Environmental Service Technician

The Cincinnati VA Medical Center (CVAMC) is a two-division campus located in Cincinnati OH and Fort Thomas KY serving 15 counties in Southwest OH Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana with 6 Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Bellevue KY; Florence KY; Lawrenceburg IN; Hamilton OH; Clermont County OH and Georgetown OH. The CVAMC also supports two off main campus locations in the Cincinnati area via an Eye Center and Mental Health Outreach Community Division.

Duties:

• Executes a full range of housekeeping activities in patient and non-patient care areas.
• 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 medical facility.
• Performs floor maintenance wall washing.
• Cleans doors doorframes baseboard corners and edges and stairwells. Tasks are accomplished by sweeping dust mopping damp and wet mopping scrubbing stripping refinishing buffing vacuuming and extracting carpets and runners spot cleaning areas and high and low dusting.
• Utilizes pressure washers and heavy industrial powered and battery operated equipment the above task.
• Adjusts cleans and performs minor maintenance on this equipment and changes attachments for their proper use in achieving the best results.
• 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 (cleans disinfects and deodorizes lavatories showers bathtubs urinals and toilet bowls; cleans mirrors sinks and water fountains; washes and polishes light and toilet fixtures).
• 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 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 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; cleans stainless steel on storage instrument cabinets and counters elevators in lobbies wards diet-kitchens and nurse utility rooms; and cleans ashtrays smoke stands sand urns in designated smoke areas and water fountains.
• Provides interim cleaning of windows and window ledges from the inside cleans glass door and other glass surfaces; and replaces curtains and cleans blinds.
• Cleans and/or replaces needle boxes.
• Performs a full range of deep cleaning duties and special cleaning tasks in accordance with established housekeeping and aseptic techniques. Mental concentration is necessary to plan schedule and accomplish work on own initiative. Deviation from routine schedules is frequent to prevent interruption of the patient care activities.
• Possesses good interpersonal skills (cheerful congenial and caring) due to working in close proximity to patients.

Work Schedule: Part-Time Saturday-Sunday 7:00 am-3:30 pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Environmental Service Technician / PD99909S
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Pre-employment physical required
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 07/23/2026.

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.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Working Conditions Work is normally performed indoors with adequate heat light and ventilation. Some work may be performed outdoors where there may be exposed to varying degrees of heat and cold as well as inclement weather. PPE may be required in some circumstance as exposure to possible contagious diseases blood and bloody secretion are inherent to this position. Care is required to avoid serious injuries (i.e. broken bones) when working on ladders or when usingpound power equipment or handling hazardous materials.