EVS Housekeeping

Job Title: 1st shift EVS Housekeeping

Job Description

The EVS Housekeeping professional ensures a clean, safe, and sanitary environment throughout the healthcare facility by performing routine, terminal, and isolation cleaning in patient care areas, clinical spaces, and public areas. This role includes high and low dusting, cleaning walls, ceilings, vents, and lighting, maintaining restroom facilities, and providing comprehensive floor care. The position also involves removing and transporting trash and medical infectious waste, moving furniture and equipment, and maintaining cleanliness in areas such as emergency rooms, operating rooms, offices, public restrooms, clinics, nurses’ stations, and exam rooms.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine, terminal, and isolation cleaning in accordance with established healthcare cleaning protocols and infection control standards.
• Complete high and low dusting, including walls, ceilings, vents, light fixtures, and other environmental surfaces.
• Clean and disinfect restroom facilities, including toilets, sinks, showers, and associated fixtures, ensuring they remain sanitary and well-stocked.
• Provide floor care services such as sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, buffing, and vacuuming in patient rooms, corridors, and common areas.
• Remove, handle, and transport regular trash and medical infectious waste safely and in compliance with facility procedures.
• Move furniture, equipment, and other items as needed to support cleaning tasks and room setup or turnover.
• Clean and maintain a variety of areas including emergency rooms, operating rooms, offices, public bathrooms, clinics, nurses’ stations, exam rooms, and other assigned spaces.
• Use appropriate cleaning agents, tools, and equipment such as buffers, scrubbers, vacuums, and mops in a safe and effective manner.
• Frequently push, pull, and transport heavy objects, equipment, and furniture to facilitate thorough cleaning.
• Perform continuous physical position changes, including standing, bending, kneeling, and stooping, to access and clean all environmental surfaces.
• Climb stepladders when necessary to clean light fixtures, vents, windows, and cubicle drapes.
• Clean hard-to-reach areas such as bathtubs, shower stalls, plumbing fixtures, stairs, baseboards, furniture legs, and wheels of furniture.
• Wring out wet mops and remove trash from containers, ensuring proper disposal and cleanliness of receptacles.
• Carry out constant repetitive hand and arm motions to damp wipe surfaces, run buffers and scrubbers, vacuum, and mop floors.
• Work in close proximity to patients and hospital staff, maintaining a professional and respectful demeanor at all times.
• Follow all safety, infection control, and environmental services policies and procedures to minimize risk of exposure and maintain a safe environment.
• Adhere to facility standards for reliability and consistency by maintaining stable employment patterns and fulfilling scheduled shifts.

Essential Skills

• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds safely and repeatedly throughout the workday.
• Ability to stand for up to 8 hours per shift while performing cleaning and environmental services tasks.
• Ability to read, write, speak, hear, and comprehend English to follow instructions, safety protocols, and communicate with staff.
• Stable work history, with the ability to hold jobs for at least 6 months at a time.
• Preferred minimum of six months of cleaning or housekeeping experience in roles such as housekeeper, janitor, environmental services worker, caregiver, or custodian.
• Capability to perform frequent pushing, pulling, and transporting of heavy objects, equipment, and furniture.
• Comfort working with and near patients and hospital staff in a healthcare environment.
• Ability to work safely with frequent exposure to medical infectious waste and occasional exposure to exposed patient body parts.
• Capacity to perform frequent kneeling, stooping, and continuous physical position changes to clean varied surfaces and spaces.
• Ability to carry out constant repetitive hand and arm motions for damp wiping, buffing, scrubbing, vacuuming, and mopping.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience in healthcare environmental services or hospital housekeeping is highly beneficial.
• Background in roles such as housekeeper, janitor, caregiver, custodian, or environmental services staff is preferred.
• Familiarity with infection control practices and safe handling of medical infectious waste is an advantage.
• Comfort using cleaning equipment such as floor buffers, scrubbers, vacuums, and mops.
• Ability to follow detailed procedures and maintain high standards of cleanliness and sanitation.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to providing a clean and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

Why Work Here?

Employees benefit from long-term contract opportunities rather than short-term temporary assignments, providing stability and continuity in their careers. Annual performance-based raises reward consistent effort and high-quality work. Team members contribute to a growing healthcare organization that is expanding its facilities, creating ongoing opportunities for professional growth and advancement. Holiday pay and a structured PTO program support work-life balance, with increasing PTO accrual after one year and additional hours after two years, reflecting the value placed on employee tenure and dedication.

Work Environment

This role is based in a hospital setting in Kenosha, WI, working within medical centers that include patient care areas, clinical spaces, and public zones. The work environment involves regular interaction with patients, nurses, physicians, and other hospital staff, requiring professionalism and respect. The position includes frequent exposure to medical infectious waste, making adherence to safety and infection control procedures essential. Work is physically demanding, with frequent pushing, pulling, and transporting of heavy equipment and furniture, continuous changes in body position, and regular kneeling and stooping to clean surfaces such as bathtubs, shower stalls, stairs, baseboards, and furniture components. Employees occasionally climb stepladders to clean vents, light fixtures, windows, and drapes, and perform constant repetitive hand and arm motions for wiping, buffing, scrubbing, vacuuming, and mopping. The environment is fast-paced and patient-focused, requiring reliable attendance and the ability to remain on one’s feet for extended periods while maintaining high standards of cleanliness and safety.

This is a Contract position based out of Pleasant Prairie, WI.

The pay range for this position is $15.50 - $17.00/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 Pleasant Prairie,WI.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 4, 2026.

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.