Environmental Services Assistant

Vitruvian Health; Dalton (GA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Vitruvian Health in northwest Georgia and southeast Tennessee is seeking a housekeeping professional to maintain patient rooms, restrooms, and clinical areas. The role includes cleaning and upkeep to support a compassionate care environment.

The position involves removing waste, disposing of sharps containers, and operating vacuum cleaners and other small equipment. A flexible schedule with overtime and weekend shifts is required.

Qualifications

• Education: Must be able to read and write and follow oral and written instructions.
• Communication: Be able to communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Experience: Prior housekeeping experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform housekeeping tasks for patient rooms, restrooms, waiting areas, offices, and clinical areas.
• Collect and dispose of waste, both contaminated and ordinary, and manage sharps containers.
• Operate small equipment such as vacuum cleaners, upholstery shampooers, and other small equipment.

Skills

Housekeeping

Cleanliness

Job description

About Us

At Vitruvian Health, we serve with compassion. As northwest Georgia and southeast Tennessee’s leading healthcare system, we are committed not only to the health of our communities, but also to the growth, support, and success of our team members.

Formerly Hamilton Health Care System, Vitruvian Health is built on a legacy of trust, innovation, and exceptional care. With over 80 points of access across the region, including Hamilton Medical Center and Bradley Medical Center, we offer the opportunity to be part of something bigger: a connected, mission-driven team changing lives every day.

Our core values, Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, and Excellence (PRIDE), guide everything we do. We believe in empowering our people, celebrating differences, and delivering care that reflects the heart of our mission.

Join us and build a meaningful career where you’re valued, inspired, and supported to make a real impact.

Excellence. Every person. Every time.

JOB SUMMARY

housekeeping cleaning tasks of assigned areas including the cleaning of patient rooms, restrooms, waiting areas, offices, and clinical areas. This position also includes the collection and disposal of waste, both contaminated and ordinary, and the removal and disposal of sharps containers. The operation of specified small equipment such as vacuum cleaners, upholstery shampooers, and other small equipment is required.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Must be able to read and write and follow oral and written instructions. Be able to communicate both verbally and in writing. (E)

Licensure: None

Experience: Prior housekeeping experience preferred.

Skills: Knowledge of housekeeping experienced preferred.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND WORKING CONDITIONS

The continuing challenges of the incumbent’s position are self motivation required to daily perform highly repetitive, often nonstimulating and sometimes undesirable tasks with a positive attitude, also the maintenance of cleanliness and pleasant aesthetics in assigned area while under constant conditions of high occupancy and traffic. Works in a typical hospital environment subject to the hazards associated with such a facility. A flexible working schedule is required including overtime, weekend assignments, and second or third shift assignments.

Extensive and constant amounts of physical effort is required including walking, lifting, pulling, pushing, stooping, operation of light machinery, and moving furniture. Vision must be good or prescribed glasses worn. Preference for routine, organized activities performed according to predetermined hospital policies. High tolerance for pressure and stress due to task interruption. High tolerance for change. (E)