Housekeeping / Cleaning | Full time (3rd shift)

0.0 FTE Part time Rotating - 08 Hour R2654059 Onsite 108440001 Housekeeping Palo Alto Hospital Facilities & Hospitality PALO ALTO, 500 Pasteur Dr, California

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford Health Care’s (SHC) mission is to heal humanity through science and compassion, one patient at a time. Environmental Services (EVS) interacts daily with patients, staff, and visitors, creating significant opportunities for impacting and enhancing the patient and employee experience. EVS is responsible for general aesthetics, cleaning, and waste streams and are essential part in Infection Prevention initiatives for multiple buildings.

Relief Housekeeping Assistant’s starting pay is $31.90 an hour. The Relief Housekeeping Assistant’s responsibilities are as follows:

Provide for the cleanliness, sanitation of surfaces, handling and disposal of solid and biohazardous waste (blood and other bodily fluids)

Cleaning patient rooms, non-patient rooms, cleaning and restocking of restrooms, cleaning general area

Shift Schedule
Shifts - all 8 hours long. Employees work for one shift block: Days, Evening or Nights.

Employees are expected to have availability for the entire shift to be able to start at any of the shift times.

Relief Employees must be available throughout the week, including weekends and holidays, for at least one of the shifts below.

Evenings - 3pm-1am (rotating start times 1PM, 2PM, 3PM, 4:30PM)

Nights - 11pm-7:30am (rotating start times 8PM, 11PM). The more days of availability you have, the more shifts you can pick up.

After passing competency checks, Relief employees are eligible to apply for Part-Time or Full-Time positions, which have guaranteed hours and full benefits. All frontline Housekeeping Assistants start as Relief Housekeeping Assistants.

This role is responsible for the cleanliness, sanitation of surfaces, handling and disposal of solid and biohazardous waste in assigned areas, follows standard precautions and all other infection policies, safety practices and cleaning procedures, and performs various duties as assigned. Total cleaning of patient, clinic, and satellite areas:

Floor care: dust mops, wet mops with germicide solution, vacuums, buffers, spot and spillage removal.

Furniture care: washing with an approved germicidal solution and polishing.

Miscellaneous: dusting screens, cleaning of TVs, washing and wall washing as assigned.

Total cleaning of restrooms:

cleans floor, changes cubical curtains.

Handles regular and biohazardous waste removal.

Total cleaning of auxiliary areas as assigned, including diet kitchens, treatment rooms, chart rooms, soiled linen rooms, and other special rooms.

Total cleaning of isolation or contaminated areas. Total cleaning of discharge and transfer patient rooms.

General cleaning of non‑patient areas (offices, laboratories and classrooms):

Daily cleaning: dust‑mopping floors, trash removal, total restroom cleaning, and dusting of uncongested desks or bookshelves.

Twice a week: cleaning consists of damp mopping floors and/or vacuuming of carpeting or as needed.

Reports needed minor repairs of rooms (laboratories, offices, restrooms, furnishing and equipment, etc.).

Maintains equipment, supplies and materials by frequent cleaning, proper storage.

6 months of related housekeeping experience

Must be able to successfully complete in‑service orientation and continuing education training programs

Observes and practices standard precautions and hospital established safety regulations and procedures

Learns and practices aseptic cleaning techniques and isolation cleaning procedures

C‑I‑CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient‑experience and represents a framework for patient‑centered interactions. Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non‑discrimination in all its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Generally starting at $31.90 - $35.68 per hour. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.