Environmental Aide Hospital

Riverside Hospital • Williamsburg, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Aide performs housekeeping and cleaning in accordance with state, regulatory agency, facility, RHS Infection Control, and Environmental Services requirements and policies. The role helps maintain a neat, clean, and safe work environment, ensures cleaning supplies are available, and assists team members with moving equipment and beds.

The aide cleans assigned hospital areas, including patient rooms, bathrooms, corridors, public areas, elevators, nurses’ stations, laboratories, lounges, and locker rooms. Duties include sweeping, washing, mopping, dusting, disinfecting, sanitizing, and removing trash. The aide selects appropriate cleaners for each task and safely labels and stores chemicals. Responsibilities also include restocking supplies, cleaning carts daily, and terminally cleaning assigned areas in accordance with RHS policies.

The position requires consistent compliance with RHS, DNV, state, regulatory, National Patient Safety Goals, and infection-control standards. The aide follows safe body mechanics, hazardous-material handling, and universal-precaution practices, and completes scheduled cleaning assignments in a timely and thorough manner while maintaining quality and cleanliness.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year of housekeeping or environmental services experience in a healthcare setting.
• Certified Auto External Defibrillator (AED) certification through the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute.

Responsibilities

• Clean assigned areas, including patient rooms, bathrooms, corridors, public areas, elevators, nurses’ stations, laboratories, lounges, and locker rooms, using appropriate housekeeping methods.
• Use the correct cleaners for each task and label and store chemicals safely and properly.
• Restock supplies, clean carts daily, and maintain adequate supplies of paper goods, soaps, chemicals, and reusable goods in assigned areas.
• Terminally clean assigned areas and keep them clean in accordance with RHS policies.
• Maintain a safe patient-care and work environment by complying with RHS, DNV, state, regulatory, and National Patient Safety Goals requirements.
• Follow proper body mechanics, hazardous-material handling, and universal precautions to prevent accidents and injuries.
• Perform cleaning duties—including dusting, cleaning, sanitizing, and trash removal—in a timely, safe, and thorough manner in compliance with infection-control standards.
• Clean areas according to schedules and departmental policies, and monitor assigned areas to maintain cleanliness and quality.
• Assist team members with moving equipment and beds.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED