The Assistant Hospital Housekeeping Officer directly manages all aspects of providing a safe, sanitary, aesthetically appealing environment at VA Black Hills Health Care System (VA BHHCS) with two fully operational VA Medical Centers 90 miles apart, full laundry operations supporting both VAMCs, CBOC in Rapid City, SD and (9) Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) from South Dakota, Nebraska, and Wyoming.

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Plans, coordinates, and supervises hospital housekeeping functions such as environmental sanitation, laundry/linen/uniform operations, interior/exterior integrated pest control management program, non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) program, waste management and reduction program, bed services program to include Bed Management Service (BMS) program, and Interior Design Program. Serves as the medical facility's sanitation expert and, in this capacity, provides technical advice to senior leadership. Develops standards for the handling of highly contagious bio-hazardous waste to assure the facility complies with local, state, and federal regulations. Develop technical procedures and standards that create and preserve a clean, sanitary, and aesthetic environment for patient and staff. Provides specialized training concerning the handling of contaminated and non-contaminated linen and waste, as wells as the use and upkeep of EMS equipment to ensure adherence to establish standards, procedures, and instructions. Responsible for maintaining sanitation including waste management, pest control, and document destruction, for a total of 965,000 net cleanable square feet of space. Develops standards for the handling of highly contagious bio-hazardous waste to assure the medical center complies with local, state, and federal regulations. Serves as the Textile Care Officer (TCO) for the facility. Responsible for writing/establishing policies and procedures and for insuring laundry/linen/uniform losses and production costs stay within the nationally set goals. Responsible for the proper disposal of regulated medical waste (RMW) at VA BHHCS, to include writing policies and procedures, planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and evaluating the effectiveness of the program. Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments and the capabilities of employees. Develops performance standards and evaluates work performance of subordinates. Responsible for writing the specifications for contract work, administering the contract, and certifying that the work has been completed according to the specifications. Performs other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 2:30pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for AD HOC telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Assistant Hospital Housekeeping Officer/PD804360 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Required The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/19/2024. 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. Individual Occupational Requirements: 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. Minimum Qualifications: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: 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 what is stated above, as well as, but not limited to: develop, coordinate, direct, and manage a hospital housekeeping program; make decisions and actions that have substantial impact on program objectives, goals, funding, scheduling, organizational structure and allocation of resources; serve as the advisor and consultant to the department Chief and executive leadership; conduct systematic monitoring and surveillance of all aspects of contracted services that they oversee as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR); ensure facility compliance with his/her area of responsibility with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), OSHA, TJC, and other regulatory entities; provide technical and administrative supervision through subordinate supervisors. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementAnalytical ThinkingPlanning and EvaluatingProduction and ProcessingTechnical Credibility 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 work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Working Conditions: Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address VA Black Hills Health Care System 113 Comanche Road Fort Meade, SD 57741 US
• Name: Marissa Dobson
• Phone: (612) 467-5704
• Email: [email protected]