Hospital Housekeeping Officer – Environmental Management Service

A Relocation or Recruitment Incentive may be approved for a highly qualified candidate. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/21/2024. 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 level. 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 applying to the GS-0673-13 Hospital Housekeeping Officer position must meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the Hospital Housekeeping Management Series (0673). An applicant must possess the following Education and/or Specialized Experience to meet the 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 — Major study — public health or business administration with emphasis in hospital administration. OR Specialized Experience Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): 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. Grade Level Requirements In addition to meeting the above Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR), applicants must also meet the Specialized Experience required for the GS-13 grade level. Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. The Specialized Experience must be equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12). Examples of Specialized Experience include, but are not limited to: Experience with hospital organization, functions, specialties, and programs; Experience using pertinent laws, regulations, directives, policies, and procedures that relate to administration of Environmental Management Service; Skill in conducting detailed analyses of complex VA patient administration functions and work processes; Skill in communicating and writing with the ability to articulate complex regulatory information in understandable terms and present information to diverse audiences; Experience establishing and maintaining effective relationships with and gain the cooperation of supervisors, managers, and co-workers on complex or controversial issues. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Communication Compliance Process Control 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: Work is generally sedentary with walking required. Flexibility is required to accommodate events and activities occurring in other than normal duty hours such as health fairs where the incumbent may be required to attend. 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/.
The Hospital Housekeeping Officer serves as the Chief of Environmental Management Service (EMS) and is the principal Environmental Management expert at the Dayton VAMC. The Dayton VAMC is a Level 1C, tertiary facility that provides a continuum of care that encompasses all levels of acute, nursing home, mental health, hospice/palliative, and domiciliary care in an affiliated teaching and research environment.