Housekeeping Aid

The Housekeeping Aid is part of the Environmental Management Services at Butler VA, supervised by the Housekeeping Supervisor or delegate. Duties include tasks such as textile distribution, sanitizing, waste removal, cleaning blinds, changing curtains, washing windows/walls, dusting/polishing furniture, discharge cleaning, and floor care. Work involves manual labor and using industrial cleaning equipment like scrubbers, buffers, spray washers, UV disinfecting tools, and vacuums.

99909-AThe Butler VA Health Care System provides primary care, behavioral health, specialized extended care, physical rehabilitation medicine, and residential substance abuse treatment serving over 27,000 veterans in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. The Butler VA HCS operates 60 nursing home care beds, 10 CWT-TR and 56 domiciliary beds at the facility's medical center located on an 88- acre campus three miles northwest of Butler, Pa.

Additionally, Butler VA is affiliated with 39 local and nationwide colleges and universities. Additional information can be found on our internet site: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

* Performs floor maintenance and wall washing.

* Cleans doors, door frames, baseboard corners and edges and stairwells.

* Periodically 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.

* Empties trash/wastebaskets and 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 bedframes; and cleans bedside stands, over bed lights, blood pressure cuffs, bed tables, etc.

* 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-kitchen sand 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.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

Sun-Mon, Thurs-Sat, 7:00am-3:30pm - Days off, Tues and Wed

Position Description Title/PD#:
Housekeeping Aid/99909-A

Physical Requirements:

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service.