Housekeeper

Job Title: Housekeeper – 1st and 2nd Shift (Hospital Environment)

Job Description

This role provides essential housekeeping services in a hospital environment on the 1st or 2nd shift. You help maintain a clean, safe, and orderly setting for patients, visitors, and staff by cleaning patient rooms and common areas, changing linens, and sanitizing surfaces. The position requires consistent attention to detail, strong customer service, and the ability to walk throughout a large facility while working efficiently on a set number of rooms each shift.

Responsibilities

• Perform light cleaning duties to maintain patient rooms, halls, and other areas in a clean, safe, and orderly condition.
• Provide quality customer service by giving one-on-one attention to detail and responding courteously to patients, visitors, and staff.
• Sweep, scrub, mop, and polish floors in patient rooms and common areas.
• Vacuum carpets, rugs, and draperies to maintain a neat and hygienic environment.
• Shampoo carpets, rugs, and upholstery as needed to ensure cleanliness and appearance.
• Dust and polish furniture and fittings to keep surfaces free of dust and debris.
• Clean metal fixtures and fittings to maintain a sanitary and polished appearance.
• Empty and clean trash containers, and dispose of waste in a sanitary and compliant manner.
• Clean wash basins, mirrors, tubs, and glass surfaces to hospital standards.
• Make beds and change linens as required, ensuring fresh and properly made beds for patients.
• Realign furniture and amenities in patient rooms according to prescribed layouts.
• Sanitize patient rooms thoroughly, including high-touch surfaces, to support infection control.
• Clean 8–12 patient rooms per shift, spending approximately 30 minutes per room while maintaining quality standards.
• Respond promptly to guest and patient queries and requests related to housekeeping needs.
• Respond to calls for housekeeping issues such as spills, broken glass, or other immediate cleaning needs.
• Support floor care activities as needed, including mopping, sweeping, and other floor technician tasks.
• Coordinate with food service and environmental services teams as needed to support overall cleanliness and service.
• Contribute to team efforts by collaborating with fellow associates and demonstrating professionalism at all times.
• Perform other related housekeeping duties as assigned to support hospital operations.

Essential Skills

• Experience with housekeeping, cleaning, janitorial, custodial, or environmental services duties.
• Ability to perform sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, scrubbing, polishing, and general floor care tasks.
• Demonstrated skill in sanitizing rooms, surfaces, and equipment to maintain a hygienic environment.
• Ability to make beds and change bedding efficiently and accurately.
• Strong customer service skills and comfort working around patients, visitors, and staff in a hospital environment.
• Capability to walk long distances throughout a large hospital for the duration of the shift.
• Ability to manage time effectively, including cleaning approximately 8–12 rooms per shift within about 30 minutes per room.
• Willingness and availability to work the 2nd shift (3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday and every other weekend.
• Reliability in following schedules that include two weekends per month.
• Professionalism in interactions with customers, fellow associates, and other departments.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working in a hospital, healthcare facility, hotel, or similar environment is helpful.
• Environmental services (EVS), floor technician work, or food service support is an advantage.
• Flexibility to work either full-time or part-time, depending on scheduling needs.
• Comfort adjusting to rotating schedules where one weekend is scheduled off within a two-week period.
• Ability to adapt to different room layouts and cleaning requirements across various hospital units.

Why Work Here?

You join a team that values cleanliness, safety, and patient comfort as core parts of quality care. Scheduling options offer a mix of weekday and weekend time off, and there is flexibility for part-time arrangements when appropriate. Leadership respects the importance of weekends and strives to balance operational needs with associates’ personal time. You work in a professional, team-oriented environment where your contribution directly supports the well-being of patients and their families.

Work Environment

This position is based in a hospital setting, working primarily on patient rooms throughout the entire shift. You work the 2nd shift from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and you will work two weekends per month, with scheduling designed so that you have at least one weekend off in each two-week period. There is potential flexibility for part-time arrangements and for associates who prefer to work both weekends in exchange for additional weekdays off. The hospital is large, and you can expect to walk significant distances between rooms and units. You will use standard housekeeping and janitorial equipment and supplies, including mops, brooms, vacuums, floor polishers, and cleaning and sanitizing agents, while following hospital cleanliness and safety standards. Dress typically aligns with professional housekeeping or environmental services attire appropriate for a healthcare environment, with any required protective equipment provided according to hospital policy

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Wichita, KS.

The pay range for this position is $15.00 - $15.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Wichita,KS.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 30, 2026.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.