Environmental Services Technician (Emergency Department)

101 Sentara Hospitals; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k with employer match

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, VA seeks an Environmental Services Technician for the Emergency Department. This full-time, evening shift (2nd) runs 3:00 pm–11:30 pm with rotating weekends. The role emphasizes maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary environment in patient rooms, hallways, and common areas.

Duties include responding to spills, proper waste disposal, and routine cleaning using approved protocols; cross-training opportunities support professional growth and teamwork.

Qualifications

• High School Grad or Equivalent.
• 1 year of housekeeping/ESD experience can substitute for High School education.
• Hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean patient rooms, hallways, and common areas.
• Respond to spills and maintain sanitary conditions.
• Ensure proper waste collection and disposal.

Education

High School Grad or Equivalent

1 year of housekeeping/ESD experience can substitute for High School education

Job description

Overview

Sentara CarePlex Hospital, located in Hampton, VA, is currently seeking an Environmental Services Tech to support the Emergency Department. This is a full time, evening (2nd) shift position with rotating weekends. Hours Monday - Friday: 3pm - 11:30pm 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).

Compensation

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 if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara CarePlex Hospital, 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. Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan. The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!