Support Aide

Category: Housekeeping / Environmental Services | Status: Full‑Time | Shift: Day | Facility: RWJ New Brunswick | Department: Environmental Services | Location: One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

About the role

As a Housekeeping Worker you will help create a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and team members. Your work supports infection prevention, patient safety, and the overall healthcare experience. Every room you prepare directly supports outstanding patient care.

Responsibilities

• Clean and disinfect patient rooms, bathrooms, operating rooms, and assigned hospital areas in a timely manner.
• Perform trash removal, sweeping, mopping, and other environmental services duties according to hospital policies.
• Understand and properly handle medical, hazardous, and pharmaceutical waste.
• Clean surgical equipment, surgical invasive areas, isolation areas, and off‑site campus areas as assigned.
• Maintain adequate stock of supplies and chemicals.
• Work independently while meeting department quality standards.
• Lift, pull, and push up to 50 pounds.
• Support Joint Commission and Department of Health compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Hospital housekeeping and floor‑care experience preferred.
• Ability to perform physically active work, including lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 50 pounds.
• Dependable, self‑motivated, and comfortable working independently.
• Strong attention to detail and consistent adherence to safety procedures.
• Experience working within Joint Commission and Department of Health standards is a plus.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and prescription drug insurance
• Dental and vision insurance
• Retirement plans
• Short & long term disability
• Life & accidental death insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health care/dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Wellness programs
• Voluntary benefits (e.g., pet insurance)
• Discounts through partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more

Pay

$16.56 per hour (hourly wage range for New Jersey positions).

Schedule

Full‑time position scheduled from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with rotating weekends and holidays.