Environmental Technician I - Dr. P. Phillips Hospital (Part-Time)

Orlando Health, Inc.; Orlando, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym and wellness center

All inclusive benefits start day one

Competitive pay for evenings, nights,/

Weekend shift differentials for Qualif

Job summary

Orlando Health, Inc. is seeking an Environmental Technician I for the DPH Environmental Services department on a part-time basis. The role focuses on maintaining a safe, clean, healing environment and supporting patient throughput through efficient room cleaning and turnaround times.

The position emphasizes infection prevention, safe chemical use, and adherence to hospital safety standards while contributing to a positive patient experience and departmental performance improvements.

Responsibilities

• Responds to common inquiries or complaints from customers.
• Cleans and disinfects patient rooms and ancillary areas, to include bathrooms, public areas, corridors, medication storage rooms as directed.
• Accesses and uses all department related technology systems, such as Bed Management systems.
• Replenishes supplies as needed, removes bio-medical waste, trash, and soiled linen daily.
• Completes patient room and bathroom cleaning daily to accommodate discharges/admissions.
• Performs duties with knowledge of health care cleaning and disinfecting principles, proper chemical use, and equipment handling.
• Adheres to safety, risk management, and infection control guidelines and standards.
• Operates UV disinfection machine as needed.
• Participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives related to customer experience and cleanliness metrics.
• Follows infection prevention practices including hand hygiene, PPE use, and isolation precautions.

Job description

Position Summary

Department: DPH Environmental Services

Status: Part-Time

Title: Environmental Technician I

Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips proudly holds recognition as a “Best Regional Hospital” by U.S. News & World Report and selected as one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare. We are an award‑winning, full‑service medical/surgical facility that has been serving the residents of southwest Orange County and Orlando’s growing tourist population since 1985. With a highly qualified team of nurses, support staff and physician specialists, our 285‑bed facility provides combined expertise and advanced technology in numerous areas of specialty, including diagnostic imaging, cardiovascular care, orthopedic care, surgical services and emergency medicine.

In 2025, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital opened the onsite Team Member Wellness Center, designed to support employee health and well‑being. The center features a state‑of‑the‑art fitness facility, a dedicated tranquility space, and wellness activities - making it easy to recharge and get your workout in before or after your shift.

“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE ORLANDO HEALTH - DR. P. PHILLIPS HOSPITAL

• Onsite State‑of‑the‑art gym and wellness center!
  • The center offers a state‑of‑the‑art fitness facility, a dedicated tranquility space, and a variety of wellness activities—making it easy to recharge and get your workout in before or after your shift.
• Competitive Pay
  • Evening, nights, and weekend shift differentials offered for qualifying positions.
• All Inclusive Benefits (start day one)
  • Student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, FREE college education programs, retirement savings, paid paternity leave, fertility benefits, back up elder and childcare, pet insurance, PTO/Holidays, and more for full time and part time employees.
• Forbes Recognizes Orlando Health as a Best-In-State Employer
  • Forbes has named Orlando Health as one of America's Best-In-State Employers for 2024.
• Employee-centric
  • Dr. P. Phillips Hospital has been selected as one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare.

Responsibilities

The Environmental Services Technician level I is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, clean, healing environment. Responsible for ensuring daily room cleaning and timely room turnaround times related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. The Environmental Services Technician, in accordance with organizational standards of quality, is an essential contributor to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention, and customer experience.

Essential Functions

• Responds to common inquiries or complaints from customers, using appropriate designated engagement techniques.
• Cleans and disinfects patient rooms and ancillary areas, to include, but not limited to, bathrooms, public areas, corridors, medication storage rooms as directed and any other areas that may require attention using designated and appropriate chemicals and cleaning procedures.
• Accesses and uses all department related technology systems, such as but not limited to, the Bed Management systems, while demonstrating good working knowledge.
• Replenishes supplies as needed, removes bio‑medical waste, trash, and soiled linen as required daily and changes cubicle/window curtains as needed.
• Completes patient room and bathroom cleaning daily to accommodate discharges/admissions and overall cleanliness standards, utilizing the approved procedures for patient room cleaning, to include Bed Management systems where applicable.
• Performs duties while demonstrating working knowledge of health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements, proper and safe chemical use, equipment handling, and labor‑saving products for all items within the healthcare environment assigned for servicing.
• Adheres to all organization safety, risk management, and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety.
• Operates UV disinfection machine as needed.
• Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including but not limited to initiatives to improve customer experience and cleanliness metrics.
• Follows all infection prevention practices including proper cleaning and disinfection protocols and processes, hand hygiene, standard and isolation precautions, as well as proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA).
• Reports unsafe situations and turnsin Engineering Service Requestsforrepair.
• Communicates, reads, and writes in standard English, as this is the main business language.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Education/Training

None.