Hospital Environmental Services Specialist

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

Job summary

University of Southern California's Keck Hospital of USC is seeking a housekeeping professional to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors through disciplined cleaning routines.

You will perform duties including cleaning, waste disposal, infection control, restroom sanitation, and reporting repairs, while upholding USC's mission and teamwork values. The role requires basic English and a customer-service mindset.

Qualifications

• Req 6 - 12 months Customer Service experience in a team-oriented, high-volume, fast-paced, guest-centric environment.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Practice 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 replenishes 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.

Skills

Customer service experience

Healthcare housekeeping

Reading and writing English

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

University of Southern California's Keck Hospital of USC is seeking a housekeeping professional to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors through disciplined cleaning routines.

You will perform duties including cleaning, waste disposal, infection control, restroom sanitation, and reporting repairs, while upholding USC's mission and teamwork values. The role requires basic English and a customer-service mindset.