Environmental Svcs Tech I

St. Joseph Hospital - Bryan; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision insurance

Paid vacation

FSA (Flexible Spending Account)

Retirement plan matching

Job summary

St. Joseph Hospital - Bryan is seeking a dedicated environmental services team member to perform daily cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas and common spaces. You will work with hospital guidelines to ensure safety, proper chemical handling, and high standards of cleanliness across patient rooms and facilities.

The role emphasizes safe chemical use, hazard material storage, and adherence to infection control practices to support patient experience and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in housekeeping or commercial cleaning in high-traffic facilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Sanitize and disinfect patient rooms, nurse stations, waiting areas, offices, and corridors.
• Follow hospital and CDC guidelines to maintain cleanliness and safety.
• Store hazardous materials properly and use cleaning chemicals safely.
• Display warning signs to prevent injuries such as slips and falls.
• Contribute to improving patient experience and cleanliness metrics.

Skills

Safety awareness

Chemical safety

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Responsible for completing as assigned, daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment, and other common areas. Performs duties while demonstrating a working knowledge of the health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements. Displays safe chemical use and equipment handling for all items within the healthcare environment. Adheres to all organization safety, risk management and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety. Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including but not limited to initiatives to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.

• Sanitize and disinfect specific areas such as patient rooms, nurse's stations, waiting areas, meeting rooms, offices, corridors, and common areas
• Contribute to hospital efficiency and integrity by maintaining quality cleanliness in accordance with hospital and CDC guidelines
• Understand and utilize all safety guidelines and procedures when using cleaning chemicals and disposing of hazardous materials
• Inventory and ensure proper storage of hazardous materials for ignitability (flammable), corrosivity (rust), reactivity (explosive), toxicity (poison), etc.
• Appropriately display signs to prevent injuries of patients, employees, and visitors such as slips and/or falls

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications Preferred:

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in housekeeping or commercial cleaning in high traffic facilities such as hospitals, clinics, hotels, casinos, convention centers, schools, and the like

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, paid vacation, FSA, matching retirement plans, and more.

Where You'll Work

St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital is a 25 bed critical access hospital in Madisonville, Texas offering a Level IV Trauma Center, IP and OP services, therapy, emergency care, skilled nursing care, injury treatment and more.

Accredited by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and designated as a Level III Support Stroke Facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Pay Range

$15.00 - $20.12 /hour