EVS Technician - Housekeeping Aid

Duties

• Infection Prevention
• Follows the Veterans Health Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center (CDC) transmission precautions recommendations for - entering and exiting and cleaning/disinfecting isolation rooms
• Demonstrates required procedures for cleaning and disposing of blood or body spills
• Cleaning and Disinfection
• Cleans and disinfects Medical/Surgical Units (Occupied and Unoccupied) - Intensive Care Units - Coronary Care - Pulmonary Care - Hemodialysis - Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory - Operating Room suites - Recovery Rooms - Clinical Laboratory and Supply Processing and Distribution - Outpatient Clinics - Specialty Clinics and Restrooms in accordance with facility policy
• Removes damaged or stained linen - safely collects soiled linen - cleans - disinfects and makes bed upon patient discharge or transfer
• Clean - non-critical - reusable medical equipment as assigned
• Communication
• Greets and welcomes patients - visitors - and staff
• Displays sensitivity and respect for the needs of patients - staff - and visitors
• Safety
• Identifies potential problems or hazards impacting customer service - equipment - and/or safety
• Reports any customer service - equipment - or safety problems or hazards
• Waste Handling
• Removes solid waste on a daily basis or more frequently if needed
• Cleans - disinfects - and lines waste receptacles
• Floor Care
• Dust mops the hard floor
• Wet mops the floor using the appropriate solution
• Stripping - waxing - buffing - shampooing - extraction - & bonneting

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge - skills - and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.

Screen-Out Element

Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element - which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire.

Position Description

• Title/PD#: EVS Technician - Housekeeping Aid/PD11425A
• Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
• Physical Effort: Incumbent is required to stand continually during the work shift and must be able to stoop - bend - walk - do some moderate lifting - climb stepladders in completing tasks such as mopping dusting - refinishing - etc
• Working Conditions: Work is manual labor requiring good physical stamina
• Occasionally requires moderate to heavy lifting - pushing or pulling
• Employee exercises care to avoid on-the-job injuries and utilizes protective/safety devices when required
• The incumbent is exposed to a tense atmosphere when working in these areas
• He/she is frequently exposed to contaminated areas - skin irritations from the large variety of sanitizer/germicidal and chemicals used
• Housekeeping Aid work in a variety of healthcare setting including but not limited to Operating Rooms - Medical Laboratories - Inpatient Medical Wards - Isolation Rooms and Emergency Department
• Due the characteristics the daily functions - the Medical Supply Clerks are exposed to bloodborne pathogens or other infectious disease such as but not limited to Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Clostridium difficile (Cdifficile - or Cdiff) or Norovirus which places the Housekeeping Aid at risk of getting a bloodborne disease - such as hepatitis B - hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other infectious diseases
• Incumbent works indoors in well-lighted - heated - and air-conditioned space
• Incumbent uses cleaning solutions that may cause skin irritation
• Personal Protection Equipment is required