Environmental Services Assistant I

Environmental Services Assistant I

JOB-10044924

Anticipated Start Date

September 29, 2025

Location

Newark, DE

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. They are nationally recognized as a great place to work and the best health system to work for in the United States. Rated by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national quality ratings. With its groundbreaking Center for Virtual Health and a focus on population health and value-based care, they are shaping the future of health care.

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as Environmental Services Assistant I. The main focus of this role is to perform daily cleaning of patient rooms multiple times throughout the day, ensuring a clean and sanitary environment that enhances patient experience, safety, and overall perception of care.

Job Description

• Perform operational cleaning of patient rooms, offices, and ancillary areas in accordance with infection control policies and departmental procedures.
• Maintain all carts, closets, and equipment in a clean, orderly, and safe condition; remove empty boxes and ensure areas are free from clutter.
• Replenish supplies (paper, soap, etc.) throughout the hospital.
• Clean and disinfect precaution rooms following infection control policies/procedures.
• Collect and remove trash and soiled linen from assigned areas, transport soiled equipment and sharps containers to utility rooms.
• Respond promptly to Environmental Services texts/calls and ensure the work phone is active and applications are logged in at the start of each shift.
• Attend scheduled in-service training programs and comply with all departmental safety standards.
• Report maintenance problems, damages, or unsafe conditions to Supervisor in a timely manner.
• Maintain a professional, helpful, and productive attitude in all interactions with patients, staff, and visitors.

Skills Required

• Minimum of 2 years of customer service experience
• Must have prior operational room cleaning experience (hospital setting preferred)

Education/Training/Certifications

• High School Diploma or GED required

Additional Requirements

• Schedule Notes: start at 7am
• Dress code: teal scrubs

Pay Rate

• $17.00 per hour

“We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law”.