Environmental Services Technician

City/State

Work Shift

Overview:

Sentara Leigh Hospital Environmental Services is Environmental Services Tech I (Housekeepers) and Environmental Services Tech III (Floor Techs).

Environmental Services Techswork Full-time hours with Various Shifts Available working Monday through Friday and every other weekend.

Hours/Shift: Full-time working Day Evening or Night Shift

• Day Shift from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• Evening Shift from 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

• Night Shift from 11 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Environmental Services Tech I (Housekeeper):

The Environmental Services Technician I is responsible for maintaining a clean orderly and sanitary environment in assigned areas. This role requires safe work practices including the proper use of cleaning chemicals equipment and applications such as damp dusting mopping scouring scrubbing stripping and polishing. The Technician also ensures compliance with regulatory standards for waste collection handling and transport.

As an Environmental Services Technician you will play a key role in creating a safe and welcoming environment for patients their families and staff. Your primary duties include cleaning patient rooms hallways and common areas responding to spills and ensuring proper waste disposal. This position offers opportunities to cross-train in other areas along with pathways for professional development and career growth. Success in this role requires exceptional teamwork and collaboration with a shared commitment to delivering the best possible experience and care for our patients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain assigned areas in a clean and sanitary condition.

• Perform tasks such as dusting mopping scrubbing and polishing.

• Follow established protocols for the safe handling of cleaning chemicals and equipment.

• Ensure proper collection handling and disposal of waste according to regulatory standards.

• Respond promptly to spills and urgent cleaning needs.

• Collaborate with team members to meet daily cleaning and sanitation goals.

• Ensure compliance with sanitation protocols and infection prevention standards.

• Respond promptly to service requests and uphold a high standard of cleanliness.

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining a clean safe environment.

• Ability to follow safety procedures and infection prevention guidelines.

• A team-oriented approach with a focus on providing excellent service to patients and staff.

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent(Required)

Experience

• 1 year of housekeeping/ESD experience in lieu of High School Education (Preferred)

• Housekeeping/Environmental Services Cleaning Experience (Preferred)

• Customer Service Experience (Preferred)

Click to hear Sheron tell us about a day in the life of an Environmental Services Technician with Sentara Healthcare.

Environmental Services Tech III (Floor Tech):

Responsible for maintenance of floors. Practices safe work habits through the appropriate use of chemicals various equipment and cleaning applications to include: mopping scouring scrubbing stripping and polishing. Cross trained to EST I competencies in order to provide cleaning duties when necessary.

1 year of housekeeping/ESD experience required in lieu of High School Education.

Education

• High School Grad or Equivalent (Preferred)

Experience

• Less than a year of Environmental Associate Experience (Required)

• 1 year of housekeeping/ESD experience in lieu of High School Education (Required)

• Previous Healthcare/Hospitality Experience (Preferred)

Keywords: Housekeeping Environmental Services Tech Housekeeper Environmental Technician ESD Floor Tech Custodian Janitor

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Sentara Leigh Hospital located in Norfolk VA is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977. Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016 including two new patient towers a beautiful atrium and a multi-story parking garage. Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care heart vascular maternity care and general surgery. We are also home to the regions only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning wounds that wont heal infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen airborne chemical exposures and scuba diving accidents.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-member workforce. Diversity inclusion and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission to improve health every day this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

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