Environmental Technician I

Orlando Health • Orlando, FL

13h • Onsite

About The Position

Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips is recognized as a “Best Regional Hospital” by U.S. News & World Report and one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare. It is an award-winning, full-service medical/surgical facility with 285 beds, serving southwest Orange County and Orlando’s tourist population since 1985. The hospital provides expertise and advanced technology in diagnostic imaging, cardiovascular care, orthopedic care, surgical services, and emergency medicine. In 2025, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital opened an onsite Team Member Wellness Center, featuring a state-of-the-art fitness facility, a tranquility space, and wellness activities to support employee health and well-being. Orlando Health emphasizes being a "Best Place to Work" and has been named one of America's Best-In-State Employers for 2024 by Forbes. The Environmental Services Technician Level I is responsible for daily duties to maintain a safe, clean, healing environment, ensuring daily room cleaning and timely room turnaround times related to patient throughput, adhering to environmental hygiene and infection prevention principles. This role is essential for cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention, and customer experience, in accordance with organizational quality standards.

Requirements

• Education/Training: None.
• Licensure/Certification: None.
• Experience: None.

Responsibilities

• Responds to common inquiries or complaints from customers, using appropriate designated engagement techniques.
• Cleans and disinfects patient rooms and ancillary areas, to include, but not limited to, bathrooms, public areas, corridors, medication storage rooms as directed and any other areas that may require attention using designated and appropriate chemicals and cleaning procedures.
• Accesses and uses all department related technology systems, such as but not limited to, the Bed Management systems, while demonstrating good working knowledge.
• Replenishes supplies as needed, removes bio-medical waste, trash, and soiled linen as required daily and changes cubicle/window curtains as needed.
• Completes patient room and bathroom cleaning daily to accommodate discharges/admissions and overall cleanliness standards, utilizing the approved procedures for patient room cleaning, to include Bed Management systems where applicable.
• Performs duties while demonstrating working knowledge of health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements, proper and safe chemical use, equipment handling, and labor-saving products for all items within the healthcare environment assigned for servicing.
• Adheres to all organization safety, risk management, and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety.
• Operates UV disinfection machine as needed.
• Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including but not limited to initiatives to improve customer experience and cleanliness metrics.
• Follows all infection prevention practices including proper cleaning and disinfection protocols and processes, hand hygiene, standard and isolation precautions, as well as proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA).
• Reports unsafe situations and turns in Engineering Service Requests for repair.
• Communicates, reads, and writes in standard English, as this is the main business language.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Onsite State-of-the-art gym and wellness center!
• The center offers a state-of-the-art fitness facility, a dedicated tranquility space, and a variety of wellness activities—making it easy to recharge and get your workout in before or after your shift.
• Competitive Pay
• Evening, nights, and weekend shift differentials offered for qualifying positions.
• All Inclusive Benefits (start day one)
• Student loan repayment
• Tuition reimbursement
• FREE college education programs
• Retirement savings
• Paid paternity leave
• Fertility benefits
• Back up elder and childcare
• Pet insurance
• PTO/Holidays, and more for full time and part time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees