Environmental Assistant, Casual (PRN)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Casual position

Casual incentive pay

Mission-driven healthcare

Job summary

Gundersen Health System – Emplify Health by Gundersen Hillsboro is hiring an Environmental Assistant to help create a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for patients and caregivers in Hillsboro, Oregon.

You will support daily operations through cleaning and waste disposal, follow safety guidelines, report maintenance concerns, and contribute to a culture of empathy and high-quality care. No experience required, with the opportunity to grow in a mission-driven health care setting.

Qualifications

• Strong dependability, problem solving, teamwork, organization, and effective time management.

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.
• Provide indirect patient care by cleaning.
• Follow safety guidelines related to body mechanics, hazardous materials, and personal protective equipment.

Skills

Dependability

Problem solving

Teamwork

Organization

Time management

Safety awareness

Customer service

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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

Job Highlights Casual position scheduled as needed. Casual incentive pay. Competitive hourly pay range of $16.47 to $21.83, based on experience. Support a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Opportunity to work in a mission-driven health care setting.

About this role

Join Emplify Health by Gundersen Hillsboro as an Environmental Assistant and help create a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patients and caregivers. 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 community setting where every role matters.

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.
• Provide indirect patient care by cleaning.
• Follow safety guidelines related to body mechanics, hazardous materials, and personal protective equipment.

What you will need

• High school diploma or equivalency, required.
• No experience required.
• 1 year of healthcare Environmental Services experience, 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 health care environment.

What we offer

• Casual position scheduled as needed.
• Competitive hourly compensation based on experience with casual incentive pay.
• Opportunity to support patient care in a mission-driven health care environment.

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, you help create the clean, safe environment that supports healing and comfort for patients and families every day. 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 Hillsboro, you will be part of a close-knit rural community with strong local values and the satisfaction of serving neighbors close to home.

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.

Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees.

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.