Environmental assistant

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Job Highlights

Full-time position with benefits.

Monday through Thursday, 6 am to 4:30 pm.

No regular weekend rotation.

Competitive hourly pay range of $16.47 to $21.83, based on years of experience.

About this role

Join Emplify Health by Gundersen Hillsboro as an Environmental Assistant and help create a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patients, caregivers, and visitors. In this role, you will support daily operations through cleaning, waste disposal, and attention to detail. Your work helps advance our mission of empathy amplified by supporting excellent care in a setting where every role matters.

Key responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with health care team members to provide waste disposal and cleaning services.
• Help maintain facilities by planning, prioritizing, and organizing services while providing excellent customer service.
• Partner with department management to support professional and departmental goals.
• Demonstrate dependability, problem solving, teamwork, organization, and effective time management.
• Report incidents, maintenance concerns, housekeeping issues, and painting issues to the Environmental Services supervisor.
• Provide indirect patient care by cleaning patient care areas.
• Follow safety guidelines related to body mechanics, hazardous materials, and personal protective equipment.
• Maintain a safe work environment.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

What you will need

• High school diploma or equivalency, required.
• No experience required.
• 1 year of healthcare Environmental Services experience preferred.
• Strong dependability, problem solving, teamwork, and organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize work and use time effectively.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and excellent customer service.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced health care environment.

What we offer

Full-time position with benefits.

Competitive hourly compensation based on experience.

Full benefits package for eligible roles, including:

• Growth and development support, including continuing education, tuition assistance, internal training, leadership development, career coaching, and access to a Career Development Center
• Health and wellbeing benefits, including medical, dental, prescription coverage, HSA contributions, FSAs, wellness incentives, and an employee assistance program.
• Life balance benefits, including PTO starting day one, paid holidays, flexible scheduling, credit union membership, and select discounts.
• Financial future benefits, including a 401(k) with immediate vesting, employer matching, and an annual base contribution.
• Income protection benefits, including employer-paid life insurance, disability coverage, and optional supplemental protections.

Our culture & values

At Emplify Health by Gundersen, we live our mission of empathy amplified through belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork, and humility. As an Environmental Assistant, you help create the clean, safe environment that supports healing and comfort for patients and families every day. Our organization includes more than 10,000 caregivers across seven hospitals and 65 clinics, all working together to close health disparities and strengthen healthy communities. In Hillsboro, you will be part of a close-knit rural community with strong local values and the satisfaction of serving neighbors close to home.

Let's connect!

Megan Wopat, Manager of Human Resources
mjwopat@emplifyhealth.org | (608) 489-8106

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact the recruiter listed below:

Primary Recruiter:

Megan Wopat
Recruiter Email Address:
MJWopat@emplifyhealth.org

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Equal Opportunity Employer