linen to make beds daily.
• Operate commercial buffers for floor care.
• Operate commercial extractors and wet vacs for floor care.
  
  SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Medium work - Lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Walk and stand constantly. Stoops, crouch and reach frequently.
• Daily outside work to clean unattached buildings/properties.
• Push and pull handcart with supplies to areas to be cleaned. Requires up to 20 pounds to initiate, then 7-10 pounds to maintain.
• Required to wear gloves while handling cleaning products and disinfecting. Handle and have contact with water and other liquid materials. Handle corrosive liquid cleaning products frequently for disinfecting.
• Push and pull commercial wet vacs and extractors to do floor cleaning.
• Handle household aerosol sprays for cleaning.
• May be required to lift or pull floor-cleaning machines up and down stairs with assistance if needed. May be exposed to biohazardous materials.
• Continuous handling and grasping of cleaning and managing supplies and equipment.
• Mobility required to travel to Madonna properties.
• Ability to go up and down stairs and ladder.
  QUALIFICATIONS:
  
• One year institutional cleaning experience preferred.
• Basic reading and math skills required.
• Six months experience in a leadership role and/or commercial floor care experience preferred.
• Must maintain positive communication in a fast paced environment under adverse conditions.
• May be required to drive a motor vehicle if employed at the Lincoln campus. If required to drive, must have current valid Nebraska driverâ??s license, must submit a copy of current driverâ??s abstract reflecting a good driving record, and have the required mobility needed to drive.
  
  Madonna provides a professional work environment free from discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment.  Discrimination or harassment on the basis of a current or potential employee's race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, national origin, pregnancy, receipt of public assistance, marital status, Vietnam era veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class specified under applicable local, state, or federal law is expressly prohibited.