Environmental Services Aide (Full Time, Mid Shift)

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Orwigsburg (Schuylkill County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking an Environmental Services Aide for a mid-shift role in our hospital. You will clean and sanitize patient rooms, common areas and equipment, following department procedures and safety guidelines.

The position requires the ability to walk and stand for long periods, lift up to 50 lbs, and attend staff meetings. A high school diploma is preferred; 3–6 months hospital housekeeping experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• 3–6 months of experience in hospital or institutional housekeeping preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean and sanitize patient rooms and other areas.
• Use cleaning supplies per departmental procedures.
• Scrub, mop, and buff floors.
• Dust and polish furniture.
• Clean windows, bathrooms, fixtures.
• Remove trash to designated stations.
• Follow schedules, sanitation and safety requirements.
• Attend 85% of Environmental Services staff meetings.
• Maintain assigned areas neat and sanitary.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cleaning

Sanitation

Safety procedures

Schedule adherence

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

This is a mid-shift position, Monday to Friday work week12:30 PM - 9:00 PM with rotating weekends.

The Environmental Services Aide performs the general and aseptic cleaning and sanitizing of patient rooms, auxiliary room and other specified areas throughout the hospital, using proper cleaning guidelines and procedures.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Uses appropriate cleaning supplies and chemical according to departmental procedures.
• Cleans and prepares patient rooms, beds, stretchers, other assigned areas in a timely and efficient manner.
• Scrubs, mops, and buffs floor.
• Dusts and polishes furniture.
• Cleans glass interior windows, woodwork, toilets, washrooms, and fixtures.
• Cleans sinks in kitchen and cleans tables and dining area.
• Removes trash from areas to designated trash stations.
• Uses safe and proper cleaning procedures.
• Ability to follow all applicable schedules, sanitation and safety requirements.
• Attends 85% of Environmental Services Department monthly staff meetings annually.
• Maintains assigned area in a neat, clean and sanitary condition.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

• Walks for up to 6-7 hours/day; 1 to 4 hours at a time.
• Stands for 1-2 hours/day; 0 to 1 hours at a time.
• Occasional firm grasping.
• Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Occasionally carries up to 50 lbs.
• Frequent pushing and pulling up to 50 lbs.
• Occasionally stoop, bend, squat and kneel.
• Occasional crouching.
• Frequently reaches above shoulder level.
• Hearing as it relates to normal conversation and seeing as it relates to general and near vision.

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalency preferred.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Three to six months of experience in housekeeping in either a hospital or institutional setting preferred.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Founded in 1872, St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke's hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke's Children's Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World's Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.