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Duties

Functions as a full Deputy to the Chief, Environmental Management Service (EMS), responsible for assisting in planning and directing the Harry S. Truman Veterans Memorial Hospital ongoing Environmental Services programs. This position advises and assists the Chief and Medical Center leadership regarding appropriate measures and action to achieve goals with minimum risk to personnel and property; provides leadership and direction to management, professional and technical personnel regarding the development and implementation of all aspects of the Environmental Management Service. Duties include but are not limited to: day-to-day operation of the Environmental Management Service (EMS). Develops local policies and regulations, pertaining to facility environmental management, as well as mission statements, performance standards and functional and organizational charts as they apply to the service. Provides technical interpretations of complex regulations to staff as well as various services within the medical center. Oversees and provides technical expertise for the design, modification, operation and maintenance of the facility and infrastructure to ensure compliance with environmental management requirements. Oversees the environmental management programs at the Main Campus, Fisher House and nine community-based outpatient clinics, and ensures their effective and efficient coordination with every organizational element in the medical center. Ensures EMS employees are trained in appropriate aspects of customer satisfaction, quality assurance and performance improvements. Provides direct supervision to employees under his/her administrative and technical purview. Plans, manages, organizes, and assigns work to be accomplished by subordinates by setting priorities and establishing schedules for work completion. Assigns work based on priorities, requirements of assignment, and capabilities of employees. Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinates or by contractors and determines whether contractor-performed work meets standards of adequacy necessary for authorization of payment. Acts as a mentor, coach, instructor, and subject-matter expert to personnel on issues of safety, occupational health, and emergency management. Ensures that the EMS policies and processes are coordinated with other administrative services and supportive of clinical activities. Maintains awareness of available resources, and makes recommendations to medical center management regarding needs, distribution, or redistribution of resources within the service. Develops and implements systems and procedures for improving cost-effectiveness and productivity. Develops both long- and short-range plans for EMS by coordinating the administrative needs of the service. Requires considerable knowledge of federal and state safety and occupational health, fire protection, industrial hygiene, and environmental laws, statutes, policies, regulations, standards, operational directives, and methodologies as well as knowledge of general clinical systems, programs, and practices, and of how these clinical principles and practices relate to the unique administrative characteristics and needs of the particular health care delivery system served. Responsible for the full cycle of linen management. Work Schedule: M-F, 7:30am-4:00pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Assistant Hospital Housekeeping Officer/PD102510 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/18/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Individual Occupational Requirements: Education Undergraduate Education: Major study -- chemistry or biological sciences, sanitary science or administration, institutional sanitation or administration, hospital administration, hotel administration, public administration, business administration, or other fields related to the position. Graduate Education: Major study -- public health or business administration with emphasis in hospital administration. OR 2. Experience Experience in two or more of the following areas, or other work related to the position to be filled: Experience that demonstrated a practical working knowledge of the basic principles of chemistry, biology, and bacteriology as applied to environmental sanitation, infection control, and to the choice and use of antimicrobial agents in the disinfection, sanitization, and/or sterilization of surfaces and equipment. Experience in laundry and linen management. Experience in interior design management. Experience that demonstrated a knowledge of waste management, including the requirements relating to hazardous, toxic, and infectious wastes and provisions for their final disposition. Experience that demonstrated a knowledge of pest management, including alternative methods of control and the selection and application of chemicals. Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: experience providing input to determine long- and short-range planning, and for establishing overall policy and budgeting; preparing reports reflecting inspection results, analyzes trends, prepares corrective and preventive actions; providing leadership and ensuring staff is trained on all aspects of the position, and all procedures, guidelines, policies, and written/ verbal instructions are followed; evaluating current methods and systems to improve efficiency and environment of care; and providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in-person, in written form, and email, so others will understand. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Conflict ManagementDecision MakingInterpersonal EffectivenessKnowledge ManagementOrganizational AwarenessPlanning and EvaluatingQuality Management 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: The incumbent walks throughout the medical center, and will be trained in all aspects of Environmental Management Service which requires stooping, bending, walking, lifting, and twisting. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital 800 Hospital Drive Columbia, MO 65201 US
• Name: Rachel Gallagher
• Phone: 785-640-9971
• Email: [email protected]