Job opening: Health Technician (Correctional) (Housekeeping Technician)
Salary: $57 911 - 74 197 per year
Published at: Nov 15 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.
Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.
Duties
Conducts inspections and on-site surveys of all hospital areas of the facility to ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and procedures related to hospital housekeeping and infection control principles. Responsible for monitoring, managing and conducting disposal of all infectious bio-hazardous waste generated from all medical sources throughout the institution. Participates in the Infection Control Committee meeting and presents environmental sanitation concerns, signification findings, and/or problems related to environmental sanitation and housekeeping. Maintains records and reports regarding environmental sanitation conditions and concerns as required by the Joint Commission (JC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Correctional Association (ACA) along with state and federal regulatory agencies. Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and is performed on a regular and recurring basis.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is Required.
- See Special Conditions of Employment Section.
- Selective Service Requirement: http://www.sss.gov
Qualifications
To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements. Basic Requirements: Specialized Experience (for positions at GL-4 and above): Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. AND In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, applicants must have the following: Education:Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required at the GL-08 ONLY in those instances where it is directly related to work of the position.
OR: Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are:
Experience in ensuring safety and sanitation requirements outlined by the Joint Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are implemented.
Experience in conducting inspections and on-site surveys of all hospital areas to ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and procedures relative to hospital housekeeping and infection control principles.
Experience in conducting training on environmental sanitation and housekeeping.
Experience in the collection of infectious (contaminated) trash, disposal of needles, sharps and puncture resistant containers.
OR Combination of Education and Experience: If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**
Education
See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable.
ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement. Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here.
Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.
If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.
Contacts
- Address JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS
Consolidated Staffing Unit
346 Marine Forces Drive
Grand Prairie, Texas 75051
United States
- Name: CSU
- Phone: 972-352-4200
- Email: [email protected]
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