3rd Shift Janitor

Environmental Services Technician (Hospital Housekeeping – All Shifts)

This role focuses on maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary hospital environment by performing detailed room cleaning, especially after patient discharges, and supporting infection prevention across multiple floors. You will work in a fast-paced trauma center, using hospital-issued smartphones to receive assignments and follow cleaning protocols, while spending most of your shift on your feet and moving throughout a large facility.

Responsibilities

• Clean and sanitize hospital patient rooms, with a primary focus on discharge rooms between patients to support infection prevention and patient safety.
• Wipe down medical equipment, high-touch surfaces, and furnishings according to hospital cleaning standards and procedures.
• Empty trash and regulated waste receptacles regularly and transport waste to designated disposal areas.
• Sweep, mop, and dust floors and surfaces throughout assigned areas, including patient rooms, hallways, and common spaces.
• Clean up spills promptly and thoroughly, following appropriate safety and infection control protocols.
• Use hospital-issued iPhones to receive daily assignments, view work orders, and access cleaning tutorials and instructions as needed.
• Navigate multiple floors of a large hospital and learn the facility layout within a reasonable amount of time to complete assignments efficiently.
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail to ensure all assigned areas meet cleanliness and sanitation standards.
• Follow established environmental services and housekeeping procedures, including proper use of cleaning agents and equipment.
• Adhere to a rotating schedule that includes working every other weekend and every other major holiday.
• Comply with attendance policies, including a three-strike attendance system, and maintain reliable, consistent presence on assigned shifts.
• Work collaboratively with other environmental services staff and hospital teams to support a clean and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Adapt to a very fast-paced, high-acuity hospital setting and remain professional and composed when exposed to potentially jarring or distressing situations.
• Follow all safety, security, and regulatory guidelines, including those related to background checks and access badges.

Essential Skills

• Experience in housekeeping, janitorial work, or environmental services, preferably in a healthcare or hospital setting.
• Comfort performing janitorial duties such as sweeping, mopping, dusting, sanitizing, and trash removal in a professional environment.
• Ability to use smartphone technology, including hospital-issued iPhones, to receive assignments, follow work orders, and access training materials.
• Ability and willingness to walk and stand for extended periods throughout a large hospital facility.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted as part of daily cleaning and housekeeping tasks.
• Strong attention to detail when cleaning multiple rooms and floors to ensure thorough sanitation.
• Willingness to work a rotating schedule that includes every other weekend and every other major holiday.
• Reliability and commitment to meeting attendance expectations within a three-strike attendance policy.
• Ability to work effectively in a very fast-paced, high-volume hospital environment.
• Emotional resilience and composure when working in a #1 trauma center environment where exposure to distressing situations is possible.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Previous janitorial or housekeeping experience in a healthcare or hospital environment is strongly preferred.
• General janitorial or custodial experience in other industries, such as manufacturing or distribution, is considered with a strong interest in transitioning to healthcare.
• GED or high school diploma is preferred.
• Experience performing environmental services tasks such as mopping, sweeping, sanitizing, and custodial work in large facilities.
• Ability to quickly learn and follow hospital-specific cleaning protocols and environmental services procedures.
• Patience and adaptability when onboarding, including the possibility of waiting several weeks to receive a hospital access badge.
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