Housekeeping Aid- Environmental Services Technician

Veterans Health Administration • Indianapolis, IN

17h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center. This position is under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services at the Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center located in Indianapolis, IN. Veterans rely on the skills of these professionals to keep patient areas clean and safe by addressing spills quickly, discarding trash, installing light bulbs in halls and rooms, and vacuuming and polishing floors. The Housekeeping Aid executes a full range of housekeeping activities in patient and non-patient care areas. The position may be assigned to any tour and may be required to work in various designated areas during any tour of duty. Typically, the position works independently with general supervision, or works with a team and is responsible for the full-range of cleaning duties in an assigned area throughout the medical facility.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Pre-employment physical required.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.
• Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).
• Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
• You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
• Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.
• Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
• Continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing.
• Occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment (e.g., wall washers, industrial type buffers) weighing over 50 pounds.
• Considerable dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt, dust and debris.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning 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.
• Transport general refuse, regulated medical waste and recycling to central collection areas.
• Provide bed-making services in patient care areas and OD rooms; clean mattresses, springs, and bed frames; and clean bedside stands, over bed lights, blood pressure cuffs, bed tables, etc. in patient rooms.
• Remove bags of soiled textiles from patient rooms and transport to the designated soiled room in each ward area.
• Load and unload clean textiles from bulk carts.
• Restock clean textile closets, cabinets, shelves, carts, and participate in inventory management activities.
• Defrost and clean patient care refrigerators and ice machines in nourishment kitchen areas; clean stainless steel on storage instrument cabinets and counters, elevators in lobbies, wards, diet-kitchens and nurse utility rooms; and clean ashtrays, smoke stands, sand urns in designated smoke areas and water fountains.
• Provide interim cleaning of windows and window ledges from the inside, clean glass door and other glass surfaces; and replace curtains and clean blinds.
• Clean 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).
• Replenish supplies of paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizers, and soap in all areas where dispensers are located.
• Clean and/or replace needle boxes.
• Periodically clean specific non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) in inpatient and clinical areas of the medical center.
• Move and arrange furniture, patient wardrobes, beds, etc. in the assigned area to accomplish cleaning tasks.

Benefits

• Federal employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.
• This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.
• Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

What This Job Offers

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