Environmental Services Technician - Third Shift

Advocate Health; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Winston-Salem, NC is seeking to hire an Environmental Services Technician to perform thorough cleaning of assigned areas in a fast-paced hospital setting. The role emphasizes dusting, sanitizing, waste disposal, and maintaining safe, compliant operations.

You will work with cleaning chemicals, various equipment, and may handle ladders; the job requires good communication and teamwork to support patient safety and infection control standards.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• One year experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs complete cleaning of assigned areas, including dusting, sanitizing, and refinishing floors.
• Heavy contact with cleaning chemicals and disinfectants; indoor work with occasional outdoor cleaning and ladder use.
• Removes waste by collecting, transporting soiled linen, emptying trash, and recycling.
• Keeps equipment clean and reports faults to maintenance staff.
• Maintains a safe working environment and adheres to infection control guidelines and quality standards.
• Attends required in-service education and training, including safety updates.
• Consistently meets time schedules and deadlines.

Skills

Prioritization

Operate equipment

Communication

Extreme temperatures

Cooperation

Education

High School diploma or GED equivalent

Job description

SHIFT:

Third

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• One year experience preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Performs complete cleaning of assigned areas to include, but not limited to: dusting and sanitizing furniture, equipment, mirrors and fixtures; washing windows, walls, ceilings, vents and light fixtures; sweeping, scrubbing and refinishing floors; vacuuming and shampooing carpet; re-stocking restrooms; replacing light bulbs; and reporting repairs.

2. Heavy contact with cleaning chemicals, disinfecting agents, floor strippers and finishes. Majority of work is indoors but may assist with outdoor cleaning including parking lot, windows and roof. Various cleaning activities may include the use of a ladder.

3. Removes waste by collecting and transporting soiled linen, emptying trash containers, changing sharps containers, transporting solid and hazardous waste to compactors, recycling material, and emptying cigarette receptacles in smoking areas.

4. Keeps equipment associated with the job, clean and orderly, and reports equipment failures or other mechanical issues to maintenance staff.

5. Maintains safe working environment and provides quality service by complying with procedures, rules and regulations, infection control guidelines, and meeting departmental quality standards.

6. Attends all required in-service education and training classes including safety update programs to maintain technical knowledge.

7. Consistently demonstrates the ability to meet time schedules and deadlines.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prioritizes assignments to complete work in a timely manner
• Ability to operate equipment
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Works occasionally in extreme temperatures and around unpleasant smells
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Performs repetitive work according to set procedures
• Stressful, fast paced
• Works in contaminated, isolation, construction and renovation areas
• Exposure to individuals with various degrees of mental, physical conditions and illnesses.