Environmental Services Tech

CommonSpirit Health; Lufkin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking an Environmental Services Technician to maintain clean, safe patient areas across the hospital. You will perform routine cleaning and sanitization, learn proper biohazard disposal, and ensure supplies are stocked and maintained.

Adhering to infection control guidelines and safety standards is essential. The role focuses on disinfection of patient care areas, waste handling, and supporting ongoing cleanliness metrics while delivering reliable, compassionate service

Qualifications

• Health care cleaning and disinfection knowledge.
• Familiarity with safety and infection prevention guidelines.
• Willingness to learn proper disposal techniques for biohazards.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily occupied and discharge cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas and equipment.
• Utilize cleaning equipment and techniques to sanitize the facility.
• Maintain cleaning supplies and carts per standards.
• Handle waste correctly and transport to disposal areas per regulations.
• Follow infection prevention practices including PPE usage and hand hygiene.
• Promote a culture of safety and participate in improvement initiatives.

Skills

Cleaning

Infection control

Safety compliance

PPE usage

Education

High School Diploma 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.

• 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.


• Maintains cleaning cart(s), supplies, and equipment, as outlined in the Standard Work cart set up.


• 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.


• Follows all infection prevention practices, including but not limited to: proper cleaning and disinfection protocols, hand hygiene, standard and isolation precautions, proper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Job Requirements

Required

• None

Preferred

• High School Graduate or GED


• 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.