Housekeeping Attendant

Kaiser Permanente; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente's OC Irvine Medical Center is seeking an Environmental Services worker to maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe hospital environment. Under supervision, you will clean rooms, equipment, and common areas, handle waste per policy, and coordinate with other departments to support operations.

The role emphasizes adherence to policies, safety, and quality standards, with on-call availability and evenings as scheduled. Previous hospital experience preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• This role requires ability to communicate and follow directions in English.
• Moderate to heavy lifting ability is required.

Responsibilities

• Cleans equipment, surgical areas, storage areas, furniture & beds
• Cleans spills & flooded areas
• Deep cleans, sanitizes rooms, mattresses, vents, & bathrooms
• Operates electrical cleaning equipment
• Strips, cleans, & polishes floor & wall surfaces; vacuum carpets
• Dilutes cleaning solutions
• Collects & disposes of waste including bio-hazardous medical waste according to Policies & Procedures
• Coordinates housekeeping functions with other departments
• May perform other duties as required

Skills

English communication

Lifting ability

Education

HS Diploma/GED

Job description

Job Summary

Under general supervision, cleans & maintains assigned areas & performs a variety of environmental service duties in & around the medical center in order to maintain a neat, orderly, sanitary, & safe environment.

Essential Responsibilities

This description is for recruitment posting purposes only. It has not received full HR review and approval.

• Upholds KPs Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities & applicable state, federal & local laws
• Cleans equipment, surgical areas, storage areas, furniture & beds
• Cleans spills & flooded areas
• Operates electrical cleaning equipment
• Strips, cleans, & polishes floor & wall surfaces vacuum carpet areas
• Dilutes cleaning solutions
• Collects & disposes of waste including bio-hazardous medical waste according to Policies & Procedures, ensures bio-hazardous waste is stored & locked in approved areas
• Coordinates housekeeping functions w/ other departments
• May perform other duties as required

Job Summary

Under general supervision, cleans & maintains assigned areas & performs a variety of environmental service duties in & around the medical center in order to maintain a neat, orderly, sanitary, & safe environment.

Essential Responsibilities

This description is for recruitment posting purposes only. It has not received full HR review and approval.

• Upholds KPs Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities & applicable state, federal & local laws
• Cleans equipment, surgical areas, storage areas, furniture & beds
• Cleans spills & flooded areas
• Deep cleans, sanitizes rooms, mattresses, vents, & bathrooms
• Operates electrical cleaning equipment
• Strips, cleans, & polishes floor & wall surfaces vacuum carpet areas
• Dilutes cleaning solutions
• Collects & disposes of waste including bio-hazardous medical waste according to Policies & Procedures, ensures bio-hazardous waste is stored & locked in approved areas
• Coordinates housekeeping functions w/ other departments
• May perform other duties as required

Basic Qualifications:

N/A

• Ability to communicate & follow directions in English
• Moderate to heavy lifting ability required

Education

N/A

• N/A

License, Certification, Registration

N/A

• N/A

Preferred Qualifications:

• - One (1) year of experience in environmental services department in an acute care setting preferred
• - Experience within Environmental Services in a Medical Center environment preferred
• - HS Diploma/GED preferred

Notes

• This is an on call position, days and hours may vary

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

Job Duties

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.
• Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.
• Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

Primary Location:

California,Irvine,Orange Co Irvine Medical Center

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

1

Shift:

Evening

Workdays:

Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat

Working Hours Start:

03:00 PM

Working Hours End:

11:30 PM

Job Schedule:

Call-in/On-Call

Job Type:

Standard

Worker Location:

Onsite

Employee Status:

Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation:

B01|SEIU|Local 399

Job Level:

Entry Level

Department:

OC Irvine Medical Center - Environmental Svcs - 0801

Pay Range:

$26.62 - $29.5 / hour

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Travel:

No

Work Setting:

Onsite

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.