Environmental Services (EVS) Technician

Quick Facts

• Role: Environmental Services (EVS) Technician

Description

The EVS Technician performs janitorial and custodial services in patient and non-patient care areas within a medical facility. The job includes independent work with general supervision or teamwork, providing full-range cleaning duties in assigned areas and tours. Responsibilities cover heavy-duty housekeeping tasks, supply replenishment, waste handling, bed-making support, and related cleaning activities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain floors and clean walls, doors, doorframes, baseboards, corners/edges, and stairwells

• Use cleaning methods such as sweeping, dust mopping, damp/wet mopping, scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, buffing, vacuuming, and carpet extraction

• Periodically use pressure washers and heavy industrial powered or battery-operated equipment

• Empty trash and replace liners; transport general refuse, regulated medical waste, and recycling

• Clean and disinfect restrooms (including showers/tubs), urinals, and toilet bowls; deodorize lavatories

• Restock paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizers, and soap in dispenser locations

• Move and arrange furniture and patient care items to complete cleaning tasks

• Provide bed-making services; clean mattresses, springs, and bed frames; clean bedside items

• Remove and transport soiled textiles; load/unload clean textiles and restock storage areas; support inventory

• Defrost and clean patient care refrigerators and ice machines; clean stainless steel and other facility surfaces

• Clean designated ashtrays/smoke stands/sand urns and water fountains

• Perform interim inside window and glass cleaning; replace curtains and clean blinds

• Clean and/or replace needle boxes

• Periodically clean specific non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME)

• May guide a Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) worker and perform other assigned duties

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (non-citizens only if required due to inability to recruit qualified citizens per VA policy)

• Suitability for federal employment after a background investigation

• Testing-designated position: must pass urinalysis for illegal drug use (refusal leads to denial)

• Selective Services registration required for males born after 12/31/1959

• Complete online onboarding and provide acceptable identification

• Ability to meet federal probationary period and public interest evaluation requirements

• Seasonal influenza vaccination required annually (or approved medical/religious exemption)

Benefits

A comprehensive federal benefits package is available for you and your family; eligibility depends on the position type and schedule.