Hospital Custodian*

San Bernardino County; Colton (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Differential pay for all hours worked

Protective equipment provided

Job summary

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) seeks Hospital Custodians to perform a broad range of custodial duties in an acute care hospital setting. Responsibilities include cleaning patient care areas, floors, rugs, and restrooms; handling medical waste; and maintaining hygiene and safety in units such as surgery and ICU.

ARMC emphasizes shift availability for day, swing, night, rotating, weekends, and holidays, with shift differentials and protective equipment provided.

Qualifications

• Must pass a background check, fingerprinting, and pre-employment physical and drug screening.
• Shift availability across day, swing, night, rotating, weekend, and holidays.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and move containers up to 80 pounds.
• Sponsorship for visa not available at time of application or in the future.
• There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the application and supplemental questionnaire.

Responsibilities

• Sweep and mop rooms, halls, and stairways; strip, wax, and buff floors.
• Vacuum and shampoo rugs and carpets; remove trash and dispose of biohazards and sharp materials.
• Clean and sanitize patient care areas and furnishings, including beds; restock and clean restrooms.

Job description

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is recruiting for Hospital Custodians who perform a variety of hospital custodial duties in an acute care hospital setting. Hospital Custodians sweep and mop rooms, halls, and stairways; strip, wax, and buff floors; vacuum and shampoo rugs and carpets; remove trash and dispose of biohazards and sharp materials; collects and moves medical waste; cleans and sanitizes surgery, burn and intensive care units using standard precautions; wipe down and disinfect patient care areas and furnishings including beds; and restock and clean restrooms using germicide solution.

Custodians assigned to ARMC Receive a differential for all hours worked as well as necessary protective equipment

Official Title: Custodian. For more detailed information, refer to the Healthcare Custodian job description.

ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Located on a beautiful 70-acre campus in Colton, California (50 miles east of Los Angeles), Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is a state-of-the-art, public/nonprofit, 456-bed, university affiliated teaching hospital licensed by the State of California Department of Public Health and accredited by The Joint Commission. The hospital houses a regional burn center serving four counties (San Bernardino, Riverside, Mono and Inyo), a comprehensive stroke center, level I trauma center and a freestanding in-patient behavioral health center. Additionally ARMC operates five community-based, primary care clinics and over 40 specialty care outpatient services. ARMC is the primary teaching hospital for the adjacently located California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM), the Inland Empire's newest medical school.

EXCELLENT BENEFITS & RETIREMENT!

To review job-specific benefits, refer to: Summary of Benefits and Memoranda of Understanding. The County also offers an alternative Modified Benefits Option (MBO) that provides a wage differential.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Pre-Employment Process: Incumbents must pass a background investigation, which includes fingerprinting, work history and education verification, as well as a job-related physical exam and drug screening.

Shift Availability: ARMC is a twenty-four-hour facility; some shifts include weekends and holidays. Applicants must indicate availability for day, swing, night, rotating, weekends, and holidays. Shift differentials are provided. Shift Differentials may apply.

Physical: This job may require frequent reaching, kneeling, lifting and carrying items weighing 10 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds, and the ability to move 80 pound containers.

Environment: Working conditions involve exposure to chemicals, infectious materials, heat, and odors.

Sponsorship: Please note San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

SHIFT AVAILABILITY

Must be available to work ALLSHIFTS (DAY, SWING, NIGHT, ROTATING, HOLIDAYS and WEEKEND). Indicate availability on the Supplemental Questionnaire. You will not proceed further in the examination process if all shifts are not selected.

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NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Examination Procedure

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire; therefore, it is to your advantage to provide as much relevant and detailed work experience as possible. Do not refer to a resume as it will not be reviewed.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation

If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of the recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans’ Preference

Eligible veterans and their spouses or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Policy.

For more important details, review the Applicant Information and County Employment Process.