Environmental Services Coordinator, Full Time Days

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a Coordinator to plan and implement Environmental Services staff activities, monitor areas, and ensure cleaning quality aligned with the department mission. The role includes opening shifts, assigning aides, and maintaining hospital cleanliness to meet high standards.

The coordinator will train new staff, monitor daily functions, and respond to issues, ensuring timely discharges and transfers while supporting operations during staffing shortages.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required or equivalent.
• 3–6 months of experience in housekeeping in a hospital or institutional setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate opening of shift and assign aides to work schedules; issue keys and pagers in supervisor's absence.
• Coordinate work assignments and delegate tasks to Environmental Services aides.
• Address policy/procedure questions related to Environmental Services.

Education

High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalency

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Coordinator will coordinate, plan and implement the scheduled work activities of the Environmental Services staff. Monitor assigned areas periodically throughout the work shift. Observe the quality and effectiveness of departmental employees; providing for the general cleaning of the hospitals environment in order to achieve quality results set forth in the Department Mission Statement.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates the opening of the shift assigning aides to work schedules, issuing keys and pagers in the absence of the supervisor.
• Coordinates work assignments and delegates work to Environmental Services aides.
• Actively responds to issues concerning policies and procedures as they relate to Environmental Services aides.
• Assists in orientation of new employees through training and working with them in assigned area(s).
• Assists in the planning, monitoring and implementation of the Environmental Services daily functions.
• Ensuring all discharges and transfers are completed in a timely manner.
• Assists in performing housekeeping duties during critical staff shortages.
• Revises work assignments to offset absences or achieve workload demands.
• Complete quality control inspections and monitors follow-up on results to meet hospital acceptable standards.

Physical and Sensory Requirements

• Walks for up to 6-7 hours/day; 2-4 hours at a time.
• Sitting for up to 4 hours per day, one hour at a time.
• Stands for up to 6-7 hours/day; 2-4 hours at a time.
• Fingering and handling frequently.
• Twisting and turning of hands occasionally.
• Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Occasional carrying up to 25 lbs., rarely up to 50 lbs.
• Occasional pushing and pulling up to 50 lbs. rarely up to 75 lbs.
• Occasionally stoops, bends, squat, kneel and reach above shoulder level.
• Rarely climbs ladder up to 10 feet.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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

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Company Overview

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.

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