Environment Services Technician

Full-time position, 40 hours per week on the first shift.

Responsibilities

• Performs complete cleaning of assigned areas including:
  • Dusting and sanitizing furniture, equipment, mirrors, and fixtures
  • Washing windows, walls, ceilings, vents, and light fixtures
  • Sweeping, scrubbing, and refinishing floors
  • Vacuuming and shampooing carpets
  • Re-stocking restrooms
  • Replacing light bulbs
  • Reporting repairs
• Handles heavy contact with cleaning chemicals, disinfecting agents, floor strippers, and finishes
• Assists with outdoor cleaning including parking lot, windows, and roof
• Uses ladders for various cleaning activities
• Removes waste by:
  • Collecting and transporting soiled linen
  • Emptying trash containers
  • Changing sharps containers
  • Transporting solid and hazardous waste to compactors
  • Recycling materials
  • Emptying cigarette receptacles in smoking areas
• Maintains equipment cleanliness and orderliness; reports equipment failures or mechanical issues
• Ensures a safe working environment and quality service by complying with procedures, rules, regulations, and infection control guidelines
• Attends required in-service education and training classes, including safety update programs
• Meets time schedules and deadlines consistently

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent preferred
• One year of experience preferred

Skills

• Prioritizes assignments to complete work in a timely manner
• Ability to operate equipment
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Works occasionally in extreme temperatures and around unpleasant smells
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers

Work Environment

• Performs repetitive work according to set procedures
• Stressful, fast-paced environment
• Works in contaminated, isolation, construction, and renovation areas
• Exposure to individuals with various degrees of mental and physical conditions and illnesses

Pay

$18.85 - $28.30 per hour

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Base compensation within the listed pay range based on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on-call, and more based on job specifics
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

About the Organization

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health serves nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits and promotes environmental protection by maintaining healthy and safe medical facilities for employees and visitors.