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Summary The Hospital Housekeeping Officer is the Chief, Environmental Management Service (EMS) at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Health Care System (GVSMHCS). The Chief, EMS is responsible for the activation, planning, organization, staffing, directing, evaluation and coordination of the operation and evaluation of the hospital's environmental management functions in accordance with VA Manual M-1, Part VII, local policies, and policy issuances of the Veterans Administration. Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Plan, organize, budget, staff and manage a diversified program designed to provide a clean and attractive environment appropriate to the medical, surgical, and mental health setting. Participate in the planning of space utilization, non-medical equipment selection, medical, non-medical and mechanical equipment layout and funding. Serve as a key member of the Medical Center Director's top advisory board. Develop and provide the Medical Center Management and clinical staff information on the methods, techniques, and procedures necessary to integrate the Environmental Department Program into the mission of the Medical Center. Ensure that Medical Center is in compliance with all Federal, State and Local laws and regulations pertaining to service activities, particularly in the areas of pest control, waste management and infection control. Responsible for approximately 115 professional and semiprofessional staff members who provide administrative, sanitation, laundry processing, linen distribution, uniform issuance, storage of patient belongings, pest control and waste management services to the entire hospital staff, veterans, family members, vendors and visitors to the VA Medical Center and affiliated outpatient clinics. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (subject to change based on the needs of the facility) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Hospital Housekeeping Officer/PD843300 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized for well qualified applicant. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/08/2024. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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. Individual Occupational Requirements: Applicants who meet the Individual Occupational Requirements described below are fully qualified for the specified entry grade and must also meet the specialized experience and/or education requirements. 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. OR, Graduate Education: Major study -- public health or business administration with emphasis in hospital administration. OR Specialized Experience: Experience in two or more of the following areas, or other work related to the position to be filled: Experience with advanced sanitation programs and a working knowledge of hospital sanitation programs within the facility in the areas of, environmental sanitation, laundry/linen operations, and interior/exterior infrastructure cleanliness, and regulated and non-regulated medical waste disposal. Assembles, researches, and compiles information and data, evaluate the results against appropriate standards, and recommend corrective action where indicated. Experience planning work to be accomplished by subordinates, establishes and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for work completion. Experience assigning work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the work capabilities of employees. Develops performance standards and evaluate the work performance of subordinates. In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirement, 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-12 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 with advanced hospital sanitation programs in areas such as environmental sanitation, laundry/linen operations, interior/exterior infrastructure cleanliness and regulated/non-regulated medical waste disposal; planning work to be accomplished by subordinates, establishing and adjusting short-priorities and preparing schedules for work completion; developing performance standards and evaluating the work performance of subordinates; and researching, assembling and compiling information and data, evaluating the results against appropriate standards and recommending corrective action. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communication Compliance Inspection Planning and Evaluating Quality 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 work is sedentary although there may be some nominal walking or standing for short periods or carrying light loads of papers, books, or reports that do not require special physical demands. The work is usually performed in an office setting. However, incumbent may be exposed to other environmental settings while performing inspections, attending meetings. 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. 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/. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. 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