Housekeeping Aid

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of Loma Linda VA Medical Center. This position is under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services

EDUCATION: This job does not have an education qualification requirement. RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties include but are not limited to:

Full range of housekeeping activities in patient and non-patient care areas

Performs floor maintenance, wall washing. Cleans doors, doorframes, baseboard corners and edges, and stairwells

Empties trash and wastebaskets, replaces liners

Transports general refuse, regulated medical waste and recycling to central collection areas

Cleans rest rooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms, ensuring that they are cleaned and meet acceptable standards

Replenishes supplies of paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizers, and soap in all areas where dispensers are located

Moves and arranges furniture, patient wardrobes, beds, etc. in the assigned area to accomplish cleaning tasks

Provides bed-making services in patient care areas and OD rooms; cleans mattresses, springs, and bed frames; and cleans bedside stands, over bed lights, blood pressure cuffs, bed tables, etc. in patient rooms

Removes bags of soiled textiles from patient rooms and transports to the designated soiled room in each ward area; Loads and unloads clean textiles from bulk carts

Restocks clean textile closets, cabinets, shelves, carts, and participates in inventory management activities

Defrosts and cleans patient care refrigerators and ice machines in nourishment kitchen areas

Provides interim cleaning of windows and window ledges from the inside, cleans glass door and other glass surfaces; and replaces curtains and cleans blinds

Periodically cleans specific non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) in inpatient and clinical areas of the medical center

Other duties as assigned

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Hours Vary

Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid/PD99909S

Physical Requirements : The position demands continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, 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. 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:

Dexterity and Safety Follow Directions Handle Weights and Loads Reliability And Dependability Special Aptitude - Housekeeping Work Work Practices

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. SALARY: QuantitativeValue EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Other