Housekeeping Aid (Leader)

Housekeeping Aid (Leader)

This position is located within Environmental Management Services (EMS) of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. The position, generally aligned under to the Housekeeping Supervisor, is responsible for supporting and performing tasks associated with the Environmental Management Services (EMS) goals and objectives. Tours of duty may vary depending on the internal department needs with weekdays, weekends, day and evening shift schedules. The Housekeeping Aid Leader performs daily housekeeping duties while leading three or more employees in the full range of cleaning and sanitation tasks.

Major duties include:

• Communicating work assignments, instructions, and priorities from EMS Management to assigned employees.
• Setting the pace for work performance and demonstrating proper cleaning methods, techniques, supplies, and equipment usage.
• Coordinating cleaning projects with nurses and area supervisors to ensure timely and successful completion.
• Monitoring and validating the quality and completion of assigned work.
• Reporting employee progress, performance concerns, and training needs to the Supervisor.
• Ensuring compliance with EMS policies, VA regulations, safety procedures, and infection control standards.
• Providing on-the-job training, guidance, and motivation to team members.
• Performing a full range of housekeeping duties in areas such as outpatient surgery, clinics, sterile processing, patient care areas, laboratories, pharmacy, offices, corridors, stairwells, restrooms, and isolation rooms.
• Completing tasks including dust mopping, damp mopping, waste removal, medical waste handling, wall washing, cleaning fixtures, replenishing supplies, making beds, and turning mattresses.
• Leading or assisting in textile distribution, inventory management, uniform management, and Patient Assistance Program functions.
• Moving furniture and setting up meeting or training rooms as needed.
• Operating industrial equipment to scrub, strip, refinish, and polish floors.
• Ability to lead and motivate employees in a housekeeping environment.
• Knowledge of cleaning methods, sanitation procedures, and safety protocols. Ability to coordinate workflow, provide instructions, and ensure task completion. Physical ability to lift, move, or handle supplies, equipment, and furniture.

Work Environment: The work is accomplished in a variety of different areas including operating rooms, treatment rooms, examination rooms, imaging rooms, wards and other public, recreational and administrative areas. Protective clothing and personnel protective equipment (PPE) including gowns, gloves, safety shoes, masks, etc. is required in the accomplishment of some aspects of the work. There is the potential for exposure to strong cleaning solutions, bodily fluids and communicable disease. The work can involve occupied patient rooms and interaction with both medical and psychiatric patients. May be required to work inside and outside. May require some exposure to hazardous cleaning chemicals.

Performs additional tasks as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday- Sunday, 7am-3:30pm or 1:30pm-10pm Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid (Leader)/PD07530A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized