This position serves as a working leader and participates in the accomplishment of work in conjunction with the employees under their leadership.

Duties

The Lead Housekeeping Aid will lead up to four teams consisting of two or three employees depending on the tours of duty to accomplish environmental sanitation by using hand and powered equipment to perform sweeping, scrubbing, refinishing floors, washing windows and walls, dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures. As the Lead Housekeeping Aid, the incumbent will relay instructions received from supervisors and getting work started to his/her team members. The Lead will demonstrate proper work methods, procedures, use of supplies and equipment and ensure necessary supplies, tools, and equipment is available and ready for use. The Lead will check work in progress and when finished ensuring the supervisor's instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met. The Lead will coordinate projects with nurses and other area supervisors to ensure efficient and economical accomplishment of work. Also, the Lead Housekeeping Aid will perform non-supervisory work that is usually the same kind and level as that done by the team. These duties may include, but are not limited to: Stain removal, floor refinishing, trash collection/removal, wall/window/blind cleaning, light fixture cleaning, interior locker/furniture cleaning, vacuuming, dusting, interior terminal bed cleaning, furniture moving, equipment care and other housekeeping/linen duties as assigned; working in areas, which require special housekeeping techniques include, but not limited to Medical and Surgical Intensive Care, Coronary Care, Pulmonary Care, Hemodialysis, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Operating room suites, Recovery Room, Clinical Laboratory, IV Clean Room, compound pharmacy and Supply Processing and Distribution; and clean light fixtures, washes and replaces venetian blinds, hang drapes, washes windows, walls and ceilings; use industrial type powered cleaning equipment and maintains equipment in clean condition. Work Schedule: Full-time; 10:00p-6:30a; may be required to work weekends and holidays Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Applicable Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid (Leader)/PD70029A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Applicable

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/23/2024. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Dexterity and SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)Use and Maintain Tools and EquipmentWork Practices 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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. Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting, 45 pounds and over; Heavy carrying, 45 pounds and over; Straight pulling; Pulling hand over hand; Pushing; Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking ( prolonged); Standing; Repeated bending; Kneeling; Climbing, legs only ( .5 hours); Both legs required; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/50 and to 20/100 in the other; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Ability to distinguish shades of colors; Hearing without aid. Working Conditions: Incumbent usually works indoors in a medical center environment in areas which normally have adequate heat, light and ventilation. Worker is frequently exposed to caustic cleaning solutions, vibration from power equipment, and occasionally to serious injuries resulting from falls from ladders and scaffolds. Work involves frequent exposure to hazardous materials including infectious waste and chemotherapy waste materials. Special safety precautions and protective gear are required when handling these materials. Incumbent works around individuals who have health problems and is subject to exposure to strong cleaning solutions which may irritate skin, provoke allergic reactions, etc.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Tennessee Valley HCS - Nashville 1310 24th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 US
• Name: Jeffrey Libby
• Phone: 254-500-8476
• Email: [email protected]