Janitor (Night Shift)

Sonoma Valley Hospital•Sonoma, CA

19d

About The Position

The Janitor manages waste streams, including trash, soiled linen, biohazard waste, recycling, cardboard, pharmaceutical waste, and other materials. The role performs scheduled housekeeping duties such as cleaning and disinfection, waste removal, linen management, and floor care in assigned hospital areas. It helps protect patients, staff, and visitors by cleaning and disinfecting clinical and non-clinical areas in the hospital and off-site facilities. The position requires physical dexterity, appropriate body mechanics, stamina, flexibility as priorities change, dedication, and attention to detail to meet infection-prevention standards. The Janitor uses EVS equipment and cleaning chemicals appropriately, follows department procedures and regulatory requirements, and documents assigned work. The role also supports linen and supply distribution, maintains assigned housekeeping and waste areas, and performs additional duties as requested.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Ability to read English written instructions, labels, training materials, and checklists, and to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
Strong interpersonal skills to work professionally with coworkers across departments and communicate with patients and visitors.
DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation Certification (OSHA 49 CFR 172.700) required within 90 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

Housekeeping or janitorial experience in a medical or hotel setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Transport and dispose of trash, recycling, cardboard, biohazard waste, pharmaceutical waste, sharps containers, confidential materials, and other items from their origin to designated disposal locations.
Remove soiled linen from clinical units and transport it to the soiled linen utility room.
Remove cardboard and operate the cardboard baler; shift bales to pallets with another person.
Transport and label hazardous materials and place them in designated disposal locations according to policies, procedures, and training.
Respond to hazardous-material spills as part of the Code Orange response team, transporting cleanup materials in accordance with SDS guidelines, hospital policy, and training.
Unload clean linen, mops, and rags to shelving; stock linen and cleaning supplies in clinical units, housekeeping closets, and supply rooms according to assigned par requirements.
Perform UV robot disinfection in operating rooms, ICU discharge areas, isolation rooms, and inpatient units according to the robot’s standard operating procedures.
Use EVS equipment and cleaning chemicals appropriately, including mops, brooms, vacuums, wall-washing tools, compactors, cardboard balers, and disinfection robots.
Maintain the cleanliness of the loading dock, biohazard areas, soiled linen rooms, and cages; store delivered EVS products in bulk storage.
Clean and stock the housekeeping cart at the end of the shift.
Document linen distribution and work performed using shift checklists, discharge checklists, and terminal-clean records.
Clean and disinfect surfaces and equipment in patient rooms, clinical units, procedure areas, surgical suites, common areas, and restrooms.
Meet target cleaning times for discharge rooms and daily workflow in the assigned unit while complying with infection-prevention, EVS, and regulatory requirements.
Perform terminal cleaning of operating rooms following emergency surgeries and set up or store specialty surgery tables and other equipment as needed.
Clean isolation rooms and other clinical areas, and safely clean biohazard spills according to training, policies, procedures, and regulations.
Use and dispose of personal protective equipment appropriately in areas requiring standard or specific PPE.
Perform other duties as requested, including training new staff, changing cubicle curtains, washing trash or recycling cans, setting up and cleaning meeting spaces, and reporting safety or repair concerns to the EVS Manager or Lead Housekeeper.