Healthcare Environmental Services Technician

Dignity Health; Merced (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health in Merced, CA is seeking an Environmental Services Technician to maintain a clean, safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors. You will perform cleaning tasks across patient rooms, offices, and clinical spaces, following infection control protocols and using cleaning equipment.

Strong work ethic and attention to detail are essential to uphold hospital hygiene standards and support high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED; prior janitor/housekeeper experience in an institutional setting such as a hospital, hotel/motel, or contract janitorial services.

Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning and maintenance of patient care areas, offices, hallways, storerooms, corridors, stairways, hospital rooms, wards, and other areas according to established task lists, cleaning schedules on a regular and recurring basis according to the frequency of cleaning schedules and requirements.
• Observes area of assignment and notes and take action to clean and maintain areas. May require special attention due to frequent use or special circumstances. Personally follows up and informs supervisor to ensure the areas standards of cleanliness and infection control are maintained.
• Reports all leaks, clogged drains, etc. so that Maintenance may repair items in a timely manner.
• Maintain adequate supplies. Checks soap dispensers and refills as necessary. Restocks toilet paper and paper towel dispensers.
• Cleans and maintains surfaces such as ledges, shelves, over bed lights, counters, ventilating fans, door frames, hinges, door jambs, knobs, push plates, counter tops, toilet, sinks, telephones, water fountains, showers, bath tubs, walls, etc by dusting, cleaning and disinfecting with various agents, detergents, disinfectants or germicidal. Dries and polishes surfaces. Cleans and polishes dispensers. Empties waste baskets. Removes soiled linen. Removes infectious waste from patient care areas. Changes linen and makes beds. Hangs drapes and moves furniture.
• Cleans beds upon discharge or transfer of patients. Performs terminal cleaning or special cleaning in areas such as surgery, labor and delivery or other patient care areas with high sterility requirements.

Skills

Infection control

Attention to detail

Time management

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Dignity Health in Merced, CA is seeking an Environmental Services Technician to maintain a clean, safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors. You will perform cleaning tasks across patient rooms, offices, and clinical spaces, following infection control protocols and using cleaning equipment.

Strong work ethic and attention to detail are essential to uphold hospital hygiene standards and support high-quality patient care.