Environmental Services Technician

Location Scranton, PA Job Category Environmental Services Schedule Nights Work Type Full time Department GCMC Environmental Services Night Shift Team Date posted 04/30/2026 Job

ID R-95806

Job Summary Performs a variety of healthcare environmental services (EVS) duties to enhance the healthcare environment by maintaining the location assigned. Follows special healthcare cleaning and trash handling techniques as required, ensuring professional and appropriate service standards while performing the job. Ensures the very best patient/family/ customer experience by optimizing all customer interactions. Job Duties Cleans and disinfects patient and non-patient facing areas, departments and spaces. Handles various waste streams to include but not limited to; municipal waste and recyclable waste. Wears standard personal protective equipment as required. Follows procedures for the proper use of hospital approved products utilized in the cleaning and disinfection processes. Places the appropriate signage in an area to indicate cleaning is occurring and floor is wet to reduce the risk of falls. Reports identified facility repairs as directed or observed, according to current established policy or procedure. Utilizes mobile technology to ensure compliance with bed management procedures and other environmental services functions that are performed daily. Performs detailed cleaning to include but not limited to; high dusting, walls, ceilings, tracks, vents and lights. Collects soiled linen and transports to hospital staging area for vendor pickup as applicable. All EVS Staff who enter Medication Rooms (Where Applicable) must receive mandatory education on proper Medication Room protocol. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position. Position Details Join our EVS team and play a critical role in hospital cleanliness! Hours for this position are 10:30 pm to 7:00 am + weekend and holiday rotation. EVS provides healthcare environmental services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays. We clean and disinfect both patient and non-patient areas, helping to prevent communicable diseases by thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting public areas, hospital office and administrative areas, patient rooms, restrooms and hallways.

We are proud to offer:

Sign-on Bonus up to $2,500 for eligible candidates. $2.00 shift differential for evening and night shifts. Competitive compensation and benefits packages. Education and professional development including the nationally recognized CHEST certification (Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician). To learn more about our EVS team, please visit https://jobs.geisinger.org/evs Education High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Preferred) Skills Teamwork; Disease Management; Communication; Healthcare Regulatory Environment; Spill Management; Infection Control About Geisinger Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. Our Vision & Values Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS

: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE

: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING

: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION

: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY :

We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. Our Benefits We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.