Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Heavy Cleaner maintains the facility in a sanitary, attractive and orderly condition.

A day in the life of a Heavy Cleaner at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Clean on a daily basis, patient rooms, communicating in a courteous and friendly manner with patients while performing duties as follows:
  • hi and low dusting of all vertical surfaces
  • damp wiping of furniture
  • restroom servicing
  • remove refuse (Regulated and Medical Waste)
  • dry and wet mopping of floors or vacuum
  • spot cleans walls if visibly soiled
  • inspection/evaluation of work
• Performs discharge cleaning as per Housekeeping policy and procedure manual.
• Performs daily cleaning procedures in support areas e.g. corridors, utility rooms, pantries, nurses stations, treatment areas according to patient room procedure noted above.
• Gather on a daily basis, necessary supplies and equipment to perform job functions assigned and maintain equipment in an acceptable manner.
• Ensures delivery of excellent customer service resulting in positive and improving patient satisfaction scores for department and Medical Center.
• Perform floor burnishing of floors
• Perform wall washing
• Perform moving of heavy & light equipment
• Perform cubical curtain changing
• Perform window cleaning
• Perform carpet bonnet or extraction shampooing
• Perform upholstery cleaning techniques
• Strip and refinish floors 
• Perform cycle cleaning of surgical suites as per Housekeeping policy and procedure manual 
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.