Rodney Simms
Chicago,IL
Summary
Dependable environmental services professional with experience supporting safe, clean hospital operations through thorough disinfection, waste handling, and isolation-room cleaning. Skilled in team collaboration, PPE use, and maintaining high standards for patient safety, cleanliness, and confidentiality. Focused on keeping units ready for admissions, transfers, and daily care needs.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Housekeeper / Environmental Services Technician —
Rush Hospital
Chicago, IL
04.2022 - Current
- Completed discharge and terminal cleaning while following hospital infection-control and isolation procedures.
- Cleaned and disinfected patient rooms, bathrooms, common areas, and clinical spaces to support sanitary patient-care environments.
- Managed waste, linens, supplies, and housekeeping equipment per hospital safety standards to ensure compliance.
- Addressed urgent cleaning needs promptly while upholding quality and safety standards to enhance patient satisfaction.
- Collaborated with nursing and hospital staff to prepare patient rooms swiftly for admissions and transfers, facilitating smooth operations.
- Followed PPE, OSHA, infection-prevention, and environmental-services procedures to help reduce contamination risks.
Food Services / Cook
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chica
Chicago, Illinois
05.2021 - Current
- Maintain a clean, sanitary, and organized hospital work environment while following established healthcare sanitation and food-safety procedures.
- Clean and sanitize workstations, preparation areas, equipment, surfaces, and surrounding areas to support patient and employee safety.
- Monitored work areas throughout each shift, promptly addressing spills, cleanliness concerns, and potential safety hazards to ensure safety.
- Follow established hygiene, personal protective equipment, and infection-prevention expectations while working within a healthcare facility.
- Supported patient-centered operations by delivering reliable and professional service in high-volume hospital environment.
- Organized supplies and maintained adequate inventory, facilitating smooth daily departmental operations.
- Follow hospital policies regarding safety, sanitation, quality, confidentiality, and professional conduct.
- Work closely with supervisors, coworkers, clinical personnel, and support-service teams to complete daily responsibilities efficiently.
- Perform physically demanding responsibilities involving extended periods of standing, walking, lifting, carrying, bending, and repetitive movement.
- Maintain professionalism and respect while working around patients, families, visitors, physicians, nurses, and hospital employees.
Education
MBA - Finance
Aurora University
Aurora, IL05-2016
Bachelor of Science - Management
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, OH05-2013
Skills
- Sanitation management
- Infection prevention
- Cleaning protocols
- Sanitation protocols
- PPE and safety protocols
- Safety compliance
- OSHA compliance
- Environmental safety
- High-touch surface cleaning
- Waste management
- Supply coordination
- Operational efficiency
- Time management
- Patient service
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Verbal communication
- Attendance reliability
Timeline
Housekeeper / Environmental Services Technician —
Rush Hospital
04.2022 - Current
Food Services / Cook
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chica
05.2021 - Current
MBA - Finance
Aurora University
Bachelor of Science - Management
Wilberforce University