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The Hospital Housekeeping Officer serves as the Chief of Environmental Management Service (EMS), directing, managing, controlling, staffing, & evaluating the total program designed to provide a sanitary environment appropriate to medical, surgical, research, inpatient and outpatient treatment facilities including programs such as: Environment sanitation; Laundry operations and linen service; Pest control activities; Contract operations; and Patient assistance program.
03/24/2025 to 03/31/2025
$106,932 - $139,013 per year
GS 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—Ad hoc telework only as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
None
Yes
No
CAZM-12713041-25-NCC
834153300
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This is an internal job announcement. This announcement is open to current permanent South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) facility employees, current permanent Department of Veterans Affairs employees and Career Transition Assistance Plan eligible candidates only.
Program Operations:
Sanitation:
- The incumbent develops and administers a formal, systematic internal review plan for reviewing and appraising the effectiveness of each phase of EMS activities. The incumbent analyzes and reports findings to management.- The incumbent ensures specialized training concerning the handling of contaminated and noncontaminated linen and waste, as well as the use and upkeep of EMS equipment to ensure adherence to established standards, procedures and instructions is provided to employees.- The incumbent is an integral member of the Environment of Care Rounds throughout the medical center complex, reporting, and directing the follow up of EMS issues to ensure timely correction of any identified deficiencies.
Laundry /Linen:- The incumbent is STVHCS' Linen Control Officer and is responsible for the planning, controlling and directing of the service to include budget development, staff needs, equipment needs and utilization of all available resources to ensure adequate supplies of linen.- The incumbent manages procedures to ensure specialty linens are controlled and accounted for which includes development of costs and quantities for external customers and the monitoring of performance under specifications of the contracts and inclusion in the total system inventory and budgeting. Internal detail is developed for individual programs such as Surgical Service operating rooms for tracking of their specialty linens to scrub suit control and accountability.
Pest Management: - The incumbent is responsible for the Pest Control activities for STVHCS, to include planning, organizing, directing, controlling and evaluating.- The incumbent is responsible for monitoring the campus to identify high risk areas for pest activity.- The incumbent is responsible for insuring the various pests will be handled in compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
Uniforms:- The incumbent is responsible for the development of policy and procedures for uniforms, scrub apparel and personal protective equipment.- The incumbent will develop procedures that follow policy relating to issuing uniforms and staff uniform allowance.
Waste Management:- The incumbent is responsible for the administration and oversight of the waste management program. Contacts and contracts with outside agencies and landfill sites are performed as required to insure compliance with community, state, EPA, and OSHA regulations. The Chief of EMS mist keep pace with advancing technology and sophistication and provide input to such areas as ethylene oxide utilization, hepatitis control and disinfecting, handling and disposal of biohazardous waste, and antineoplastic agents.- Incumbent is responsible for directing efforts to meet regulatory goals for reducing solid waste disposal.
Administrative Oversight:- The incumbent is responsible for EMS annual budget plan, which consists of approximately $7.3million for salaries, and $3.1 million for equipment, supplies, and contracted services.- The incumbent is responsible for future budget planning to help the service meet the needs of the facility.- The incumbent is responsible for oversight of all contracting services.- The incumbent ensures reasonable equity among units of performance standards developed, modified, and/or interpreted and rating techniques developed by subordinate supervisors. Explains performance expectations to subordinate supervisors and employees directly supervised.
Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday / 0800-1630
Telework: Ad hoc telework only as determined by the agency policy
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Hospital Housekeeping Officer-Relocation Incentive/PD00023O
Relocation Incentives: This is Authorized
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
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This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/31/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12713041.
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