About this role
Location: Clearlake Regional Medical Pay Rate: Hourly - Hourly Plan, 14.00 USD Hourly Work Shift: Morning Shift (United States of America) Job Description
Responsibilities Trash Technician
• Wage: $14/hour • Full-time and part-time positions available • Day/Evening/Night shifts available • Background check, drug screen, and proof of employment eligibility required
We’re looking for friendly, compassionate, team players to join our housekeeping team!
Provide a superior level of cleaning quality in a hospital environment. Create a safe, clean, and comfortable environment where patients can heal.
Responsibilities
• Waste Collection & Segregation: Systematically collect and transport routine refuse, recyclables, chemical waste, and regulated medical waste (biohazards) from patient rooms, surgical suites, and staff areas while strictly adhering to segregation standards. • Infection Control & Safety Compliance: Ensure biohazardous materials, sharps containers, and infectious waste are handled, sealed, and disposed of according to hospital policies, OSHA, and EPA safety protocols to prevent contamination. • Equipment & Storage Maintenance: Safely operate heavy waste-handling equipment (such as trash compactors, biohazard bins) and routinely clean and sanitize waste storage rooms and containers. • Hazard Identification & Reporting: Actively inspect waste containment areas for leaks, overfilling, or safety hazards, and report facility repair needs or protocol violations to supervisors
Qualifications
• Must be at least 18 years old • Communicate effectively in English and work well in a team environment
• Must practice good personal hygiene, be neatly groomed, and be in uniform • Preferred: Housekeeping experience (cleaning, environmental services, custodian, janitorial, room attendant, floor care technician, hotel operations, healthcare)
Physical Requirements
• Standing, walking, squatting, bending, twisting, kneeling, and reaching continuously throughout a shift. • Pushing, pulling, and lifting furniture and equipment (25 – 100 lb.) frequently • Pushing and pulling carts or equipment (over 100 lb.) on tile and carpeted floors continuously throughout a shift • Must handle chemicals including bleach, wax, and disinfectants • Must be able to operate equipment necessary to perform essential functions of the job
Benefits
We offer flexible schedules, excellent training, competitive wages, work-life balance, job satisfaction, and promotion opportunities.
• Paid Time Off • Medical • Dental • 401K • Short Term Disability • Voluntary Life • Safety Incentive Program
Important to Know
• Applicants must pass a background check, drug screen, and provide proof of employment eligibility in the U.S. • Many healthcare facilities require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved exemption in place. • Veterans and candidates with military experience are encouraged to apply. • HHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to workplace diversity and inclusion.