Environmental Services Team Leader

CommonSpirit Health; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Lufkin, part of CommonSpirit Health, seeks an Environmental Services Technician to keep patient rooms and hospital areas clean and sanitized. You’ll protect patients and staff by reducing infection risks and maintaining a safe environment.

Daily tasks include sweeping, mopping, and dusting, plus using equipment to enhance cleanliness, learning proper disposal of biohazard materials, refilling dispensers, and delivering clean linens while following safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED is required.
• Previous healthcare experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean and sanitize patient rooms and hospital areas daily.
• Use specialized equipment and techniques to further sanitize the facility.
• Learn proper disposal of biohazard materials and hazardous waste.
• Refill soap and paper towel dispensers and deliver clean linens.
• Follow safety, infection control guidelines and improve cleanliness metrics.

Skills

Healthcare experience

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.

• Responsible for completing as assigned, daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment, and other common areas.
• Performs duties while demonstrating a working knowledge of the health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements.
• Displays safe chemical use and equipment handling for all items within the healthcare environment.
• Adheres to all organization safety, risk management and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety.
• Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including but not limited to initiatives to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.
• Removes waste and transports to the appropriate disposal area while identifying proper waste stream handling (i.e. regulated medical, recycle, solid, and hazardous) in accordance with established procedures and regulatory requirements.

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.