Associate-Environmental Services I

Environmental Services Associate

Department: Environmental Services (EVS)
Shift: 3rd Shift 
Schedule: Weekends and holidays required

Overview

The Environmental Services Associate supports a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and team members. This role performs cleaning, sanitation, and infection prevention services across patient care, clinical, procedural, and public areas in accordance with IU Health standards, infection control practices, and safety guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs routine and discharge cleaning of patient rooms, offices, clinics, clinical and procedural areas, and public spaces.
• Applies approved cleaning and disinfection protocols in alignment with infection control standards and hospital policy.
• Demonstrates the ability to clean and disinfect high‑acuity and technical care areas.
• Safely handles and removes hazardous and biohazardous waste in compliance with safety regulations and infection prevention protocols.
• Operates light floor‑care equipment to clean and maintain floors in patient care areas.
• Proactively communicates and collaborates with clinical teams to ensure cleaning services support patient safety, care flow, and operational efficiency.
• Maintains compliance with regulatory, safety, and quality standards while performing all duties.
• Cleans specialized clinical and procedural areas, including: 
  • Interventional Radiology (IR)
  • Cardiac Catheterization Lab
  • Mother‑Baby Units
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
  • Operating Room (OR)
  • Emergency Department (ED)
• Climbs ladders as required to complete assigned cleaning tasks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience preferred.
• No previous environmental services experience required; training is provided.

Physical and Environmental Requirements

• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including gowns, gloves, goggles, and rubber‑soled closed‑toe footwear.
• Ability to reach, stand for extended periods, bend, squat, and lift or carry supplies and equipment weighing 35 pounds or more, up to 80% of the workday.
• Ability to operate light cleaning equipment and work in high‑acuity clinical environments.

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.