PRN Environmental Services Technician

Surgery Partners, Inc.; Altoona (WI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free scrubs with laundry service

Free meals

Wellness reimbursement

Job summary

Surgery Partners, Inc. is seeking an Environmental Services Technician in Altoona, Wisconsin. The role focuses on cleaning and disinfecting patient rooms, ORs, restrooms, and public areas to maintain a safe, infection-controlled environment.

The position is .2 FTE (8 hours per week) with day shifts and 8-hour shifts on-site. Candidates must meet U.S. employment eligibility and have a grounding in healthcare cleaning protocols and safety practices.

Qualifications

• Requires effective English communication in verbal and written form.
• Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Clean and disinfect patient and non-patient care areas per procedures.
• Follow safety protocols and infection control standards.
• Maintain logs and checklists current.
• Ensure proper waste handling and disposal.

Skills

Effective English communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Independence

Safety and infection control

Tools

Secure messaging system access

Basic computer proficiency

Job description

Job Category: Housekeeping and Environmental Services

Requisition Number: PRNEN042236

• Posted : October 20, 2026
• Part-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Altoona, WI, USA

Description

Application Deadline: 10/30/2026

Job Summary:

The Environmental Services Technician is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary environment in all areas of the facility. This role includes cleaning and disinfecting patient rooms, operating rooms, restrooms, offices, hallways, and other public areas. The technician ensures compliance with infection control standards and always follows safety and sanitation protocols.

Hours:

• .2 FTE - 8 hours per week
• 8-hour shifts
• Day shift

Essential Job Functions:

• Responsible for cleaning and disinfection of all patient/non patient care areas in the facility.
• Performs duties while demonstrating working knowledge of the health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements, proper and safe chemical use, equipment handling, and labor saving products for all items within the specialty environment tasked with servicing.
• Adheres to all organization safety, risk management and infection control standards while promoting a culture of safety.
• Accountable for accurately maintaining all appropriate logs and check lists/sheets current
• Responsible for cleaning and disinfection of equipment and areas of assignment according to procedures, policies and manufacturer recommendations.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the cleaning and disinfecting requirements specific to highly sensitive environments.
• Demonstrates understanding of the training and education related to evidence based recommendations from the Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE), Association for Professional in Infection Control (APIC) and Association for peri-Operative Nurses (AORN), CDC, The Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies.
• Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including but not limited to initiatives to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.
• Maintains supplies and equipment by properly stocking and restocking environmental services cart in a neat and orderly fashion
• Removes waste and transport to appropriate disposal area while identifying proper waste streams (i.e. regulated medical, recycle, solid, and hazardous).
• Follows all environmental and infection prevention practices (i.e. proper cleaning and disinfection protocols and process, hand hygiene, standard & isolation precautions, as well as proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Quality assurance and accreditation standards
• Understanding of HIPAA regulations, patient confidentiality laws and patient rights
• Effective English communication in verbal and written format
• Quality work including attention to detail and accuracy
• Basic computer proficiency
• Knowledge of healthcare cleaning protocols, safe chemical use, equipment operation, and efficient practices for maintaining specialized environments
• Knowledge of evidence-based guidelines and standards from AHE, APIC, AORN, CDC, The Joint Commission, and other regulatory bodies
• Carry out customer service standards
• Prioritize tasks effectively through managing workload based on urgency and importance
• Capacity to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Continuously learn and improve through staying up to date on job specific trends, policies and new technologies
• Successfully demonstrate organization-wide performance review competencies

Qualifications:

• Demonstrates eligibility for employment in the U.S.
• Previous cleaning experience in a hospital environment is preferred
• Must possess a cell phone that interfaces the organization’s secure message system
• Free scrubs with laundry service
• Free meals
• Wellness reimbursement

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc.Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.