Housekeeper

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Housekeeper Job Description

This role provides essential environmental services by maintaining clean, safe, and comfortable spaces throughout a hospital setting. You work from a daily checklist on an assigned floor, performing a wide range of cleaning and sanitizing tasks in public areas and patient rooms, including areas in and around empty infectious disease rooms. You interact regularly with patients and clinical staff, helping support both a high standard of cleanliness and a positive patient experience in a fast-paced and physically demanding environment.

• Follow a daily checklist while working on an assigned floor to complete all required cleaning tasks.
• Clean and sanitize public restrooms, including toilets, sinks, counters, mirrors, and high-touch surfaces.
• Empty garbage receptacles, replace liners, and transport waste safely to designated disposal areas.
• Refill supplies such as soap, paper towels, toilet tissue, and other restroom and cleaning products.
• Sweep, mop, and vacuum floors in corridors, patient rooms, offices, and public spaces.
• Strip linens from patient beds, sort and collect them, and transport them to the laundry chute or designated collection point.
• Make and remake beds with clean linens according to hospital standards.
• Perform detailed cleaning and sanitizing of patient rooms, including surfaces, furniture, and equipment, as assigned.
• Work in and around empty infectious disease rooms, following all safety and infection control procedures.
• When cleaning occupied patient rooms, introduce yourself using a conversation script, explain the purpose of your visit, and ensure the patient understands what you will be doing.
• Ask patients if they need anything additional and promptly communicate those needs to the appropriate nurse or doctor.
• Leave a card with your name and the Environmental Services (EVS) department phone number in patient rooms after cleaning.
• Collaborate with nurses, doctors, and other housekeeping team members to coordinate cleaning tasks around patient care activities.
• Follow all safety requirements and infection control protocols, including proper handling of linens, waste, and cleaning chemicals.
• Handle heavy linen bags, trash bags, and carts, including lifting up to 50 lbs and pushing up to 200 lbs.
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail to ensure all areas meet cleanliness and sanitation standards.
• Work efficiently in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment, managing time effectively to complete all assigned tasks.
• Remain available to work required hours and shifts, including weekends, and adhere to a locked-in shift schedule.
• Provide excellent customer service to patients, visitors, and staff, including managing interactions with individuals who may be upset or under stress.
• Perform other housekeeping and janitorial duties as required to support the overall cleanliness and operation of the hospital.

• No prior housekeeping or cleaning experience required; training is provided.
• Demonstrated dedication, strong work ethic, and a positive attitude.
• Punctuality and reliability, with the ability to consistently work required hours and shifts.
• Excellent communication skills to interact clearly and respectfully with patients, nurses, doctors, and housekeeping team members.
• Strong customer service skills, including the ability to work effectively with people who may be difficult or under stress and with individuals from different backgrounds.
• Ability to follow safety requirements and infection control procedures at all times.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs and push up to 200 lbs, including heavy linen and trash bags.
• Comfort working in a very physical role that requires frequent lifting, bending, and moving throughout the shift.
• Availability to work weekends and commit to a locked-down shift schedule.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Comfort being around sick patients, including those with infections or diseases, and working in and around empty infectious disease rooms.
• Ability to walk long distances during a shift, potentially averaging up to 7 miles per day.
• Evening shift availability with reliable transportation that does not depend on public transit when it is not running.

• Previous hospital cleaning or housekeeping experience is preferred but not required.
• Experience in housekeeping, cleaning, janitorial, sanitizing, mopping, custodial work, or general labor is beneficial.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure thorough cleaning and sanitizing of all assigned areas.
• Ability to remain calm, professional, and courteous in a fast-paced, high-stress healthcare environment.
• Comfort interacting directly with patients and clinical staff, including introducing yourself and using a conversation script when entering occupied rooms.

You join an organization that invests in your well-being, growth, and daily life. Once you move into a direct role, you receive medical coverage at no cost to you and low-cost dental coverage. You can access up to 50% tuition reimbursement to support your education and career development. After six months, you have room to grow and explore new opportunities within the organization. In addition, you may receive a monthly bus pass at no cost if needed, helping reduce your commuting expenses and supporting work-life balance.

You work throughout a hospital environment that includes a variety of departments such as doctors offices, patient rooms, post-partum, emergency, behavioral health, dialysis, orthopedics, and critical care. The role involves working in and around empty infectious disease rooms, following strict safety and infection control protocols. The pace is fast and can be stressful at times, with frequent interaction with sick patients, including those with infections or diseases. The job is highly physical, requiring extensive walkingoften up to 7 miles per dayas well as frequent lifting, pushing, and moving of linens, trash, and equipment. Shifts include weekends and may involve evening hours, so reliable transportation is important, especially when public transit is not available. The position is based at a hospital campus located on a hill, and you work as part of a coordinated Environmental Services team that supports patient care by maintaining a clean, safe, and orderly facility.

This is a Contract position based out of Hood River, OR.

The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $20.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract position based out of Hood River, OR.

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 13, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Hood River,OR.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.