This position is located at the Environmental Management section of Facilities Management Service of a VA Palo Alto, CA

Duties

The Housekeeping Aid executes a full range of housekeeping activities in an assigned building or section of a building which involves cleaning and protective maintenance of floors, walls, ceilings, windows, furniture, fixtures, sinks, commodes, urinals, bathtubs, showers, and equipment. The incumbent may be assigned to any tour and may be required to work in various designated areas during any one tour of duty. Typically, the incumbent 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 hospital including patient care units, offices, community areas and linen rooms. Incumbent may work with and provide guidance to a Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) worker. Specifically, incumbent performs the following types of duties:- Floor maintenance, wall washing, doors, door frames, baseboard corners, edges, and stairwells. Tasks are accomplished by sweeping, dust mopping, damp and wet mopping, scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, buffing, vacuuming carpets and carpet runners, spot washing areas, and high and low dusting. On a scheduled basis, incumbent cleans office, lobby, and recreation room furniture following established cyclic cleaning procedures.- Empties trash and waste baskets, replaces liners. Transports general refuse, regulated medical waste and recycling to central collection areas following established procedures for waste management.- Cleans rest rooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms, insuring that they are cleaned and meet acceptable standards.- Provides bed-making services in patient care areas, and OD rooms. Cleans mattresses, springs, and bed frames on an as needed basis by following acceptable cleaning methods. Cleans bedside stands, over bed lights, blood pressure cuffs, bed tables, etc. in patient rooms. Work Schedule: Varies day, Night Weekends and Holidays 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.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

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 SafetyFollow DirectionsHandle Weights and LoadsReliability And DependabilitySpecial Aptitude - Housekeeping WorkWork 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Palo Alto VA Medical Center 3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 US
• Name: Vickie Erickson
• Phone: 925-356-4008
• Email: [email protected]