Environmental Services Worker I (PRN, Days)

Community Health Systems•Crestview, FL

About The Position

The Environmental Services Worker I helps maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment by performing cleaning, floor care, and waste management in assigned areas. The role supports the comfort and well-being of patients, staff, and visitors while following infection-control, safety, regulatory, and HIPAA protocols. The worker cleans and sanitizes a range of areas, including rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other workspaces. Duties also include caring for hard and carpeted surfaces, washing building surfaces, restocking supplies, handling trash and biohazardous materials, and operating and maintaining cleaning equipment. The worker may assist with minor repairs, report larger facility issues, maintain reliable attendance, comply with policies and standards, and perform other duties as assigned. For specified locations, successful completion of an assigned SAMA course is required within 30 days of hire: Indiana Lutheran Hospital, Mississippi, and North Carolina.

Requirements

Knowledge of cleaning techniques, equipment, and products.
Understanding of infection-control and safety standards.
Ability to operate cleaning equipment effectively and safely.
Strong attention to detail and time-management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for interacting with staff, patients, and visitors.
Physical ability to perform repetitive tasks and lift or move objects as needed.
For Indiana Lutheran Hospital, Mississippi, and North Carolina: successfully complete the assigned SAMA course within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

1–2 years of cleaning or environmental services experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Clean and sanitize assigned areas in accordance with infection-control standards.
Sweep, mop, vacuum, and dust floors, furniture, and equipment using appropriate tools and techniques.
Maintain hard and carpeted surfaces, including stripping, refinishing, and treating floors and upholstery according to department procedures.
Wash walls, ceilings, windows, woodwork, door panels, and other surfaces.
Restock supplies, monitor inventory, and report shortages.
Collect, transport, and dispose of trash and biohazardous materials in accordance with safety and HIPAA protocols.
Operate and maintain cleaning equipment, and report malfunctions or repair needs.
Assist with minor repairs or maintenance and report larger facility issues to appropriate personnel.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance and comply with policies and standards.
Perform other duties as assigned.