This position is located within the Environmental Management Services (EMS) Division of San Francisco 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, replacing curtains, washing windows and walls, dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures, discharge cleaning, sweeping, scrubbing and extracting, polishing floors and applying floor finishes).
This position works regularly performed by hand and with light and heavy-powered (industrial-type) cleaning equipment (e.g., scrubbers, buffers, spray- washers, Ultra Violet (UV) disinfecting equipment, and vacuum cleaners). 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 (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, 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; 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. Periodically cleans specific non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) in inpatient and clinical areas of the medical center. May work with and provide guidance to a Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) worker, and perform other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Full-Time Day Shift from 7:00am to 3:30p. Applicants will be hired to work the weekends, so shifts could be Monday to Friday; Wednesday to Sunday; Thursday-Monday; Friday-Tuesday; etc; weekends are not rotating. Please note this is a 24/7 operation and placement will be made to meet the requirements of the service.
Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid/PD99909S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required 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. 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 using 30-100-pound power equipment or handling hazardous materials. This is an Open Continuous announcement until November 2, 2026. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and will remain on file through November 2, 2026.
Applications will be reviewed bi-weekly and referred as vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until vacancies are filled.
This position does not have an education qualification requirement.
Lily.Huang@va.gov · 415-770-4903
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $21.67 – $25.24/hr.
Applications close on 2026-11-02.
There are 7 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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