This position is located within the Environmental Management Service at the Roseburg VA Medical Center in North Bend, OR. The Material Handler s responsible for the removal, disposal and preparation for transportation of regulated medical waste (RMW) and other contaminated waste generated by the facility assigned. Uses specialized knowledge of regulations, including handling, storing and shipping of regulated medical waste and other contaminated medical waste generated by a medical center.

Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following: Picks up and removes regulated medical waste from all areas of the assigned medical facility. Assures that all waste materials are properly contained and transport them to the medical facility medical waste holding/collection area for future disposal by licensed contractor. Stays abreast of the accumulation of waste and notifies the supervisor when action is required for waste to be removed by the vendor. Maintains routine documentation as required. Replaces and exchanges full sharps containers when the need arises within the medical center; Cleans up antineoplastic (chemotherapy drug) and other regulated medical waste items if the need arises during collection or transport. Utilizes applicable protective clothing, handcarts, and spill kits; uses various housekeeping supplies, materials, equipment and techniques in the cleaning and maintenance of waste handling equipment. 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. 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, 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. Keeps appropriate documentation and records of contracted service waste manifest in accordance with DOT. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 9:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): 15% Approved

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Must be physically able in body and mind to perform repeated body movements that include, but are not limited to: reaching, lifting/lowering, bending, stooping, walking, pushing, etc. He/she may be required to climb stairs and use a ladder-type device to perform some duties. Incumbent exerts very physical effort in doing such tasks as frequently lifting and moving objects over 50 pounds. Work is performed indoors and outdoors. Incumbent works outside in all types of weather. Inside, areas may be dusty, drafty and noisy. Tools, equipment and tasks involved frequently require special care to avoid serious injuries. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Dexterity and SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)Special Aptitude - Housekeeping WorkTechnical PracticesWithout more than normal supervisionWork Practices IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Roseburg VA Medical Center 913 Northwest Garden Valley Boulevard Roseburg, OR 97471 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]