Environmental Services Technician (EVS)

Veterans Health Administration • Marion, IL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located within Environmental Management Services at the Marion, Illinois VA Health Care System and reports directly to the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. The Environmental Services Technician performs janitorial and custodial work in patient and non-patient care areas. The technician may be assigned to any tour and to various designated areas, working independently with general supervision or as part of a team, and is responsible for the full range of cleaning duties in an assigned area of the medical facility.

The work includes maintaining floors and walls; cleaning patient rooms, restrooms, utility areas, glass, furnishings, and equipment; handling refuse, regulated medical waste, recycling, and soiled textiles; replenishing supplies; and restocking clean textiles. The technician periodically uses powered cleaning equipment and pressure washers, performs minor equipment maintenance, and cleans specified non-critical reusable medical equipment. The position may also involve providing guidance to a Compensated Work Therapy worker and performing other duties as assigned.

The work schedule is 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The role requires continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing, and occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment weighing more than 50 pounds. It also requires dexterity, coordination, concentration, and sufficient visual acuity to identify dirt, dust, and debris.

Requirements

• Demonstrated training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to show the ability to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Provide detailed resume descriptions supporting the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties.
• Meet the prescribed screen-out element and applicable OPM Federal Wage System qualification standards.
• U.S. citizenship is required, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Must be suitable for Federal employment based on a background investigation.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period.
• Annual seasonal influenza vaccination is required, unless an exemption for medical or religious reasons is obtained; employees with an exemption must wear a face mask.

Responsibilities

• Perform housekeeping and custodial activities in patient and non-patient care areas throughout the medical facility.
• Maintain floors and walls by sweeping, dust mopping, mopping, scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, buffing, vacuuming, carpet extraction, spot cleaning, and dusting.
• Clean doors, doorframes, baseboards, corners, edges, and stairwells.
• Use pressure washers and heavy powered or battery-operated cleaning equipment; adjust, clean, perform minor maintenance on equipment, and change attachments as needed.
• Empty trash and wastebaskets, replace liners, and transport general refuse, regulated medical waste, and recycling to central collection areas.
• Clean and disinfect restrooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms, including fixtures, mirrors, sinks, and water fountains.
• Replenish paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and soap in dispensers.
• Move and arrange furniture, patient wardrobes, beds, and other items to complete cleaning tasks.
• Make beds in patient care areas and operating department rooms; clean mattresses, springs, bed frames, and patient-room furnishings and equipment.
• Remove bags of soiled textiles from patient rooms and transport them to designated soiled rooms; load and unload clean textiles and restock textile storage areas, carts, and shelves.
• Participate in textile inventory management activities.
• Defrost and clean patient-care refrigerators and ice machines in nourishment kitchens.
• Clean stainless-steel cabinets and counters, elevators, utility rooms, smoke-area fixtures, and other designated surfaces.
• Perform interim interior window and window-ledge cleaning; clean glass doors and other glass surfaces; replace curtains and clean blinds.
• Clean and/or replace needle boxes.
• Periodically clean specified non-critical reusable medical equipment in inpatient and clinical areas.
• May work with and provide guidance to a Compensated Work Therapy worker.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package is available to eligible employees; specific benefits depend on the position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• VA may grant newly appointed Federal employees credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual; approval is required and not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed