Environmental and Linen Services Technician

Essentia Health•Grand Rapids, MN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Environmental Services Technician is responsible for maintaining cleanliness and sanitation throughout the facility, including the Emergency Department, Med / Surg, restricted areas, the skilled nursing facility, occupied and unoccupied patient and resident rooms, lab and radiology, offices, storage areas, and the detached Comstock Court building. Responsibilities include cleaning and disinfecting fixtures, furniture, equipment exteriors, high‑touch surfaces, and bathrooms, as well as servicing lobbies, waiting rooms, the gift shop, and on‑call sleep rooms. Floor care is required in all assigned areas and includes mopping, vacuuming, spot cleaning, and carpet and upholstery extraction. Additional tasks may be delegated at the discretion of leadership. Linen Services Technician responsibilities include sorting, weighing, washing, drying, folding, and organizing facility laundry using commercial‑grade equipment. The technician distributes clean linens throughout the facility to keep all departments properly stocked. Duties also include operating, cleaning, and maintaining laundry machinery and ensuring the linen services work area remains clean, safe, and well‑organized. The technician performs both routine and terminal cleaning, including operating room terminal cleans and patient room turnovers, while also completing waste removal, restocking supplies, and supporting a safe, sanitary, and orderly environment in all clinical and non‑clinical areas. The candidate should expect to come into contact with infectious, regulated, medical, and hazardous waste. During the course of these responsibilities, the technician may come into contact with individuals of any age or condition.

Requirements

Will work as a dual employee covering shifts in the Laundry Department and Environmental Services, as needed.

Responsibilities

Maintaining cleanliness and sanitation throughout the facility, including patient rooms, labs, offices, and common areas.
Cleaning and disinfecting fixtures, furniture, equipment exteriors, high-touch surfaces, and bathrooms.
Performing floor care, including mopping, vacuuming, spot cleaning, and carpet/upholstery extraction.
Sorting, weighing, washing, drying, folding, and organizing facility laundry.
Distributing clean linens throughout the facility.
Operating, cleaning, and maintaining laundry machinery.
Performing routine and terminal cleaning, including operating room terminal cleans and patient room turnovers.
Completing waste removal and restocking supplies.
Supporting a safe, sanitary, and orderly environment in all clinical and non-clinical areas.