The role includes cleaning isolation rooms, performing high- and low-level dusting, maintaining floors through sweeping, stripping, and waxing, and properly handling and storing cleaning chemicals and supplies. The Custodian plays an important role in supporting a safe and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff while adhering to UCLA Health's infection prevention, safety, and cleanliness standards.
Salary Range: $26.69-34.50/hr
Ability to interact professionally and respectfully with patients, customers, coworkers, and other members of the healthcare team while providing excellent customer service.
Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively as part of a team.
Ability to safely and effectively operate a variety of custodial and housekeeping equipment, including vacuum cleaners, floor machines, carpet extractors, auto scrubbers, and pressure or steam cleaning equipment.
Ability to organize, prioritize, and complete multiple tasks efficiently while meeting established deadlines.
Ability to read, write, understand, and communicate effectively in English.
Demonstrated initiative and ability to follow through on assigned responsibilities with minimal supervision.
Ability to work effectively within defined timeframes and established procedures.
Strong listening, verbal communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to exercise tact and professionalism when providing direction or working with coworkers.
Ability to frequently bend at the waist while standing.
Ability to frequently lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.
Ability to frequently stoop, squat, bend, and twist.
Ability to frequently move the neck forward and backward as required to perform job duties.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods while performing custodial duties.
Ability to perform the physical requirements of the position safely and effectively.
For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.
Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.
Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.
