Hospital Environmental Services Technician — Clean & Disinfect

UNC Health Care; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill is seeking full-time Environmental Services staff to maintain a clean, sanitary hospital environment across patient rooms and support areas. The role emphasizes room cleaning, disinfecting, restocking, and data entry for bed tracking while not providing direct patient care.

Responsibilities include cleaning in patient care areas and facilities, training new staff as needed, and adhering to hospital policies.

Qualifications

• None required.
• No licensure or certification required.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Cleans (dusts, disinfects, mops, restocks, pulls trash and inspects) occupied patient rooms.
• Cleans discharge rooms in a timely manner for incoming patients.
• Cleans support areas and critical care areas such as nurses stations, lounges, intensive care units and isolation rooms.
• Enters data into the bed tracking system.
• Inspects ancillary and patient areas and projects.
• May serve as a team leader who plans and schedules tasks, makes work assignments, trains staff, controls bed tracking and inspects all areas throughout the hospital.
• Strip, wax, dust mop and damp mop floors. Vacuum, bonnett and extract carpets.
• Trains and instructs new housekeepers in proper hospital policies and procedures.

Education

None required

Job description

UNC Health in Chapel Hill is seeking full-time Environmental Services staff to maintain a clean, sanitary hospital environment across patient rooms and support areas. The role emphasizes room cleaning, disinfecting, restocking, and data entry for bed tracking while not providing direct patient care.

Responsibilities include cleaning in patient care areas and facilities, training new staff as needed, and adhering to hospital policies.