Environmental Services Technician

Sentara Health; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k/403B with Employer Match

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Sentara Health seeks an Environmental Services Technician at Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, VA. This full-time day shift role involves cleaning patient rooms, hallways, and common areas, with rotating weekends.

You will follow strict cleaning procedures to maintain safety and sanitation throughout the facility. You will work as part of a collaborative team, with opportunities for cross-training and professional growth while delivering high-quality patient care in a busy hospital

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 1 year housekeeping/ESD experience may substitute for high school education.
• Experience in a hospital setting strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean patient rooms, hallways, and common areas.
• Respond to spills and ensure proper waste disposal.
• Maintain a safe, sanitary environment following cleaning procedures.
• Opportunities for cross-training and career growth.

Skills

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Attention to detail

Education

High School Grad or Equivalent

1 year of housekeeping/ESD experience can be considered in lieu of High School education

Job description

City/State

Hampton, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Sentara CarePlex Hospital, located in Hampton, VA, is currently seeking an Environmental Services Tech. This is a full time, day (1st) shift position with rotating weekends.

Hours

• Monday - Friday: 7am - 3:30pm
• Rotating Weekends

Overview

The Environmental Services Technician is responsible for maintaining a clean, orderly, and sanitary environment in assigned areas. This role requires safe work practices, including the proper use of cleaning chemicals, equipment, and applications such as damp dusting, mopping, scouring, scrubbing, stripping, and polishing. The Technician also ensures compliance with regulatory standards for waste collection, handling, and transport.

As an Environmental Services Technician, you will play a key role in creating a safe and welcoming environment for patients, their families, and staff. Your primary duties include cleaning patient rooms, hallways, and common areas, responding to spills, and ensuring proper waste disposal. This position offers opportunities to cross-train in other areas, along with pathways for professional development and career growth. Success in this role requires exceptional teamwork and collaboration, with a shared commitment to delivering the best possible experience and care for our patients.

Education

• High School Grad or Equivalent
• 1 year of previous housekeeping/ESD experience can be considered in lieu of High School education

Experience

• Previous housekeeping/ESD experience in a hospital setting (Strongly Preferred)
  We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $18.08 - $26.26 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara CarePlex Hospit** a **l , located in Hampton, VA, is a 224-bed technologically advanced, acute care facility, and Certified Primary Stroke Center. Other features include specialized services in heart and vascular, urologic care, along with advanced diagnostic and surgical capabilities, a hospitalist program, and one of the state’s busiest emergency departments. We are also home to the Orthopedic Hospital at Sentara CarePlex Hospital, the area’s first dedicated orthopedic hospital. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.