Housekeeping Aid/Environmental Services EVS Technician

Duties

• Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas
• Sweep, mop, scrub (machine) floors, vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture, empty waste baskets, clean light globes and Venetian blinds, wash walls, windows, and ceilings by climbing small ladders
• Refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers and move furniture
• Address spills quickly, install light bulbs in halls and rooms
• Make beds, change linens, distribute linens and towels to guest rooms or linen room
• Inventory and reorder all needed cleaning supplies and equipment through VA EVS
• Perform daily cleaning of common areas including kitchen and kitchen surfaces, kitchen appliances, ovens, and refrigerators, living room, dining room, family room, laundry room, hallways, main office, and its bathroom, visitor bathroom, and stairs

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.

Physical Effort

The position demands continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing. The work requires the occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment (e.g., wall washers, industrial type buffers) weighing over 50 pounds. The duties necessitate considerable dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt, dust, and debris.

Working Conditions

Work is normally performed indoors with adequate heat, light, and ventilation. Some work may be performed outdoors where there may be exposed to varying degrees of heat and cold as well as inclement weather. PPE may be required in some circumstances as exposure to possible contagious diseases, blood, and bloody secretion are inherent to this position. Care is required to avoid serious injuries (i.e., broken bones) when working on ladders, or when using 30-100-pound power equipment or handling hazardous materials.