Environmental Services Worker - EVS- Full Time 8 Hour Evening (Union)(Non-Exempt)

University of Southern California; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Keck Hospital of USC is seeking diligent housekeeping staff to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors. You will follow department policies, handle waste disposal, and support infection control initiatives across all areas of the facility.

The role requires reliable team collaboration, attention to detail, and adherence to hospital procedures. Training and orientation are provided, and you will contribute to the hospital’s mission of exceptional care.

Qualifications

• 6–12 months customer service experience in a fast-paced, guest-centric environment.
• 6–12 months healthcare housekeeping, hotel, or hospitality experience.
• Ability to read and write basic English.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service behavior.
• Able to function independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintains established cleanliness, orderliness, and safety standards.
• Complies with patient room cleaning policies.
• Disposes of waste and supplies per hospital policy.
• Practices infection control standards and requirements.
• Scrubs, refinishes, burnishes, and cleans carpets and chairs.
• Dusts, mops, and cleans areas across the facility.
• Performs high and low dusting on surfaces.
• Observes and reports items in need of repair.
• Cleans and disinfects all fixtures in all areas.
• Replenishes restroom supplies in public and patient areas.
• Replaces sharps and waste containers as required.
• Documents completed tasks accurately.
• Supports USC University Hospital mission.
• Attends required orientation and training seminars.
• Maintains respectful, team-oriented interactions with patients and staff.
• Performs any additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer Service

Healthcare Housekeeping

Reading and Writing English

Customer Service Mindset

Team Player

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

To maintain a clean, attractive, and safe hospital environment for patients, staff, and visitors through a systematic application of cleaning procedures.

Essential Duties

• Maintains established orderliness, cleaning, and safety standards set by the department.
• Complies with proper patient room cleaning policies.
• Properly dispose of: * Trash * Empty Container * Packing Boxes * Biohazard / Medical Waste * HIPAA Information * Biohazard * Pharmaceutical * Batteries * And any other hospital-generated waste
• Practices Infection Control Standards/Requirements
• Scrubs, refinishes, burnishes, and cleans carpets/chairs in public, ancillary, patient, surgical, and office areas of the facility
• Dusts, mops, and cleans public, ancillary, patient, surgical, and office areas of the facility
• Completes high and low dusting on vertical and horizontal surfaces following departmental procedures
• Observes and reports items and equipment in need of repair to appropriate person.
• Cleans and disinfects all fixtures in public, ancillary, patient, surgical, and office areas of the facility
• According to Department policy cleans, disinfects, and replenish supplies in restrooms in both public and patient areas
• Removes and replaces sharps containers, pharmaceutical, and biohazardous containers according to hospital policy
• Responsible for documenting performed tasks
• Demonstrates behavior that supports the USC University Hospital mission
• Attends required Orientation and Training Seminars
• Demonstrates respect and positive interpersonal skills with patients, clients, the public, managers, co-workers - a team player
• Any additional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Req 6 - 12 months Customer Service experience in a team-oriented, high-volume, fast-paced, guest-centric environment OR
• Req 6 - 12 months Healthcare Housekeeping, Hotel, or Hospitality experience
• Req Ability to read and write Basic English.
• Req Demonstrate excellent customer service behavior.
• Req Able to function independently and as a member of a team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pref High School or equivalent

Required Licenses/Certifications

• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

Keck Hospital of USC

Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital, provides exceptional and innovative care for complex medical and surgical conditions across a wide range of specialties. The hospital's world-renowned physicians deliver compassionate, customized, patient-centered care and treat the most acutely ill patients with highly innovative techniques and treatment plans. As a leading academic medical center, hundreds of clinical trials are currently taking place at Keck Hospital and its affiliated research institutions, giving patients access to novel and promising therapies that are generally not available elsewhere. Every day at Keck Hospital, physicians, nurses and staff go beyond the science of exceptional medicine to bring patients breakthroughs in the art of caring. Join this world-class team providing highly specialized care, up-to-the-minute research, and innovative clinical trials.

The hourly rate range for this position is $21.84 - $34.48. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Job ID REQ20181928

Posted Date 11/06/2026