Environmental Services Technician

Geisinger; Pittston (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus up to $2,500

Competitive compensation and benefits

CHEST certification

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking an Environmental Services (EVS) team member to clean and disinfect patient and non-patient areas across departments. The role includes handling municipal and recyclable waste, wearing PPE, and following hospital product procedures.

You’ll place wet-floor signage, report repairs, and operate with mobile tech for bed management and daily EVS tasks. Hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm with weekend rotation; we offer a sign-on bonus up to $2,500, competitive compensation and benefits,

Qualifications

• Cleans and disinfects patient and non-patient areas as part of environmental services.
• Follows hospital procedures for cleaning products and PPE usage.
• Wears standard personal protective equipment as required.
• Places signage to indicate cleaning and wet floors to reduce falls risk.
• Reports facility repairs as directed or observed.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and disinfects patient and non-patient facing areas, departments and spaces.
• Handles various waste streams including municipal and recyclable waste.
• Wears PPE as required.
• Follows procedures for hospital cleaning product use.
• Places signage for cleaning in progress and wet floors.
• Reports facility repairs as directed.

Job description

• Cleans and disinfects patient and non-patient facing areas, departments and spaces.
• Handles various waste streams to include but not limited to; municipal waste and recyclable waste.
• Wears standard personal protective equipment as required.
• Follows procedures for the proper use of hospital approved products utilized in the cleaning and disinfection processes.
• Places the appropriate signage in an area to indicate cleaning is occurring and floor is wet to reduce the risk of falls.
• Reports identified facility repairs as directed or observed, according to current established policy or procedure.
• Utilizes mobile technology to ensure compliance with bed management procedures and other environmental services functions that are performed daily.
• Performs detailed cleaning to include but not limited to; high dusting, walls, ceilings, tracks, vents and lights.
• Collects soiled linen and transports to hospital staging area for vendor pickup as applicable.
• All EVS Staff who enter Medication Rooms (Where Applicable) must receive mandatory education on proper Medication Room protocol.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Join our EVS team and play a critical role in hospital cleanliness!

Hours for this position are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm + weekend rotation.

EVS provides healthcare environmental services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays.

We clean and disinfect both patient and non-patient areas, helping to prevent communicable diseases by thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting public areas, hospital office and administrative areas, patient rooms, restrooms and hallways.

We are proud to offer:

• Sign-on Bonus up to $2,500 for eligible candidates.
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages.
• Education and professional development including the nationally recognized CHEST certification (Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician).

To learn more about our EVS team, please visit https://jobs.geisinger.org/evs