Senior Custodian - Santa Monica Hospital

General Information

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Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule 3:30pm - 12:00am will work every other weekend Posted Date 09/11/2025 Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration indefinite Job # 26526

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

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Description:

Is under the supervision of a custodial supervisor. Cleans assigned area/s, patient rooms, nursing stations, ancillary rooms, exam rooms, procedure rooms, conference rooms, offices, hallways, corridors, public areas, etc. Operates vacuum cleaners, buffers, wall washing machines, shampoo machines and floor machines. Sweeps, strips and waxes floors. Performs isolation room cleaning. Performs high and low dusting. Cleans vertical and horizontal surfaces using approved cleaning solutions. Must be able to work weekends and holidays. Knowledge in the correct use and storage of disinfectants, cleaning solutions, soaps, detergents and floor waxes preferred. Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Job Qualifications

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Qualifications:

Demonstrated interpersonal skill to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with peers and staff. Reading skill to understand procedures, memos, labels, directions, forms and signs. Writing skill to maintain accurate legible records and logs. Physical ability to stand, bend, stoop, reach and climb stairs and ladders for long periods of times. Physical ability to lift equipment weighing up to 50 lbs. Physical ability to push and pull mops, brooms, carts, vacuum cleaners and other power equipment. Ability to complete assignments despite frequent interruptions. Prior hospital or hotel experience preferred. Preferred: Two to three years of housekeeping experience in a healthcare setting and/or L.A. Unified School District Janitorial Services certification preferred.


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Questions:

Do you have the reading skill to understand procedures, memos, labels, directions, forms and signs?

Are you able to stand, bend, stoop, reach and climb stairs and ladders for long periods of times?

Are you able to lift equipment weighing up to 50 lbs?  

Are you able to push and pull mops, brooms, carts, vacuum cleaners and other power equipment?