Environmental Attendant - Lead

Luminis Health • Lanham, MD

23h • $17 - $20

About The Position

The Environmental Attendant - Lead maintains a clean and sanitary hospital environment by disinfecting surfaces and organizing areas to create an attractive, customer-focused, and friendly atmosphere. The role supports and oversees Environmental Services (ES) attendants, helps ensure patient areas are consistently clean and ready for regulatory inspections, and serves as a liaison between nursing staff and ES attendants. The lead also provides supervision in the absence of the ES Supervisor and management staff.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent certificate within one year of hire.
• Ability to read and follow oral and written instructions.
• Professional manner that supports positive interactions with patients, visitors, staff, and coworkers.
• Ability to perform work with heavy physical demands.
• Ability to work in an environment with expected exposure to blood-borne pathogens.

Responsibilities

• Assist ES attendants with daily assignments, including assigning critical tasks that affect patient care.
• Oversee ES attendants on assigned floors and ensure assignments, tasks, and responsibilities are completed consistently.
• Monitor ES staff interactions with patients and the delivery of customer service.
• Verify scheduled staff have reported for duty and adjust staffing patterns as needed.
• Monitor assigned patient areas for cleanliness and continual readiness for regulatory inspections.
• Conduct patient rounds and other quality studies regularly.
• Interact professionally with patients and model customer service for ES staff.
• Respond immediately to patient and nursing requests and act as a liaison between nursing and ES attendants.
• Operate a Spectralink phone efficiently.
• Ensure all floors have adequate cleaning supplies.
• Generate required computer reports and documents as needed.
• Provide leadership and assist with patient room turnover when needed.
• Supervise ES staff and department activities in the absence of the ES Supervisor and management staff.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement plan, with employer match for employees who work more than 1,000 hours in a calendar year.
• Paid time off.
• Tuition assistance benefits.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Paid holidays, disability coverage, and life/AD&D coverage for full-time employees.
• Wellness programs.
• Employee assistance programs.

What This Job Offers

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