Housekeeping Aid
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · San Francisco, CA · 1 mo ago
ManagementFull-time
We need to output only HTML fragment, no html/body tags, no markdown fences. Use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: Summary (location, description) maybe "About the role". Duties (list of tasks) -> Responsibilities. Qualifications (list of qualifications) -> Qualifications. Skills and Knowledge -> Skills. Work Schedule -> Schedule. Physical Requirements maybe part of Requirements? Could be separate but we can include under Requirements. Benefits, Pay not present, so omit. Also need to include maybe "About the role" from summary. Also include maybe "Position Description Title/PD#" etc as minor metadata folded into short p.
We must preserve all substantive info, not invent. Remove boilerplate like screen-out element details? Actually that is part of qualifications process; but we can keep as part of Qualifications? It's procedural; but it's substantive? Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The screen-out element details are part of the announcement but not exactly boilerplate; but they are about evaluation process. Might be considered part of qualifications? Could keep but it's lengthy. However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; not summarizing away detail. So we need to include that info. But we can maybe put under Qualifications as a paragraph.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The page already shows it; we don't need to output title.
We need to use
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: Summary (location, description) maybe "About the role". Duties (list of tasks) -> Responsibilities. Qualifications (list of qualifications) -> Qualifications. Skills and Knowledge -> Skills. Work Schedule -> Schedule. Physical Requirements maybe part of Requirements? Could be separate but we can include under Requirements. Benefits, Pay not present, so omit. Also need to include maybe "About the role" from summary. Also include maybe "Position Description Title/PD#" etc as minor metadata folded into short p.
We must preserve all substantive info, not invent. Remove boilerplate like screen-out element details? Actually that is part of qualifications process; but we can keep as part of Qualifications? It's procedural; but it's substantive? Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The screen-out element details are part of the announcement but not exactly boilerplate; but they are about evaluation process. Might be considered part of qualifications? Could keep but it's lengthy. However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; not summarizing away detail. So we need to include that info. But we can maybe put under Qualifications as a paragraph.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The page already shows it; we don't need to output title.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for duties list we need ul li. For qualifications list also ul li. For skills list also ul li. For schedule maybe just p.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. Not present.
Let's extract sections:
About the role: Summary paragraph: "This position is located within the Environmental Management Services (EMS) Division of San Francisco VA Medical Center. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services (e.g. - textile distribution and inventory activity - sanitizing and disinfecting - waste removal - cleaning of blinds - replacing curtains - washing windows and walls - dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures - discharge cleaning - sweeping - scrubbing and extracting - polishing floors and applying floor finishes)."
We can keep that as
.
Responsibilities: Duties list (the long list). We'll turn each bullet into
- . The duties paragraph includes many items separated by line breaks? We'll parse each sentence after "Duties". We'll create list items for each duty.
Qualifications: The qualifications section includes: "To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement." Then "Skills and Knowledge:" but that's separate. Actually Qualifications includes the bullet list of knowledge etc. We'll treat that as Qualifications list.
But we also have "EXPERIENCE:" etc. That's also qualifications.
We'll combine all qualification-related statements into a list under Qualifications.
Skills: The "Skills and Knowledge:" section is essentially same as qualifications? Actually they overlapped. But we can separate: Skills and Knowledge list (the bullet points after that heading). We'll treat that as Skills.
Schedule: Work Schedule info: "Work Schedule: Full-Time Day Shift from 7:00am to 3:30p Applicants will be hired to work the weekends - so shifts could be Monday to FridayWednesday to SundayThursday-MondayFriday-Tuesdayetcweekends are not rotatingPlease note this is a 24/7 operation and placement will be made to meet the requirements of the service". We'll clean up.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions maybe part of Requirements? Could be separate but we don't have a heading for Requirements; we could include under Requirements (physical requirements, working conditions). The instruction: Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have Requirements section for physical requirements and working conditions.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule.
Now we need to ensure we don't create empty sections.
Let's extract content precisely.
Summary:
"This position is located within the Environmental Management Services (EMS) Division of San Francisco VA Medical Center. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services (e.g. - textile distribution and inventory activity - sanitizing and disinfecting - waste removal - cleaning of blinds - replacing curtains - washing windows and walls - dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures - discharge cleaning - sweeping - scrubbing and extracting - polishing floors and applying floor finishes)."
We'll keep as paragraph.
Duties list: after "Duties" heading. Let's extract each duty sentence.
Original Duties paragraph:
"This position works regularly performed by hand and with light and heavy-powered (industrial-type) cleaning equipment (e.g. - scrubbers - buffers - spray- washers - Ultra Violet (UV) disinfecting equipment - and vacuum cleaners)Performs floor maintenance - wall washingCleans doors - doorframes - baseboard corners and edges - and stairwellsEmpties trash and wastebaskets - replaces linersTransports general refuse - regulated medical waste and recycling to central collection areasCleans 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 bowlscleans mirrors - sinks - and water fountainswashes and polishes light and toilet fixtures)Replenishes supplies of paper towels - toilet paper - hand sanitizers - and soap in all areas where dispensers are locatedMoves and arranges furniture - patient wardrobes - beds - etcin the assigned area to accomplish cleaning tasksProvides bed-making services in patient care areas and OD roomscleans mattresses - springs - and bed framesand cleans bedside stands - over bed lights - blood pressure cuffs - bed tables - etcin patient roomsRemoves bags of soiled textiles from patient rooms and transports to the designated soiled room in each ward areaLoads and unloads clean textiles from bulk cartsRestocks clean textile closets - cabinets - shelves - carts - and participates in inventory management activitiesDefrosts and cleans patient care refrigerators and ice machines in nourishment kitchen areascleans stainless steel on storage instrument cabinets and counters - elevators in lobbies - wards - diet-kitchens and nurse utility roomsand cleans ashtrays - smoke stands - sand urns in designated smoke areas and water fountainsProvides interim cleaning of windows and window ledges from the inside - cleans glass door and other glass surfacesand replaces curtains and cleans blindsCleans and/or replaces needle boxesPeriodically cleans specific non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) in inpatient and clinical areas of the medical centerMay work with and provide guidance to a Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) worker - and perform other duties as assigned"
We need to split into sensible items. Many are concatenated without spaces. We'll approximate by splitting at capital letters after a lowercase? Better to just create list items for each major duty phrase separated by a period? There are no periods. We'll just create a list with each duty phrase as we can infer.
But we must preserve all substantive information; we can't omit details. However we can keep the long paragraph as a single
but instruction says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to make a list. We'll need to parse.
Let's manually split by identifying verbs:
- works regularly performed by hand and with light and heavy-powered (industrial-type) cleaning equipment (e.g. - scrubbers - buffers - spray- washers - Ultra Violet (UV) disinfecting equipment - and vacuum cleaners)
- Performs floor maintenance - wall washing
- Cleans doors - doorframes - baseboard corners and edges - and stairwells
- 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
- Moves and arranges furniture - patient wardrobes - beds - etc in the assigned area to accomplish cleaning tasks
- 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
- Loads and unloads clean textiles from bulk carts
- Restocks clean textile closets - cabinets - shelves - carts - and participates in inventory management activities
- Defrosts and cleans patient care refrigerators and ice machines in nourishment kitchen areas
- Cleans stainless steel on storage instrument cabinets and counters - elevators in lobbies - wards - diet-kitchens and nurse utility rooms; and cleans ashtrays - smoke stands - sand urns in designated smoke areas and water fountains
- Provides interim cleaning of windows and window ledges from the inside - cleans glass door and other glass surfaces; and replaces curtains and cleans blinds
- Cleans and/or replaces needle boxes
- Periodically cleans specific non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) in inpatient and clinical areas of the medical center
- May work with and provide guidance to a Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) worker - and perform other duties as assigned
We'll create
- for each.
Now Qualifications section: includes:
"To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement."
Then bullet list under "Skills and Knowledge:" but that's separate. Actually Qualifications includes the bullet list of knowledge etc. Let's extract the bullet list after "Skills and Knowledge:"? Actually the text:
"Qualifications To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Skills and Knowledge: - Knowledge of a variety of special cleaning and sanitizing solutions to remove different kinds of stains from a variety of surfaces. Ability to operate - adjust - and clean heavy power cleaning equipment: and to use common cleaning tools and lightweight cleaning equipment such as vacuum cleaners - buffers - and floor scrubbers.- Knowledge of infection control and hazardous waste procedures in addition to proper sequences of tasks to remove soiled and contaminated textiles - needle boxes - and body fluid spills. Needs to understand the process of handling biohazardous waste.- Knowledge of standard infection prevention practices and protective items (e.g. - hand washing - protective gloves - coveralls - facemasks and shields and respirators - gowns - head and foot coverings).- Performs a full range of deep cleaning duties and special cleaning tasks in accordance with established housekeeping and aseptic techniques. Mental concentration is necessary to plan - schedule and accomplish work on own initiative. Deviation from routine schedules is frequent to prevent interruption of the patient care activities.- Possesses good interpersonal skills (cheerful - congenial - and caring) due to working in close proximity to patients.- Ability to read and write and do simple math to accurately record the waste and laundry handling process.- Ability to identify the different types of medical - non-medical - biohazardous - hazardous - and normal hazardous wastes to carry out his/her duties. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required - but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you
. Responsibilities: Duties list (the long list). We'll turn each bullet into
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have Requirements section for physical requirements and working conditions. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule. Now we need to ensure we don't create empty sections. Let's extract content precisely. Summary: "This position is located within the Environmental Management Services (EMS) Division of San Francisco VA Medical Center. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services (e.g. - textile distribution and inventory activity - sanitizing and disinfecting - waste removal - cleaning of blinds - replacing curtains - washing windows and walls - dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures - discharge cleaning - sweeping - scrubbing and extracting - polishing floors and applying floor finishes)." We'll keep as paragraph. Duties list: after "Duties" heading. Let's extract each duty sentence. Original Duties paragraph: "This position works regularly performed by hand and with light and heavy-powered (industrial-type) cleaning equipment (e.g. - scrubbers - buffers - spray- washers - Ultra Violet (UV) disinfecting equipment - and vacuum cleaners)Performs floor maintenance - wall washingCleans doors - doorframes - baseboard corners and edges - and stairwellsEmpties trash and wastebaskets - replaces linersTransports general refuse - regulated medical waste and recycling to central collection areasCleans 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 bowlscleans mirrors - sinks - and water fountainswashes and polishes light and toilet fixtures)Replenishes supplies of paper towels - toilet paper - hand sanitizers - and soap in all areas where dispensers are locatedMoves and arranges furniture - patient wardrobes - beds - etcin the assigned area to accomplish cleaning tasksProvides bed-making services in patient care areas and OD roomscleans mattresses - springs - and bed framesand cleans bedside stands - over bed lights - blood pressure cuffs - bed tables - etcin patient roomsRemoves bags of soiled textiles from patient rooms and transports to the designated soiled room in each ward areaLoads and unloads clean textiles from bulk cartsRestocks clean textile closets - cabinets - shelves - carts - and participates in inventory management activitiesDefrosts and cleans patient care refrigerators and ice machines in nourishment kitchen areascleans stainless steel on storage instrument cabinets and counters - elevators in lobbies - wards - diet-kitchens and nurse utility roomsand cleans ashtrays - smoke stands - sand urns in designated smoke areas and water fountainsProvides interim cleaning of windows and window ledges from the inside - cleans glass door and other glass surfacesand replaces curtains and cleans blindsCleans and/or replaces needle boxesPeriodically cleans specific non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) in inpatient and clinical areas of the medical centerMay work with and provide guidance to a Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) worker - and perform other duties as assigned" We need to split into sensible items. Many are concatenated without spaces. We'll approximate by splitting at capital letters after a lowercase? Better to just create list items for each major duty phrase separated by a period? There are no periods. We'll just create a list with each duty phrase as we can infer. But we must preserve all substantive information; we can't omit details. However we can keep the long paragraph as a single
but instruction says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to make a list. We'll need to parse. Let's manually split by identifying verbs: - works regularly performed by hand and with light and heavy-powered (industrial-type) cleaning equipment (e.g. - scrubbers - buffers - spray- washers - Ultra Violet (UV) disinfecting equipment - and vacuum cleaners) - Performs floor maintenance - wall washing - Cleans doors - doorframes - baseboard corners and edges - and stairwells - 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 - Moves and arranges furniture - patient wardrobes - beds - etc in the assigned area to accomplish cleaning tasks - 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 - Loads and unloads clean textiles from bulk carts - Restocks clean textile closets - cabinets - shelves - carts - and participates in inventory management activities - Defrosts and cleans patient care refrigerators and ice machines in nourishment kitchen areas - Cleans stainless steel on storage instrument cabinets and counters - elevators in lobbies - wards - diet-kitchens and nurse utility rooms; and cleans ashtrays - smoke stands - sand urns in designated smoke areas and water fountains - Provides interim cleaning of windows and window ledges from the inside - cleans glass door and other glass surfaces; and replaces curtains and cleans blinds - Cleans and/or replaces needle boxes - Periodically cleans specific non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) in inpatient and clinical areas of the medical center - May work with and provide guidance to a Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) worker - and perform other duties as assigned We'll create
- for each. Now Qualifications section: includes: "To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement." Then bullet list under "Skills and Knowledge:" but that's separate. Actually Qualifications includes the bullet list of knowledge etc. Let's extract the bullet list after "Skills and Knowledge:"? Actually the text: "Qualifications To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Skills and Knowledge: - Knowledge of a variety of special cleaning and sanitizing solutions to remove different kinds of stains from a variety of surfaces. Ability to operate - adjust - and clean heavy power cleaning equipment: and to use common cleaning tools and lightweight cleaning equipment such as vacuum cleaners - buffers - and floor scrubbers.- Knowledge of infection control and hazardous waste procedures in addition to proper sequences of tasks to remove soiled and contaminated textiles - needle boxes - and body fluid spills. Needs to understand the process of handling biohazardous waste.- Knowledge of standard infection prevention practices and protective items (e.g. - hand washing - protective gloves - coveralls - facemasks and shields and respirators - gowns - head and foot coverings).- Performs a full range of deep cleaning duties and special cleaning tasks in accordance with established housekeeping and aseptic techniques. Mental concentration is necessary to plan - schedule and accomplish work on own initiative. Deviation from routine schedules is frequent to prevent interruption of the patient care activities.- Possesses good interpersonal skills (cheerful - congenial - and caring) due to working in close proximity to patients.- Ability to read and write and do simple math to accurately record the waste and laundry handling process.- Ability to identify the different types of medical - non-medical - biohazardous - hazardous - and normal hazardous wastes to carry out his/her duties. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required - but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you