Job Description

Environmental Services Associate (Housekeeping) –

PRN

Northwest Florida Community Hospital | Chipley, FL

Join Our Team at Northwest Florida Community Hospital!

Northwest Florida Community Hospital (NFCH) is seeking a dependable, hardworking, and detail-oriented PRN Environmental Services Associate (ECS) to join our team!

This position plays an essential role in maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary environment for our patients, residents, visitors, and staff. We are looking for individuals who take pride in their work, demonstrate a strong work ethic, and are committed to providing a positive healthcare experience.

Position Details

• Position: Environmental Services Associate (ECS)
• Employment Type: PRN (As Needed)
• Location: Chipley, Florida
• Department: Environmental Services
• Schedule: Flexible scheduling based on departmental needs, including potential weekends and holidays

Key Responsibilities

• Perform routine cleaning and sanitizing of patient rooms, resident rooms, restrooms, hallways, offices, and common areas.
• Clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces according to hospital infection prevention standards.
• Follow established cleaning procedures, safety protocols, and infection control guidelines.
• Properly collect, handle, and dispose of waste and soiled linens.
• Sweep, mop, vacuum, dust, and maintain floors and other surfaces throughout the facility.
• Perform thorough cleaning of patient rooms following discharges and transfers.
• Restock cleaning supplies, paper products, and other essential materials.
• Safely operate cleaning equipment and use approved cleaning chemicals.
• Report maintenance concerns, safety hazards, and equipment issues to supervisors.
• Complete assigned cleaning tasks efficiently and within established timeframes.
• Maintain professionalism and courtesy when interacting with patients, visitors, residents, and coworkers.
• Assist with additional departmental duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous housekeeping, janitorial, or environmental services experience preferred but not required.
• Hospital or healthcare cleaning experience is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Dependable attendance, punctuality, and a strong work ethic.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn hospital cleaning procedures and infection prevention practices.
• Flexibility to work varying shifts based on departmental staffing needs.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and reach for extended periods.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Ability to perform physically demanding cleaning tasks.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).

Physical Setting:

Hospital

Schedule:

Day shifts, mid shifts and night shifts available.

Work Remotely:

No

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job require­ments. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, schedule and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

Northwest Florida Community Hospital is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Northwest Florida Community Hospital are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Northwest Florida Community Hospital will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. We encourage applicants of all ages.

In addition, as part of our commitment to quality and excellence, Northwest Florida Community Hospital will continue to maintain a safe, healthy environment for you by requiring all applicants, who are tentatively selected for a position, to submit to a criminal history check and screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment for a job.

Final confirmation of any job offer will be contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment requirements, to include undergoing a pre-employment drug screening, and that failure to submit to such screening, the falsification of a screen, or a positive finding on a test will remove the applicant from consideration for employment for one year.