Heavy Cleaner - Full Time - Evening

About the role

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

To maintain the facility in a sanitary, attractive and orderly condition.

Responsibilities

• Clean on a daily basis patient rooms, communicating in a courteous and friendly manner with patients while performing duties as follows:
  • High and low dusting of all vertical surfaces
  • Damp wiping of furniture
  • Restroom servicing
  • Remove refuse (Regulated and Medical Waste)
  • Dry and wet mopping of floors or vacuum
  • Spot clean walls if visibly soiled
  • Inspection/evaluation of work
• Perform discharge cleaning as per Housekeeping policy and procedure manual
• Perform daily cleaning procedures in support areas (e.g., corridors, utility rooms, pantries, nurses stations, treatment areas) according to patient room procedure
• Gather necessary supplies and equipment daily to perform assigned job functions and maintain equipment in an acceptable manner
• Ensure delivery of excellent customer service resulting in positive and improving patient satisfaction scores for department and Medical Center
• Perform floor burnishing
• Perform wall washing
• Perform moving of heavy and light equipment
• Perform cubicle curtain changing
• Perform window cleaning
• Perform carpet bonnet or extraction shampooing
• Perform upholstery cleaning techniques
• Strip and refinish floors
• Perform cycle cleaning of surgical suites as per Housekeeping policy and procedure manual
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs

Pay

Minimum rate of $17.24 per hour. The posted rate is a reasonable good‑faith estimate of the minimum base pay at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act. Final compensation may vary based on labor market data, years of relevant experience, education and certifications, demonstrated skills, geographic location, internal equity, and departmental budget or grant funding. Some positions may be eligible for shift differentials for evening, night, or weekend shifts, and/or performance‑based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement benefits

Benefits are offered for full‑time and part‑time (20+ hours/week) positions.