Environmental Services Aide

Quick Facts

Role: Environmental Services Aide

Schedule: Nights; short hour schedule with variable days; every weekend

Work status: Non-Exempt; 16 weekly hours

Union: Yes

Pay range: $27.31 to $33.28 per hour

Description

Maintain a clean, attractive, and safe environment in assigned areas by performing general cleaning, transport, equipment handling, room setup, trash removal, and linen handling duties. Clean patient rooms, offices, hallways, and other facility areas, and distribute supplies while maintaining stock levels. Follow all local/state/federal regulations, codes, and facility procedures to ensure sanitization and safety.

Responsibilities

• Perform general cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms and other assigned facility areas
• Set up rooms and handle transport, equipment, trash removal, and linen processing
• Distribute supplies to departments as needed and maintain appropriate stock levels
• Operate basic environmental services equipment (e.g., floor cleaners, buffers, vacuums, washers, dryers)
• Adhere to sanitation, safety, and regulatory requirements and follow facility policies/procedures
• Communicate effectively with peers and supervisors and complete multiple tasks with interruptions

Requirements

• HS Diploma or GED
• Knowledge of maintaining a sterile environment and proper cleaning procedures
• Ability to interpret instructions from written, oral, diagram, or schedule formats
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Time management and organizational skills to prioritize assignments and meet deadlines
• Ability to operate basic environmental services equipment
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment with interruptions
• Ability to identify, evaluate, and resolve standard problems using established options
• Ability to comply with local/state/federal regulations, codes, and facility policies
• May handle hazardous drugs as applicable, in accordance with USP 800 guidelines

Benefits

• No listed benefits
• Equal opportunity employer