Environmental Services Intern / Crothall Healthcare, Children's Hospital Pittsburgh

About the role

Crothall Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, offers a Summer 2027 Intern position in Environmental Services. You will join a culture built on caring for people and creating a sense of belonging, working with leaders in the Environmental Services group to develop skills and competencies needed for success in healthcare support services. The internship provides hands‑on experience in a real‑world setting, covering overall hospital cleanliness, managing, scheduling, and training frontline team members, vendor relations, patient experience efforts, and ensuring patient satisfaction and public relations through safe and efficient resource use.

Learning Objectives: Demonstrate awareness, understanding, and skills necessary to work in a diverse environment; gain opportunities to learn, observe, and practice a variety of experiences in the world of Environmental Services.

Responsibilities

• Execute operational standards
• Participate in department safety and maintain a safe work environment at all times
• Respond to concerns and requests with a sense of urgency and take necessary corrective action when needed
• Assure that the integrity of security at the facility is maintained at all times
• Take a proactive approach to identify and correct facility quality assurance concerns; timely follow‑up required
• Bring creativity and innovation to the Crothall Healthcare program
• Ensure that staff receive proper orientation, initial, and on‑going training
• Provide and monitor individual guidance and motivation to associates to enable each one to perform to her/his fullest potential
• Handle special requests or projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled college/university junior or senior
• Ability to communicate effectively in written formal and oral presentations from hourly staff to Director level
• Ability to maintain organization and establish priorities in an ever‑changing environment
• Must possess excellent customer service skills
• Must have experience in the use of Windows‑based office software including but not limited to Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• An interest in pursuing a career with Crothall Healthcare and interest in joining our Accelerated Manager Program after college graduation is preferred

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate
• Acquire hands‑on experience while working with an energetic and collaborative team
• Apply knowledge learned in the classroom
• Gain invaluable corporate work experience
• Broaden career experience via job shadowing key team members
• Get a foot in the door for future opportunities and build valuable networking contacts

This is a paid intern position; however, it is not eligible for paid time off (PTO) or benefits such as medical, dental, vision, etc.

Pay

Pay Range: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour.