Environmental Services Worker II - Days

**Job Summary** The Environmental Services Worker II is responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, and maintaining hospital facilities to ensure a safe, hygienic, and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors. This role performs floor care, waste removal, linen handling, spill cleanup, and general cleaning tasks in accordance with hospital policies and infection control standards. The Environmental Services Worker II follows established procedures to support patient safety, regulatory compliance, and hospital cleanliness standards. **Essential Functions** + Performs floor care tasks, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, waxing, and shampooing various flooring surfaces to maintain cleanliness and safety. + Collects, removes, and properly disposes of waste, including biohazardous, infectious, and noninfectious materials, following hospital policies and regulatory guidelines. + Handles and processes soiled linens, replacing them with clean bags and ensuring proper containment and storage. + Cleans and sanitizes patient rooms, restrooms, hallways, offices, and common areas, ensuring compliance with infection control standards. + Responds to spills and contamination cleanups, ensuring proper disinfection and safety precautions. + Moves furniture, floor mats, and other equipment as needed for cleaning, facility maintenance, or department relocations. + Monitors cleaning supply usage, practicing appropriate expense control and ensuring all supplies are stored and used safely. + Communicates maintenance and repair needs to the supervisor or facilities department to ensure timely resolution. + Maintains accurate cleaning logs and reports completed tasks, ensuring proper documentation of environmental services activities. + Performs other duties as assigned. + Complies with all policies and standards. **Qualifications** + 1-3 years of experience in environmental services, housekeeping, custodial work, or hospital facility maintenance required **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** + Knowledge of standard cleaning procedures, chemicals, and floor care techniques. + Ability to safely handle biohazardous and infectious waste in compliance with infection control standards. + Familiarity with equipment cleaning, maintenance, and proper usage. + Strong attention to detail and ability to follow cleaning schedules effectively. + Knowledge of hospital policies, regulatory standards, and safety procedures for environmental services. + Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced healthcare setting. + Good communication skills to interact with staff, patients, and visitors in a professional manner. **Licenses and Certifications** + Certification in Environmental Services or Healthcare Cleaning (such as CHEST or CHESP certification) preferred Equal Employment Opportunity This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.