This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center. This position is under the direct supervision of the Environmental Services (EVS) Technician Supervisor or designee. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services at the VA Medical Center located in Lebanon, PA.
The Environmental Services (EVS) Technician executes a full range of housekeeping activities in patient and non-patient care areas. The position will be assigned a Full-time tour and may be required to work in various designated areas during any tour of duty. Typically, the position 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.
These duties include, but are not limited to the following: 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.
Periodically utilizes pressure washers and heavy industrial powered and battery-operated equipment. 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, replace 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).
Removes bags of soiled textiles from patient rooms and transports them to the designated soiled room in each ward area; load and unloads clean textiles from bulk carts; restocks clean textile closets, cabinets, shelves, carts, and participates in inventory management activities. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. , 3:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m. , or 9:00 p.m. - 5:30 a.m.
weekends and holidays as required Position Description Title/PD#: Environmental Services Technician/PD00351A and 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.
Philio.Harris@va.gov · (813) 520-3572
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $19.32 – $22.53/hr.
Applications close on 2026-10-07.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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