Environmental Services Technician

Geisinger • Wilkes-Barre, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician performs healthcare environmental services duties to maintain assigned areas and support a clean, safe healthcare environment. The role follows specialized healthcare cleaning and waste-handling techniques, uses hospital-approved products and required personal protective equipment, and provides professional service while optimizing patient, family, and customer interactions.

The position works in a clinical environment and includes cleaning and disinfecting patient and non-patient areas, handling waste and soiled linen, and completing detailed cleaning tasks. Staff entering applicable medication rooms must receive mandatory education on proper medication-room protocol. The role also uses mobile technology for bed-management procedures and other daily environmental services functions, and reports facility repairs as directed or observed.

This is a night-shift position at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, scheduled for 40 hours per week, with weekend and holiday rotation. Hours are 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Environmental Services operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.
• Communication skills.
• Disease management knowledge or skills.
• Knowledge of the healthcare regulatory environment.
• Infection-control skills.
• Spill-management skills.
• Teamwork skills.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).

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 the proper use of hospital-approved cleaning and disinfection products.
• Place appropriate signage to indicate cleaning is in progress and floors are wet, reducing the risk of falls.
• Report identified facility repairs according to established policy or procedure.
• 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 applicable medication rooms.
• Optimize customer interactions and provide professional service to patients, families, and customers.

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 partner coverage.
• Education and professional development, including the nationally recognized CHEST certification (Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician).

What This Job Offers

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