Housekeeping Aid (EVS Technician)

Quick Facts

Housekeeping Aid (EVS Technician) — full-time role in a VA hospital environmental services setting.

Description

Execute a full range of housekeeping and environmental services in patient and non-patient care areas. Work may be assigned across tours and various designated areas, typically working independently with general supervision or as part of a team. Tasks include floor care, restrooms, bed-making, waste handling, and cleaning of equipment and surfaces using a variety of cleaning methods and tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform floor maintenance and wall washing
• Clean doors, doorframes, baseboards, stairwells, and high/low dusting
• Sweep, dust mop, damp/wet mop, scrub, strip, refinish, buff, vacuum, extract carpets/runners, and spot clean
• Periodically use pressure washers and heavy industrial powered/battery-operated equipment; adjust/clean equipment and change attachments
• Empty trash and wastebaskets; transport refuse, regulated medical waste, and recycling to central collection areas
• Clean/disinfect/deodorize restrooms, showers, and related fixtures; replenish paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizers, and soap
• Move and arrange furniture and patient items; provide bed-making services and clean mattresses, springs, and bed frames
• Remove soiled textiles from patient rooms and transport to designated soiled rooms; load/unload clean textiles from bulk carts; restock textile closets and support inventory management
• Clean patient care refrigerators and ice machines; clean stainless surfaces, elevators, wards, diet-kitchens, nurse utility rooms, and designated ashtrays/smoke stands/sand urns
• Provide interim inside window cleaning and clean glass door/other glass surfaces; replace curtains and clean blinds
• Clean and/or replace needle boxes
• Periodically clean specific non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) in inpatient and clinical areas

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases (step adjustments may apply)
• Up to 37–50 days of annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)
• Parental leave up to 12 weeks after 12 months of employment
• Child care subsidy eligibility after 60 days (for eligible full-time employees below specified income threshold)
• Traditional federal pension (with vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (with limited exceptions for non-citizens)
• Suitability for federal employment based on background investigation
• Selective Service Registration (for eligible males)
• Complete online onboarding and provide acceptable REAL ID-compliant identification for Form I-9
• Complete all required documents/application steps
• Ability to meet a 1-year probationary period
• Physical ability to perform custodial work (continuous walking/standing/stooping/kneeling; occasional powered equipment use over 50 lbs)
• Demonstrate sufficient training/experience to perform housekeeping duties and meet screen-out elements (reliability, safety, follow directions, handle weights/loads, work practices, housekeeping aptitude)
• Annual seasonal influenza vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption