Multiple opportunities available at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach and Hoag Hospital Irvine
Position Summary
The Environmental Services Technician plays an important role in creating a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff. This position supports the daily operations of the Environmental Services team through high-quality cleaning, disinfecting, and room turnover services across a variety of hospital and clinical areas.
This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in their work, values teamwork, and understands the importance of maintaining a healing environment. Environmental Services Technicians help support patient care by ensuring assigned spaces meet Hoag’s standards for cleanliness, safety, and professionalism.
What You Will Bring
- A strong work ethic and attention to detail
- A commitment to maintaining a safe and clean healthcare environment
- The ability to work efficiently in fast-paced, time-sensitive settings
- A team-oriented mindset and professional communication style
- The ability to respond appropriately in urgent or emergency situations
Why Join Hoag
- Opportunity to work in a respected healthcare environment where your work directly supports patient care
- Multiple openings across Newport Beach and Irvine
- Meaningful role on a team focused on safety, service, and operational excellence
- Strong team environment with training and support
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Clean and supply patient rooms, treatment rooms, restrooms, utility rooms, nurseries, nursing stations, lounges, offices, waiting areas, and other assigned spaces according to department standards
- Perform high-level, time-sensitive disinfecting and cleaning tasks in critical care areas, including discharge rooms, isolation rooms, the emergency department, and operative or invasive procedural areas
- Complete terminal cleaning and other detailed cleaning assignments with a strong focus on infection prevention and safety
- Perform specialty floor care, carpet care, upholstery care, and project work such as stripping and refinishing floors and extracting carpets
- Use appropriate cleaning equipment, chemicals, and supplies safely and effectively
- Remove trash and soiled linen from assigned areas
- Maintain a professional image through communication, appearance, and conduct
- Follow department procedures, quality standards, preventive maintenance expectations, and safety guidelines
- Demonstrate strong customer service by supporting positive interactions with patients, visitors, and team members
- Recognize and follow designated signs, symbols, and written instructions as trained
- Support Linen Services operations as needed, including distributing and stocking clean linen, ordering and maintaining inventory, stocking carts, transporting linen carts, and maintaining linen rooms
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required
- Ability to read, speak, understand, and follow written and verbal directions in English
- Basic comprehension sufficient to understand job-related forms, documents, signs, symbols, and written instructions
- Ability to recognize urgent and emergency situations and communicate clearly so others understand
Preferred
- High school diploma or GED
- Basic computer skills, including the ability to use email and complete computer-based training with minimal assistance
- Previous hospital, healthcare, hospitality, or housekeeping experience
- Experience operating cleaning equipment such as vacuums, extractors, bovac, and roto equipment
Preferred
- Valid California driver’s license for team members authorized to operate Hoag vehicles