Environmental Service Technicians

Environmental Service Technicians

Position Title: Environmental Service Technician (Housekeeping)

Contract Period: Base Period starts June 1, 2026.

Role Overview: Perform routine custodial support for designated non-direct patient care areas and vacant clinic exam rooms. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness and sanitation across various facility areas to ensure a safe environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Restroom Sanitation: Clean and disinfect fixtures (sinks, toilets, urinals), sweep/mop floors with hospital-grade germicidal solutions, and restock all consumables three times daily.
• Waste Management: Empty, sanitize, and reline trash and recycling containers four times per day.
• Floor & Common Area Maintenance: Perform daily sweeping, dust mopping, and damp/wet mopping of hallways, corridors, elevators, and stairways.
• Office Cleaning: High/low dusting, trash removal, and floor maintenance on a daily basis (when available).
• Clinic (Exam Room) Cleaning: Perform intensive "Terminal Cleaning" at the end of each day for vacant exam rooms, including disinfecting all high-touch surfaces and equipment.
• Safety Compliance: Properly display wet floor signs and comply with all Life Safety Regulations.

Mandatory Requirements & Qualifications:

• Security Clearance: Must pass a Tier 1 National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) and receive favorable adjudication prior to starting work (this process typically takes 4–6 weeks).
• Training: Completion of VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness, Rules of Behavior, and Bloodborne Pathogen training is required.
• Uniforms: Must wear a standard, easily recognizable custodial uniform and appropriate safety footwear.

Experience (For Leadership Roles):

• Shift Leaders: At least one (1) year of housekeeping experience.
• Contract Administrator: At least two (2) years of experience overseeing contractual actions.

Work Schedule Estimates:

• Portland Sanitation: 10:00 AM – 8:30 PM (Mon-Thu or Tue-Fri) OR 12:00 AM – 10:30 AM (Mon-Thu or Fri-Mon).
• Vancouver Sanitation: 1:00 PM – 11:30 PM (Mon-Thu or Fri-Mon).
• Portland Linen/Bio: 5:00 AM – 3:30 PM (Mon-Thu or Fri-Mon).
• Locations – 1. Portland VA Medical Center (Station 648) 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road Portland, OR 97239 2. Vancouver Campus Locations (Station 648A) 1601 East 4th Plain Blvd Vancouver, WA 98661