Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician

Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Service Technician

The Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Service Technician who maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families are essential to the patient care experience at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A VA healthcare career as a housekeeping aide means working alongside other Veterans. As a Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Service Technician, you will perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties and routine housekeeping duties. Veterans rely on the skills of these professionals to keep patient areas clean and safe by addressing spills quickly, discarding trash, and vacuuming and polishing floors. Housekeeping Aids carry out assignments independently with minimal supervision. Duties for the position include but are not limited to:

• Cleans doors, doorframes, baseboard corners and edges, and stairwells.
• Performs floor maintenance: sweeping, dust mopping, damp and wet mopping, scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, buffing, vacuuming and extracting carpets and runners, spot cleaning areas
• High and low dusting.
• Empties trash and wastebaskets, replaces liners. Transports general refuse, regulated medical waste and recycling to central collection areas.
• Cleans rest rooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms, ensuring that they are cleaned and meet acceptable standards (cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, showers, bathtubs, urinals, and toilet bowls; cleans mirrors, sinks, and water fountains; washes and polishes light and toilet fixtures).
• Replenishes supplies of paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizers, and soap in all areas where dispensers are located.
• Provides bed-making services in patient care areas and OD rooms; cleans mattresses, springs, and bed frames; and cleans bedside stands, over bed lights, blood pressure cuffs, bed tables, etc. in patient rooms.
• Removes bags of soiled textiles from patient rooms and transports to the designated soiled room in each ward area.
• Restocks clean textile closets, cabinets, shelves, carts, and participates in inventory management activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Shifts include 6:00am - 2:30pm or 2:00pm - 10:30pm or 10:00pm - 6:30am; and may include weekends and holidays. Work schedules will be discussed during the interviewing/hiring process.

Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician/PD99909S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Perks of a Housekeeping Career: Total Rewards

Night Shift Differential: Night shift differential is paid for work performed when the majority of the employee's regularly scheduled hours fall between 3 p.m. and 8 a.m. It is computed as a percentage of the employee's rate of basic pay. More information can be found here.

Sunday Premium Pay: An employee is entitled to 25 percent of his or her rate of basic pay for work performed during a regularly scheduled basic 8-hour tour of duty that begins or ends on a Sunday. More information can be found here. The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.