Environmental Services Technician

150 Shriners Hospitals for Children; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Hospital for Children in Boston, MA is seeking a dedicated environmental services team member to maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. You will follow infection control and safety protocols and support hospital operations.

Responsibilities include performing scheduled cleaning, floor care, replenishing supplies, handling cleaning chemicals safely, reporting hazards, operating equipment, and assisting laundry/linen ordering as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1 year of environmental services or laundry experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform appropriate cleaning routine for scheduled areas as directed, including corners and baseboards, spot wipes walls, and interior/exterior windows.
• Advanced floor care including spray cleaning and buffing, and moving furniture when needed.
• Replenish disposables such as paper towels, soap, tissue and toilet paper daily.
• Know and use commonly used cleaning chemicals with correct mixing ratios.
• Follow Hospital Safety policies and report unsafe conditions to management.
• Operate, clean, handle and store equipment properly.
• Picks up soiled linen according to the daily work schedule.
• Distribute clean linen to designated areas according to the daily work schedule.
• Assist the Director with ordering of all linen for the laundry department.

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Company Overview

Shriners Children's is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family's ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

Job Summary

Responsible for maintaining a clean, sanitary, and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff at Shriners Hospital for Children, adhering to all infection control and safety protocols.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform appropriate cleaning routine for scheduled areas as directed: cleans corners and baseboards, spot wipes walls, cleans interior and exterior windows of smudges. Bright work is clean and polished.


• Advanced floor care is performed including spray cleaning and buffing of all scheduled areas as directed, move furniture whenever possible.


• Supplies of disposables such as paper towels, soap, tissue and toilet paper are replenished daily.


• Has good knowledge of commonly used chemicals and cleaning supplies and uses proper mixing ratios indicated.


• Hospital Safety policies are followed, and unsafe conditions are reported to management.


• Equipment is operated, cleaned, handled and stored properly.


• Picks up soiled linen according to work schedule.


• Distributes clean linen to designated areas according to daily work schedule.


• Assists the Director with the ordering of all linen for the laundry department.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED


• 1-year Environmental services or laundry

Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.