Hospital Housekeeper I - VCMC/Santa Paula Hospital

Housekeeper I

The Hospitals At Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) and Santa Paula Hospital (SPH), we are dedicated to providing exceptional care to all members of our community, with special emphasis on providing access to care for the underserved and those facing barriers. By joining our housekeeping team, you'll play a crucial role in making a direct impact on the patient experience and helping to create a clean, safe, and healing environment for our patients and their families to feel safe, comfortable, and cared for. Come be part of a team committed to making a difference in the lives of those in our community.

Under direction, the incumbent will maintain the cleanliness of assigned areas within the hospital and/or other healthcare facilities and may also perform related duties as required.

We are seeking a reliable, trustworthy, and honest individual to join our housekeeping team. The ideal candidate will have some prior housekeeping experience and demonstrate a positive attitude towards peers, medical staff, and the general public. The candidate will have compassion and empathy towards vulnerable patients and be capable of learning and performing routine cleaning tasks in patient rooms, nursing units, offices, waiting areas, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, and corridors, and other assigned area(s) within the hospital and/or other healthcare facilities.

This classification is distinguished from the Custodian series by its specialization in healthcare facilities with respect to maintenance of cleanliness and sanitary standards.

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. Aside from our base salary range, an employee within this position may also be eligible for the following:

• Educational Incentive - An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associate's degree, 3.5% for completion of a bachelor's degree, or 5% for completion of a graduate's degree.
• Bilingual Incentive - Incumbents may also be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational need and certification of skill. Proficiency levels by exam are $0.69 per hour (Level I), $1.00 per hour (Level II), or $1.32 per hour (Level III).
• Merit Increases – New employees are eligible for an initial 5% merit increase within the pay range upon completion of at least 1,040 hours (approximately 6 months) assuming work meets satisfactory standards. Subsequent merit increases within the pay range will be upon completion of each additional 2,080 hours (approximately one year) from the initial merit increase.
• Uniform: Employees receive 5 sets pants/shirts at no cost to the employee.
• Evening/Night Shift Differential: Up to 10% above their current base salary.
• Evening/Night Shift Overtime Rate: $0.90/overtime hour when assigned to work overtime on a night/evening shift.
• Deferred Compensation - Eligible to participate in the County's 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. If you participate in the County sponsored 401(k) plan, the County will match a part of your contribution up to 3% of your salary, on a per pay period basis.
• Health Plans - You are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans. County now pays 100% of dental, and vision premiums for those covered under SEiU, IUOE, MGMT/APCD MGMT and VEA groups.
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical, dental and vision care and/or dependent care expenses.
• Pension Plan - Participation in the County's defined benefit pension plan that provides lifetime payments to retirees. Members are "vested" after attaining five years of retirement service credit. If eligible, you may establish reciprocity with other public retirement systems such as CalPERS.
• Holidays - 13 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
• Additional Benefits - Tuition Reimbursement, Disability Plans, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Wellness Program.
• To learn more about the benefits, please follow the link below: Policies & Memorandum – Ventura County Human Resources

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Washes and/or scrubs and disinfects restroom fixtures, drinking fountains, clinic/patient care furniture/equipment, windows and screens, blinds, walls, light fixtures, showers, and tubs using a variety of cleaning agents and equipment; replenishes lavatory supplies and cleaning materials;
• Cares for and cleans floors by sweeping, mopping, stripping, sealing, waxing, and buffing floor areas; ensures public safety in the work area by posting notices, roping off areas to passage, or other such methods;
• Vacuums, shampoos, spot cleans, and/or deep steam cleans carpets and upholstered furniture; moves furniture incidental to cleaning activities;
• Dusts, polishes and cleans desks, tables, shelves, cabinets, woodwork and other furniture;
• Collects and disposes of recycled materials, medical waste, and/or trash;
• Replaces soiled draperies and cubicle curtains; distributes laundered articles and linen;
• Keeps work station, utility or storage rooms, and equipment clean and in an orderly condition; prepares work activity logs and initiates requests to replenish supplies, repair equipment, and other such activities; services and makes minor repairs to tools and equipment;
• Performs laboring activities related to preparing for facility use, making hospital beds, cleaning entrance ways and public use areas outside buildings, and other such activities;
• Drives county vehicle around hospital campus collecting refuse for disposal; and
• Performs other related duties as required.

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE Any combination of education and experience which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge, skills and abilities. The required knowledge, skills and abilities also can be obtained by:

• No experience is required.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be available to work weekends and holidays.
• Must be able to work flexible hours, if necessary.
• Must be willing and able to perform manual labor associated with facility cleaning work which may involve lifting objects weighing up to 50 lbs. and includes the full range of body movements (reaching, bending, grasping, and climbing) with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Must be willing and able to work in a healthcare environment which includes exposure to environmental hazards including communicable diseases.
• Must possess and maintain a valid California driver's license by first date of employment.

Desirable:

• Some housekeeping or custodial experience in a hospital, health clinic, or other healthcare facility.
• Floor care experience.

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities: Ability to:

• lift 50 lbs with or without reasonable accommodation;
• work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays;
• exercise caution in the operation of a vehicle;
• learn the methods of cleaning and caring for hospital facilities;
• read and apply written directions regarding the use of machines and cleaning solutions; understand and follow verbal instructions;
• learn to use and operate custodial tools and equipment;
• wash walls, windows, restrooms;
• remove and handle disposal of recycled material, medical waste and trash;
• work independently;
• learn and apply cleanliness and sanitary standards;
• recognize and correct unsafe conditions;
• establish and maintain cooperative working relationships;
• demonstrate tact and diplomacy in working with patients, the public and the professional staff.

Applications must be received by the County of Ventura, Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2026. To apply on-line, please refer to our website at hr.venturacounty.gov. If you prefer to fill out a paper application form