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Environmental Services Tech

Advocate Health · Oshkosh, WI

Posted Aug 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Behavioral

Tell me about a time you had to clean up a blood or body fluid spill. What steps did you take?

real exposure to biohazard protocols and whether they follow established infection control procedures rather than improvising

This job has you working largely on your own, moving between patient rooms, surgery areas, offices, and hallways. How do you keep yourself on schedule and make sure nothing gets skipped?

self-direction and organizational habits when there's no one watching over their shoulder

Tell me about a time a patient, family member, or staff member was upset or frustrated while you were doing your job nearby. How did you handle it?

customer service instincts and composure in an emotionally charged hospital environment

This role can involve lifting up to 50 pounds, climbing ladders up to 20 feet, and being on your feet most of the shift, sometimes shoveling snow outside. What's your experience with physical work like this?

honest self-assessment of physical readiness for the job's real demands

Tell me about a time you noticed you were running low on supplies or noticed a piece of equipment needed repair. What did you do about it?

proactive communication with supervisors and inventory awareness

Technical

Walk me through how you would clean and turn over an operating room between surgeries. What order do you do things in and why?

whether the candidate understands terminal cleaning sequence and infection control basics in a surgical setting

How do you decide which chemical or cleaning product to use for a given surface or spill, and how do you check you're using it safely?

familiarity with reading labels and referencing safety data sheets rather than guessing

How would you sort and handle soiled linen versus regular trash versus hazardous or medical waste?

basic knowledge of waste stream separation, which is a real compliance risk in hospitals

How comfortable are you with basic computer use, like logging tasks or checking a schedule or email, and can you give an example of using a computer or device at a past job?

baseline digital literacy needed for the role's administrative pieces

Situational

Say you're cleaning a patient room and a nurse tells you the family is about to arrive and asks you to hurry, but you're not done disinfecting a surface. What do you do?

whether they hold the line on safety standards under pressure from staff to move faster

You notice a floor scrubber is leaking or making a strange noise mid-shift. Walk me through what you'd do in that moment.

whether they stop unsafe equipment use and escalate rather than pushing through to finish the job

You're setting up a conference room with AV equipment right before a meeting starts, and at the same time you get called to help with an emergency spill elsewhere. How do you prioritize?

judgment on triaging competing demands, especially safety issues versus routine tasks

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The full job description

As published by Advocate Health.

Department: 37703 AMC Oshkosh - Surgery Room Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Primary Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. Pay Range: $19.80 - $29.70 Major Responsibilities: • Cleans furniture and carpets in rooms, hallways, stairs, and offices using power equipment. Cleans and maintains floor surfaces with dry and wet mops. Refinishes floors, including machine scrubbing and/or stripping floors and applies floor finish. • Operates various types of cleaning equipment, both mechanical and electrical. Notifies appropriate person of safety hazards and of equipment needing repair. Cleans equipment, cart, and service closet daily. Assists in cleaning emergency spills as requested. • Uses chemicals, cleaning products and equipment for their intended purpose to maintain a safe, cost-effective environment. Ensures all cleaning supplies are labeled and references Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) as necessary. • Sets up rooms for meetings and delivers audio visual equipment to the rooms. • Cleans patient care areas, public/private restrooms, conference rooms, lobbies, offices, elevators, and stairwells. Performs scheduled terminal and project cleaning in surgical areas. • Cleans all environmental surfaces including ceilings and vents, walls, doors, furniture, beds, bathroom fixtures, and windows. Dusts and mops floors in patient and exam rooms, corridors, stairwells, restrooms, and other areas of the facility. • Gathers and disposes recyclables, trash, and medical waste. Collects hazardous trash following established infection control guidelines. • Sorts, stocks and delivers linens. Gathers and prepares soiled linen for transportation. Inventories linens, cleaning supplies and paper supplies and orders additional in a timely and cost effective manner. Fills and cleans supply dispensers. Replaces cubicle drapes and window coverings. • Cleans and prepares dismissal and transfer units and certain equipment used in the care of patients and distributes non-medical supplies to specific areas. • Reports any mechanical failures or unsafe conditions to the supervisor. Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required: • None Required. Education Required: • No Formal Education. Experience Required: • No experience required. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: • Ability to operate various types of cleaning equipment, including machine scrubbers, carpet cleaners, waste compactors, balers, etc. • Ability to follow and understand oral and written instructions and communicate with others. • Ability to work alone and to understand the physical arrangements of the facilities. • Performs tasks without disrupting operations of the doctors, nurses, patients, public, and other staff. • Ability to set priorities, be aware of and follow department policies and procedures in all situations. • Basic computer skills. • Excellent customer service skills. Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: • Must be able to: • lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to a maximum 5 ft. • lift and carry up to 30 lbs. at waist height a reasonable distance. • Must be able to: • push/pull up to 50 lbs. with the assistance of other staff and/or devices. • Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel, climb stairs, reach above shoulders and crawl to complete tasks. • Must also be able to shovel and spread salt or sand on snow, so will be exposed to outside temperatures and weather conditions as necessary. • Must have ability to walk or stand the majority of the shift. • Must have ability to wear protective clothing as will have exposure to strong germicidal solutions, cleaning chemicals, temperature changes, soiled linen, infectious waste (blood and body fluids). Requires that incumbent be familiar with policies on handling infectious and hazardous waste. • Must have ability to safely operate power cleaning equipment such as machine scrubbers or carpet cleaners as well as non-power cleaning equipment and ladders telescoping up to 20 feet. • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job, including telephones, zone phones, and pagers. This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties. Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job • Incentive pay for select positions • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more • Paid Time Off programs • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs • Educational Assistance Program Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview. About Advocate Health  Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

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