Senior Environmental Services Technician

City/State
Norfolk, VA

Work Shift
First (Days)

Overview:

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Full-time, Day Shift, Senior Environmental Services Technician (Team Lead).

Hours/Shift:

• Full-time, 1.0, Day Shift from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and work every other weekend.

The Senior Environmental Services Technician plays a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors. This position combines hands-on service with functional supervision of environmental services staff to ensure high-quality standards are consistently met in assigned areas.

In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining assigned areas and equipment in clean and orderly condition, ensuring an appropriate and sanitary environment. As a leader within the Environmental Services team, you will also provide training, guidance, and support to colleagues, contributing to a positive and collaborative work culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain assigned areas and equipment to ensure a clean, safe, and sanitary environment.
• Perform tasks such as cleaning, disinfecting, and organizing patient rooms, hallways, common areas, and workspaces.
• Provide functional supervision by assigning daily tasks to Environmental Services staff and ensuring work is completed to quality standards.
• Train and orient new team members, serving as a resource for ongoing support and guidance.
• Monitor the quality and timeliness of staff work to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of quality improvement and customer service initiatives.
• Respond promptly to spills, urgent cleaning needs, and requests for service from clinical staff.
• Ensure proper use and maintenance of cleaning equipment and supplies.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills, with the ability to supervise and support a team.
• A detail-oriented individual who can maintain high cleanliness standards in a healthcare environment.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and provide clear guidance to staff.
• Knowledge of infection prevention practices and proper handling of cleaning chemicals and equipment.

CHEST Certification required within 2 years of hire date.

1 year of housekeeping/ESD experience in lieu of High School Education

Education

• High School Grad or Equivalent (Preferred)

Certification/Licensure

• Certified Health Care Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) - Certification - Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) (Preferred) - CHEST Certification required within 2 years of hire date.

Experience

• 2 years Service Associate Experience Required (Required)
• Supervisor/Leadership Experience (Preferred)
• 1 year of housekeeping/ESD experience in lieu of High School Education (Preferred)

Keywords: Senior Environmental Services Technician, Team Lead ESD, Environmental Services Technician, Housekeeper, Janitor, Orderly, Cleaner

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans

• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000

• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave


• Emergency Backup Care

• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans

• Life Insurance

• 401k/403B with Employer Match

• Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education

• Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000

• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development

• Pet Insurance


• Legal Resources Plan

• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital , located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women's health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:


Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.