Environmental Services - Housekeeping Lead

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking an Environmental Services Lead to oversee cleaning and floor care in assigned areas, respond to spill emergencies, and monitor staff under supervision.

The role requires coordination, infection control adherence, and respiratory fit testing to maintain a safe workplace. Strong communication and teamwork are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Required 2 years’ experience in Environmental Services in Healthcare, Hospitality, or Contract Cleaning; hospital experience preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent may substitute for one year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning and floor care duties in assigned areas daily according to infection control SOPs.
• Dispenses cleaning chemicals per manufacturer’s recommendations and uses them correctly.
• Demonstrates ownership of responsibilities and reports space quality deficiencies to improve efficiency and customer service.
• Locates, cleans, and tests patient equipment when assigned and ensures maintenance stickers are current.
• Monitors staff activities, ensures daily tasks are completed, and informs supervisor of scheduling needs.

Skills

Environmental Services experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description At Texas Children’s Hospital, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values—Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust—we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. As an Environmental Services Lead, you will perform routine Environmental Services (Cleaning or Floor Care) duties and respond to emergency calls for cleanup of spills in assigned areas in accordance with standard operating procedures. To monitor and direct staff activities as prescribed by the immediate supervisor.

Responsibilities

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning/floor care duties in assigned areas daily according to approved infection control and standard operating procedures. Dispenses cleaning chemicals according to manufacturer’s recommendations. Utilizes cleaning chemicals according to their appropriate applications using the manufacturer’s recommended specifications.
• Demonstrates ownership of responsibilities in assigned areas. Identifies and appropriately resolves space quality deficiencies in the assigned area to maintain space quality through the improvement of efficiency, outcomes, and customer service. Identifies and appropriately reports space quality deficiencies throughout hospital properties according to departmental procedures established by management.
• Demonstrates accountability for customer service and professional behavior through personal work ethic, teamwork, and effective communication skills. Ensures effective communication and workflow for responsibilities in assigned areas as demonstrated by maintaining good rapport and cooperative working relationships with internal and external customers. Completes activities in a manner that maximizes the effectiveness of the task and minimizes the impact to the customer. Follows departmental communication plan to ensure accurate understanding and appropriate response to information related to job performance and employee expectations.
• If assigned, locates, visually inspects, tests functionality, and cleans patient equipment. Locates and cleans patient equipment (e.g., wheelchairs, carts, IV poles, refrigerators, etc.) using appropriate cleaning techniques. Verifies that electrically/battery-powered equipment in the work area has current Biomedical Engineering preventative maintenance (PM) inspection stickers.
• Monitors and assist staff activities in assigned area and other designated areas under the direction of immediate supervisor. Ensures daily activities are completed in the assigned area and/or for assigned function. Assesses space quality and provides input to immediate supervisor for project activities, scheduling, and staffing needs. Completes and submits space assessments in an accurate and timely manner according to standards established by management.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Qualifications

Skills & Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Required 2 years’ experience in Environmental Services in either Healthcare, Hospitality, or Contract Cleaning services. Preferred prior hospital experience in Environmental Services
• High school diploma or equivalent may be substituted for one year of experience

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.