Associate - Environmental Services I

Indiana University Health System; Fishers (IN); On-site; USD 16,531,000 - 24,797,000; Part time

Job summary

Indiana University Health System is hiring for an Environmental Services position at Fishers Hospital. This role supports a safe and welcoming environment by cleaning patient rooms, offices, clinics, and public spaces in rotating, part-time shifts.

The ideal candidate will be able to wear required PPE, meet physical demands, and work with clinical teams to ensure infection control and patient safety in high-acuity areas such as OR/ED.

Qualifications

• No previous experience required.
• Must be able to wear PPE as required by environment/regulations.
• Physical ability to sit/stand, reach, bend, and lift up to 35 lbs or more for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Provides cleaning and sanitizing services for patient rooms, offices, clinics, clinical and procedural areas, and public spaces.
• Supports patient safety through high-quality cleaning and infection control practices.
• Applies disinfection protocols and uses approved cleaning tools following hospital policy.
• Performs hazardous and biohazardous waste removal per safety regulations.
• Collaborates with clinical teams to ensure cleaning supports patient care flow.

Skills

Cleaning

Sanitization

Infection control

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Cleaning tools

Job description

Schedule: Part Time Rotating Shifts

Work Location: Fishers Hospital

Department Supported: Environmental Services

Primary Responsibilities:

Provides cleaning and sanitizing services to support a safe, clean and welcoming environment. Cleans and sanitizes patient rooms, offices, clinics, clinical and procedural areas, and public spaces. Supports patient safety through consistent and high-quality service. Demonstrates ability to support the cleaning and disinfection of high-acuity clinical and procedural areas. Applies disinfection protocols and utilizes approved cleaning tools in accordance with infection control standards and hospital policy. Conducts hazardous and biohazardous waste removal in compliance with safety regulations and infection prevention protocols. Proactively communicates and collaborates with clinical teams to ensure cleaning processes support patient safety and care flow.

Candidate Requirements:

• No previous experience required.
• Must be able to wear protective equipment/clothing required by the environment or government regulations such as gowns, gloves, goggles, rubber-soled closed-toe footwear, etc.
• Physical requirements to include: reaching, standing for long periods of time, squatting, bending, carrying and/or lifting supplies and equipment weighing 35 lbs. or more, up to 80% of the time.
• Requires the ability to operate light floor equipment for cleaning floors in patient care areas.
• Requires the ability to climb ladders.
• Requires the ability to clean areas that require technical cleaning including IR/Cardiac Cath/Mother-Baby/NICU/OR/ED.

Preferred:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience preferred.