Housekeepers 3rd Shift

Job Title: Housekeeper 3rd Shift (Hospital Facility)

Job Description

This role supports the housekeeping department in a large hospital facility in Washington, DC, providing essential cleaning and environmental services during the 3rd shift. You will help maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff by performing a wide range of housekeeping duties in a fast-paced healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive cleaning support throughout the hospital, including patient rooms, discharge rooms, hallways, bathrooms, offices, and common areas.

• Change linens and make beds according to hospital standards and infection-control procedures.

• Dust, sanitize, sweep, mop, and vacuum floors and surfaces to maintain a clean and safe environment.

• Pull and properly dispose of trash and waste from patient rooms, offices, and common areas.

• Sanitize high-touch surfaces and equipment to support infection prevention and control protocols.

• Perform general floor care duties, including mopping and, when needed, assisting with buffing and other floor maintenance tasks.

• Respond promptly to cleaning requests and support the needs of the housekeeping team and hospital staff.

• Deliver friendly, professional customer service to patients, visitors, and staff, maintaining a courteous and respectful demeanor.

• Communicate effectively with coworkers and supervisors to coordinate tasks and ensure coverage of assigned areas.

• Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, meeting time expectations such as cleaning rooms within 3045 minutes and achieving hallway cleanliness goals.

• Remain flexible and willing to perform any housekeeping tasks required to support the team and the facility.

• Follow all hospital policies, safety guidelines, and environmental services procedures while on duty.

Essential Skills

• At least 1 year of housekeeping work experience, preferably in a similar environment.

• Demonstrated janitorial or housekeeper experience, including cleaning, sweeping, dusting, mopping, and general custodial duties.

• Strong customer service experience with a customer serviceoriented mindset.

• Excellent communication skills to interact effectively with coworkers, patients, visitors, and supervisors.

• Ability to work successfully in a fast-paced environment with defined time expectations for cleaning rooms and hallways.

• Comfort working in a hospital environment, including exposure to medical situations, equipment, and smells.

• Ability to sanitize and maintain cleanliness in patient rooms, hallways, bathrooms, offices, and common areas.

• Reliability, strong work ethic, and a positive attitude that supports team goals and department culture.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in environmental services (EVS) or hospital housekeeping is highly beneficial.

• Experience in hospitality, home care, or general labor roles involving cleaning and customer service.

• Experience with floor care, including buffing and other floor maintenance tasks, is preferred but not required.

• Prior custodial or janitorial experience in a fast-paced setting.

• Ability to adapt to varying tasks and priorities throughout the shift.

• No specific licenses, certifications, or DOT requirements are needed for this role.

Why Work Here?

This contract-to-hire opportunity offers a clear path to permanent employment with a hospital for individuals who demonstrate strong attendance, performance, and a positive attitude. You will work in a supportive team environment where your contributions directly impact the comfort and safety of patients and staff. The role provides stability, the chance to grow your experience in healthcare housekeeping, and the opportunity to build a long-term career in a respected facility.

Work Environment

This position operates on the 3rd shift from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., with two openings available. The schedule includes days off every other weekend, providing regular time for rest and personal commitments. You will work inside a large hospital facility, which means exposure to medical environments, equipment, and smells that may be sensitive for some individuals. The pace is fast, with expectations to clean each room within approximately 3045 minutes and to meet cleanliness goals for assigned hallways. The work involves frequent standing, walking, bending, and handling of cleaning tools and equipment such as mops, vacuums, and floor-care machines. The environment is team-oriented, with close coordination among housekeeping and environmental services staff to maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Washington, DC.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $17.50 - $17.50/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable 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)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Washington,DC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 15, 2026.

About Aerotek

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 meets 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 solving for 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.

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.

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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.

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