Pest Controller

Veterans Health Administration•Fayetteville, NC

12d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Mid Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Fayetteville VA Medical Center, Environmental Management Service (EMS), and reports directly to the Assistant Hospital Housekeeping Officer, EMS. The primary purpose is to prevent and control pests and predators from entering facilities and eradicate infestations throughout them. The Pest Controller plans, implements, and carries out a comprehensive Integrated Pest Management Program. Work includes reviewing and acting on complaints, documenting treatments, developing treatment schedules, and selecting appropriate materials and equipment. The role includes selecting, mixing, and applying restricted- and general-use pesticides. Inspections take place in interior and exterior environments, including residences, patient rooms, offices, food service areas, storage and warehouse areas, and Medical Center grounds. The Pest Controller develops survey and treatment schedules and selects materials and equipment for applying insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, germicides, and other treatments. Building plans and blueprints are interpreted to identify and avoid structural supports, electrical wiring, ventilation ducts, and other features when planning applications within walls, ceilings, or floors. The position collects and identifies common and seasonal pests, including insects, rodents, other mammals, birds, mites, fleas, ticks, garden pests, and termites. It determines relevant pest characteristics and appropriate control measures, including toxicity, chemical solutions, baits, physical characteristics, lifecycles, and feeding habits, and carries out suitable methods to reduce hazards to public health, stored products, structures, and vegetation. Other assigned duties may be performed. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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 ability to perform the duties.
Meet the position's screen-out element and applicable OPM Federal Wage System qualification standards.
Be a U.S. citizen.
Register for Selective Service if a male born after December 31, 1959.
Complete a background/security investigation and pre-employment physical.
Complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
Wear required safety equipment, including respirators, gloves, and other personal protective devices, when preparing and completing applications.
Able to meet the physical demands described, including handling heavy materials and working in cramped or uncomfortable positions.

Responsibilities

Plan, implement, and carry out a comprehensive Integrated Pest Management Program.
Review and act on pest complaints, plan required work, document treatments, and develop treatment schedules.
Select, mix, and apply restricted- and general-use pesticides and other pest-control treatments.
Inspect interior and exterior locations, including residences, patient rooms, offices, food service areas, storage and warehouse areas, and Medical Center grounds.
Develop survey and treatment schedules and select materials and equipment for applications.
Interpret building plans and blueprints to locate and avoid structural supports, electrical wiring, ventilation ducts, and other building features when planning applications within walls, ceilings, or floors.
Collect and identify common and seasonal pests, including ants, flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, rodents, mammals, birds, mites, fleas, ticks, garden pests, and termites.
Determine pest characteristics and appropriate control measures, including pesticide toxicity, chemical solutions, baits, physical characteristics, lifecycles, and feeding habits.
Use Integrated Pest Management methods to reduce hazards to public health, stored products, structures, and vegetation.
Perform other assigned duties.
May respond or be on call 24 hours a day for emergencies to prevent loss of service or delay in patient care.