Environmental Services Technician

Geisinger • Wilkes-Barre, PA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs healthcare environmental services duties to maintain the assigned location and enhance the care environment. Follows special healthcare cleaning and waste-handling techniques, uses hospital-approved products appropriately, and provides professional service to support a positive patient, family, and customer experience. The work is typically performed in a clinical environment and includes cleaning and disinfecting patient and non-patient areas, public and administrative areas, patient rooms, restrooms, and hallways to help prevent communicable diseases.

This role works overnight, 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with weekend and holiday rotation. Environmental Services operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Staff who enter medication rooms must complete mandatory education on proper medication room protocol, where applicable. Employees are accountable for job-specific obligations and organizational policies and procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED is preferred.
• Skills in communication, disease management, healthcare regulatory environment, infection control, spill management, and teamwork.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED.
• CHEST certification (Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician); education and professional development opportunities are offered.

Responsibilities

• Clean and disinfect patient and non-patient areas, departments, and spaces.
• Handle waste streams, including municipal and recyclable waste.
• Wear standard personal protective equipment as required.
• Follow procedures for proper use of hospital-approved cleaning and disinfection products.
• Place signage to indicate cleaning is in progress and floors are wet, reducing fall risks.
• Report facility repairs as directed or observed, following established policies or procedures.
• Use mobile technology to support bed management procedures and other daily environmental services functions.
• Perform detailed cleaning, including high dusting and cleaning walls, ceilings, tracks, vents, and lights.
• Collect soiled linen and transport it to the hospital staging area for vendor pickup, as applicable.
• Complete mandatory education on proper medication room protocol before entering medication rooms, where applicable.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus up to $2,500 for eligible candidates.
• $2.00 shift differential for evening and night shifts.
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages.
• Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision and dental coverage and domestic partner benefits.
• Education and professional development, including the nationally recognized CHEST certification.

What This Job Offers

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