Environmental Assistant

Gundersen Health System; Town of Hillsboro (WI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Career Development Center

Tuition assistance

Health and wellbeing benefits

PTO from day one

Job summary

Gundersen Health System is hiring an Environmental Assistant in the Surgery department to keep the patient care area clean, safe, and well-maintained for patients, staff, and visitors. You will support daily operations through cleaning and waste disposal while upholding our commitment to empathetic, high-quality care.

This full-time position offers 40 hours per week, 10-hour shifts Monday–Thursday with no regular weekend rotation, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• No experience required but 1 year of healthcare experience preferred.
• Strong dependability, problem solving, teamwork, and organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize work and use time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with health care team to provide waste disposal and cleaning services.
• Demonstrate dependability, problem solving, teamwork, organization and time management.
• Report incidents, maintenance concerns, housekeeping issues, and painting issues to Environmental Services supervisor.
• Follow safety guidelines for body mechanics, hazardous materials and PPE.
• Maintain a safe work environment.

Skills

Dependability

Problem solving

Teamwork

Organization

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Job description

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you’re looking for a job to love, Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Job Highlights Full-time position at 40 hours per week. 10-hour shifts, Monday through Thursday, with no regular weekend rotation. Full benefits package. Competitive hourly pay range of $16.47 to $21.83, starting pay adjusted based on experience.

About this role Join Emplify Health by Gundersen in the Surgery department as an Environmental Assistant and help create a clean, safe, and well-maintained environment for patients, staff, and visitors. In this role, you will support daily operations through cleaning, waste disposal, and attention to detail. Your work helps advance our mission of empathy amplified by supporting excellent care in a high-acuity setting where reliability and teamwork matter every day.

Key responsibilities Work collaboratively with health care team members to provide waste disposal and cleaning services. Demonstrate dependability, problem solving, teamwork, organization, and effective time management. Report incidents, maintenance concerns, housekeeping issues, and painting issues to the Environmental Services supervisor. Follow safety guidelines related to body mechanics, hazardous materials, and personal protective equipment. Maintain a safe work environment.

What you will need High school diploma or equivalency required. No experience required but 1 year of healthcare experience is preferred. Strong dependability, problem solving, teamwork, and organizational skills. Ability to prioritize work and use time effectively. Commitment to safety, quality, and excellent customer service. Ability to work in a fast-paced surgical environment.

What we offer Full-time position with benefits. Competitive hourly compensation based on experience. 10-hour shifts, Monday through Thursday. No regular weekend rotation. Opportunity to support patient care in a mission-driven health care environment.

Full benefits package includes:

• Growth and development support, including continuing education, tuition assistance, internal training, leadership development, career coaching, and access to a Career Development Center.
• Health and wellbeing benefits, including medical, dental, prescription coverage, HSA contributions, FSAs, wellness incentives, and an employee assistance program.
• Life balance benefits, including PTO starting day one, paid holidays, flexible scheduling, credit union membership, and select discounts.
• Financial future benefits, including a 401(k) with immediate vesting, employer matching, and an annual base contribution.
• Income protection benefits, including employer-paid life insurance, disability coverage, and optional supplemental protections.

Our culture & values At Emplify Health by Gundersen, we live our mission of empathy amplified through belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork, and humility. As an Environmental Assistant in Surgery, you help create the clean, safe environment that supports healing, comfort, and high-quality care. Our organization includes more than 10,000 caregivers across seven hospitals and 65 clinics, all working together to close health disparities and strengthen healthy communities. In this role, your work has a direct impact on patient safety and the daily experience of care.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love! Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve. You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself!

What You Can Expect

Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are.

Select Remote/Hybrid Eligible under More search to see our remote-eligible openings. A rewarding career and an excellent quality of life awaits you. Learn more about our excellence in patient care, education, research, culture, and something we call Love + Medicine at www.gundersenhealth.org/careers/life.