Environmental Services Technician Temporary Promotion NTE 120 Days

Veterans Health Administration•Clarksburg, WV

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia. It is a temporary promotion not to exceed 120 days. The position assigns staff to routine and non-routine duties, reorganizing schedules as needed to complete work efficiently and on time. It is responsible for cleaning patient areas, corridors, operating rooms, and other assigned areas, and for ensuring staff work is completed economically and in accordance with established policies and schedules. The technician plans daily and weekly assignments, schedules periodic work, and considers personnel and equipment availability when setting priorities. The role trains and guides staff in housekeeping duties, patient-centered customer service, procedures, and safety policies. It keeps staff informed of proper methods and equipment and supply use, helps control costs, and may test equipment or supplies and provide observations. The position also ensures safety procedures are followed, may conduct safety training, and may oversee uniform and textile distribution and related records. The position approves subordinate leave requests, counsels employees, recommends disciplinary action to a higher-level supervisor when warranted, and formally appraises employee performance and conduct. It coordinates housekeeping work with other services, including moves and schedule changes associated with remodeling, painting, and relocation of offices, clinics, or patient wards. Assigned areas are routinely inspected for completion of work, sanitation, equipment care, and achievement of housekeeping objectives. Two Monday-through-Friday schedules are available: 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. and midnight–8:30 a.m. The position is normally performed indoors, though some work may be outdoors in varying weather. Personal protective equipment may be required because of possible exposure to contagious diseases, blood, and bloody secretions.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Subject to background/security investigation.
Pre-employment evaluation required.
Selected applicants must complete an online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification; starting May 7, 2025, non-REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards are not acceptable for employment identification requirements.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel.
Applicants must meet qualification requirements by the announcement closing date of 10/26/2026.
Applicants' experience and abilities are evaluated using the OPM Federal Wage System job element method; applicants must meet the applicable screen-out element for WG-2 and higher positions.
Resume descriptions must provide enough detail to support questionnaire responses and qualifying experience, including the nature of duties and responsibilities and hours worked per week when applicable.
The work requires continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing; considerable dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, concentration, and visual acuity.
The work may require occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment weighing over 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience completing and understanding hospital cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting processes.

Responsibilities

Assign staff to routine and non-routine duties daily and by project, adjusting schedules when needed to complete work on time.
Clean patient areas, corridors, operating rooms, and other assigned areas.
Ensure subordinate work is completed efficiently and economically under established policies and schedules.
Plan daily and weekly work assignments and schedule periodic work based on staff and equipment availability and priorities.
Train and guide staff in housekeeping duties, patient-centered customer service, procedures, and safety policies.
Keep staff informed about proper work methods and the use of equipment and supplies; control supply and equipment use to support cost control.
Conduct in-use testing of equipment or supplies when assigned and provide feedback on observations.
Ensure safety regulations and procedures are followed and, when required, conduct training on specific safety issues.
Oversee distribution of uniforms and textiles to designated areas and personnel when assigned, and ensure timely and accurate recordkeeping.
Approve subordinate leave requests, counsel employees, recommend disciplinary action to a higher-level supervisor when warranted, and formally appraise subordinate performance and conduct.
Coordinate activities with other services, including housekeeping schedule changes for remodeling, painting, and relocations of offices, clinics, or patient wards.
Inspect assigned areas to verify timely completion of work, sanitation standards, equipment care, and housekeeping objectives.