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Environmental Services Technician
Company : Prime Healthcare Services
Location : Mesquite, TX, 75149
Job Type : Contractor
Date Posted : 12 January 2026
Overview
We are seeking an Environmental Services Technician, also referred to as a EVS Tech or Environmental Aide. The EVS Tech ensures a safe and healthy environment by cleaning and disinfecting patient rooms, operating rooms, and common areas to prevent infection. The EVS Tech will handle waste disposal, restock supplies, maintain floors and surfaces, and respond to urgent cleaning needs. This position is on a per diem basis, meaning PD/PRN as needed.
Shift’s Available: Evenings
Employment Type: Per Diem (PD / PRN)
Hours: 3:00pm - 11:30pm
Location: Dallas Regional Medical Center – Mesquite, TX
Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:
- Competitive compensation
- Medical insurance benefit plan
- 401K
- Sick leave accrual
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to):
- Clean and disinfect patient rooms, operating rooms, and common areas to prevent the spread of infections
- Properly disposing of medical and hazardous waste according to hospital protocols
- Restock supplies like gloves, masks, and cleaning materials in various hospital areas
- Clean and maintain floors, restrooms, and other surfaces using specialized equipment and chemicals
- Respond to urgent cleaning needs such as spills or contamination incidents and communicate promptly using phone, handheld radios, pagers, and other devices
- Maintain a high level of cleanliness within the hospital and adjacent buildings, which may require traveling between facilities independently
Qualifications
Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:
Employment Status
Per DiemShift
EveningsEqual Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
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Frequently asked questions
While a high school diploma is preferred, certifications like OSHA safety training or Hazardous Waste Operations can enhance your profile for environmental services technician roles in Mesquite, TX, demonstrating your readiness to handle hospital waste and infection control effectively.
The healthcare sector in Dallas-Mesquite is growing steadily, increasing the need for skilled environmental services technicians. Competition is moderate, but candidates with acute care hospital experience and flexible schedules, such as per diem evening shifts, typically have an edge.
At Prime Healthcare Services, environmental services technicians focus on urgent cleaning responses and maintaining multiple hospital areas, requiring quick communication via radios and mobility across facilities, which distinguishes this role from standard cleaning jobs.
Expect to manage biohazard waste safely, respond swiftly to contamination incidents, and maintain high cleanliness standards under time constraints, especially during evening shifts in a hospital setting where infection control is critical.
Environmental services technicians can advance to supervisory roles, specialize in infection control, or transition into environmental health and safety positions within healthcare, leveraging experience gained in hospital sanitation and hazardous waste management.
Prime Healthcare Services provides competitive pay, medical insurance, 401k plans, and sick leave accrual for per diem environmental services technicians, which is notable considering the part-time nature of the roles and evening shift schedules.
Prime Healthcare emphasizes a safe, healthy environment with robust communication tools and per diem flexibility, potentially offering a more dynamic work environment compared to standard hospital cleaning jobs that may lack such immediate response protocols.
Environmental Services Technicians in Mesquite, TX generally earn between $13 and $18 per hour, influenced by experience and shift timing. Given Prime Healthcare’s competitive compensation, per diem workers can anticipate pay within or slightly above this market range.
Proven knowledge of hospital environmental service practices, reliability during evening shifts, and effective communication skills are key. Familiarity with acute care settings and proper waste disposal protocols greatly improves job prospects.
Technicians may face traffic congestion during peak commute hours around Mesquite, impacting punctuality. Additionally, regional heat and humidity can affect physical endurance during evening cleaning shifts, requiring good stamina and hydration.