ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN

Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN

State Role Title: Hsekeep &/or Apparel Worker I

Hiring Range: $33,323 - $47,365

Pay Band: 2

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Eastern State Hospital

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov.facilities/esh/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This position ensures a clean, safe, and healthy environment within a hospital setting by performing daily cleaning and sanitizing duties. This role directly contributes to infection control, patient comfort, and overall safety by maintaining high standards of cleanliness in patient rooms, common areas, restrooms, office areas, and other facility spaces. Responsibilities may include waste disposal, floor care, dusting, disinfecting surfaces, and reporting maintenance needs.

Successful Incumbent should be able to:
1) Maintain floors: hallways, residents area, dining area, showers rooms using Wet Floor signs an double-bucket procedures as scheduled according to EAC work schedule: buff, strip, refinish and vacuum, employee needs to be flexible to cross train in other areas such as carpet cleaning and upholstery cleaning as needed scheduled.
2) Wash beds and mattresses thoroughly clean.
3) Clean and sanitize showers and bathrooms, fixtures, hand rails, commodes, sinks mirrors, curtains, and mats daily, and as needed/scheduled; replenish supplies daily
4) Thoroughly clean food units, microwaves, refrigerators, and water fountains daily, wipe off tables and chairs daily
5) Thoroughly clean window sill, blinds, vents, and door knobs; check and adjust curtains daily and as needed.

Observance and inspection at 100% level required.

Minimum Qualifications

None.

Additional Considerations

• Housekeeping experience in healthcare or institutional setting, preferred.
• Experience in training and mentoring new housekeeping staff, preferred.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and standards specific to healthcare facilities, such as those from OSHA and state health departments, preferred

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the staus of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Eastern State Hospital

Phone: 757-208-7717

Email: EMAIL APPLICATION MATERIAL NOT ACCEPTED

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.