Housekeeping Aid (Environmental Services Technician)

Veterans Health Administration

Fargo (ND)

On-site

USD 25,000 - 29,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Veterans Health Administration at the Fargo VA Medical Center is seeking an Environmental Service Technician/Housekeeping Aid to support hospital cleanliness and infection control. You will perform a broad range of cleaning tasks in patient areas, offices, and common spaces, ensuring safe, sanitary environments for Veterans and staff.

Responsibilities include maintaining wards and rooms, handling waste, and keeping facilities in good order under supervision.

Qualifications

Able to perform cleaning and housekeeping duties as part of environmental services.

Responsibilities

Perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties.
Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms.
Sweep, mop, scrub floors, vacuum carpets, empty waste baskets, wash walls/windows, replace light bulbs as needed.

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services of the Fargo VA Medical Center. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services (e.g., textile distribution and inventory activity, sanitizing and disinfecting, waste removal, cleaning of blinds, washing windows, polishing floors, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

The Environmental Service Technician/Housekeeping Aids are who maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families and are essential to the patient care experience at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A VA healthcare career as a Environmental Service Technician/Housekeeping Aid means working alongside Veterans, who make up 85 percent of the housekeeping staff.

As a Environmental Service Technician/Housekeeping Aid, you will perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning 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, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas. Environmental Service Technician/Housekeeping Aids sweep, mop, scrub (machine) floors, vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture, 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 move furniture.

Environmental Service Technician/Housekeeping Aids are responsible to carry out assignments with minimal supervision.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, 7:00am to 3:30pm OR 3:30pm to 12:00am (midnight) Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid (Environmental Services Technician)/PD99909S and PD99909S Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.

This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.

This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $18.23 – $21.27/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-30.

How many openings are available?

There are 4 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.