Environmental Services Team Leader

CommonSpirit Health; Caldwell (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Lufkin, part of CommonSpirit Health, is seeking an Environmental Services Technician to keep patient rooms and hospital areas clean and sanitized. You will protect patients and staff by following infection control and safety practices daily.

You will perform routine cleaning, use specialized equipment, and learn proper biohazard disposal. Leadership responsibilities involve coordinating shifts and guiding team members to maintain a safe, comfortable environment for

Qualifications

• Must follow infection control and safety practices in all activities.
• Experience in healthcare environment preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine cleaning tasks (sweeping, mopping, dusting) to keep patient rooms and hospital areas sanitary.
• Use specialized cleaning equipment and techniques to sanitize the facility.
• Learn and follow proper disposal techniques for biohazard materials and sharps.
• Refill soap and paper towel dispensers; deliver clean linens as needed.
• Lead and coordinate shift activities, assign tasks, and support team members.
• Ensure confidentiality and cooperate with others to maintain a safe environment.

Skills

Leadership

Infection control

Education

High School Graduate or GED

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Environmental Services Technician, you'll keep our patient rooms and all areas of the hospital clean and sanitized. This protects everyone from potential illness or injury due to infectious diseases or other hazards.

Every day, you will perform routine cleaning tasks such as sweeping, mopping, or dusting. You will also use specialized equipment and techniques to further sanitize our facility. This role requires you to learn and adhere to proper disposal techniques for biohazard materials, including bodily fluids or sharp objects. You may also refill soap dispensers, paper towel dispensers, and other supplies, as well as deliver clean linens.

To be successful in this role, you are thorough and committed to safety. You truly are the most important component contributing to the safety and comfort of our patients, visitors, and staff. A well-maintained facility with compassionate staff brings comfort and peace of mind to patients, their loved ones, and all who serve here.

• Capable of performing job responsibilities in the EVS Tech classifications.
• Follows infection control/prevention practices and safety practices in all activities.
• Activities include: leading the work of others, scheduling, coordinating shift change activities, assigning work to others, cleaning floors; damp dusting furniture and fixtures; making and cleaning patient beds; cleaning and emptying ash urns and waste receptacles; washing windows, walls, ceilings, vents and lights; changing light bulbs; performing non-routine floor care duties (buffing, shampooing, etc.); inspecting and replace curtains and cubicles; checking and stocking soap and paper supplies; hauling out trash; moving furniture; and using various cleaning equipment, carts and products.
• Requires leadership responsibilities and ability to team build and motivate employees. Requires a normal, responsive relationship indicating sensitivity to other people. Must maintain as confidential information accidentally gained in the process of doing one's own work. Must demonstrate the ability to cooperate with others.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate or GED

Preferred

• Previous healthcare experience

Where You'll Work

St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Lufkin is a 279 bed facility and member of CommonSpirit Health, a national nonprofit health system. Serving East Texas, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin provides more than a quarter of a million patient services annually and contributes millions of dollars in local charity care and community support. We’re the area’s first Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center, with board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons offering full-spectrum stroke care. Nationally recognized as a HealthCare Center of Excellence, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin offers compassionate, comprehensive health care, including off-campus rehab and outpatient facilities and services. In addition to its large emergency department, there are 32 private rooms, dedicated imaging and OBGYN, wound care, infusion and lab services.

Pay Range

$15.67 - $22.14 /hour