Environment Services Aide - Birmingham Outpatient

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people – the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization. 

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.  

What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values: 

• Clinical quality 
• Integrity 
• Service excellence 
• Teamwork 
• Accountability 
• Continuous improvement 
• Inclusion 

Our values aren’t empty words – they inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you’ll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.    

At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit, https://careers.sca.health/why-sca, to learn more about our benefits.

Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will. 

The Environmental Services Aide assists with care of the patient in the Operating/Procedure rooms by assisting with transporting, lifting and positioning for surgery.  Cleans and assists in the operating room turnovers by performing general errands as required by the team leader and /or charge nurses.  Maintains general cleanliness and maintenance of the facility.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists in room turnovers including cleaning furniture & equipment
• Removes soiled laundry, empties trash receptacles
• Provides stretchers for the transportation of patients as needed
• Responsible for re-stocking of scrub sink supplies, hair and shoe coverings, masks and other needed PPE supplies
• Maintains area/departments in an orderly/organized fashion
• Performs daily/weekly inventory of supplies and notifies appropriate personnel of order needs
• Assists with inventory management as assigned

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum one year job related experience in an inpatient or outpatient surgery center. 
• Basic computer knowledge and working knowledge of medical terminology.