Environmental Services Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Federal pension/401K

Health, vision, dental insurance

Paid federal holidays

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Cheyenne, WY seeks an Environmental Services Technician (HKA-EVS) to maintain patient areas and campus cleanliness.

Duties include cleaning wards, rooms, sterile areas, and common spaces under supervision, ensuring a safe, sanitary environment for Veterans and staff. Responsibilities cover a full range of cleaning tasks with some weekend/holiday scheduling.

Qualifications

• Experience or training demonstrating ability to perform housekeeping duties.
• Government qualification standards may apply and will be evaluated.
• Volunteer work or prior federal service may count toward qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Maintain facilities with light and heavy cleaning and disinfection tasks.
• Clean wards, patient rooms, operating rooms, and sterile areas.
• Vacuum, mop, and polish floors; clean windows and light fixtures.
• Address spills, discard trash, replace supplies as needed.
• Perform duties with minimal supervision and with safety in mind.
• Follow schedule including weekends and holidays.

Job description

Summary

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 VA Medical Center located in Cheyenne - WY.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required - but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. 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. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element - which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: 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.

Duties

• The Housekeeping Aid (HKA) - Environmental Services (EVS) Technicians who maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families are essential to the patient care experience at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
• A VA healthcare career as a HKA-EVS Technician means working alongside other Veterans - who can make up to 85 percent of the housekeeping staff
• As a HKA-EVS Technician - you will perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning and disinfection duties and routine housekeeping duties
• 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
• Duties include cleaning wards - patient rooms - medical procedure and operating rooms - sterile processing rooms - clean-room environments - storerooms - offices - corridors - restrooms - shower rooms - and other areas
• HKA-EVS Technicians sweep - mop - scrub (machine) floors - vacuum carpets and - 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 clean - disinfect and move some furniture
• HKA-EVS Technicians carry out assignments with minimal supervision
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 3:00pm-11:30pm - Saturday 8:00am-4:30pm - Sunday 7:00am-3:30pm(Schedule can encompass weekend and holiday duty)
• Position Description Title/PD#: Environmental Services Technician/PD99909S Physical Requirements: The position demands continuous walking - standing - stooping - kneeling - repetitive lifting - 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
• However - there are no physical requirements for the 3566 Custodial Working occupation
• Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications - or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal Holidays per year)
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior federal work experience or military service experience
• Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment - up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment - full time employees with a total family income below $144 -000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Retention Incentive: Position currently qualifies for retention incentive when all pre-requisites are met.