Environmental Services Technician

Geisinger • Coal Township, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician performs healthcare environmental services duties to maintain the assigned location and support a clean, safe healthcare environment. The role follows specialized healthcare cleaning and waste-handling procedures and provides professional service focused on the patient, family, and customer experience. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment, and employees must comply with job-specific obligations and organizational policies and procedures. Department-specific orientation competencies may also be essential to job performance.

The position is based at Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital. The scheduled evening shift is 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., with weekend and holiday rotation. Environmental Services operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. The team cleans and disinfects patient and non-patient areas to help prevent communicable diseases, including public areas, hospital office and administrative areas, patient rooms, restrooms, and hallways. Employees entering applicable medication rooms must receive mandatory education on proper medication-room protocol.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) is preferred.
• Follow healthcare cleaning, disinfection, waste-handling, and infection-control procedures.
• Wear required personal protective equipment.
• Comply with organizational policies and job-specific obligations.
• Participate in weekend and holiday rotation.

Nice To Haves

• Nationally recognized CHEST certification (Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician) is identified as an education and professional development opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Clean and disinfect patient-facing and non-patient-facing areas, departments, and spaces.
• Handle waste streams, including municipal and recyclable waste.
• Wear standard personal protective equipment as required.
• Follow procedures for using hospital-approved cleaning and disinfection products.
• Place appropriate signage to indicate when cleaning is occurring and floors are wet, reducing fall risk.
• Report facility repairs as directed or observed, according to established policy or procedure.
• Use mobile technology to support bed-management compliance 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 applicable medication rooms.
• Provide professional service and optimize interactions to support the patient, family, and customer experience.

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, dental, and domestic partners.
• Education and professional development, including the CHEST certification.

What This Job Offers

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