Hospital Housekeeping Officer

Summary

The purpose for this position is to serves as the Chief, Environmental Management Service (EMS) at the , and is responsible for the day-day management and oversight of housekeeping, grounds, laundry, non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME), pest control, disposal of the regulated medical waste, and the facility uniform program, serving all buildings, grounds, and other components of the VAPIHCS and outlying areas and leased space

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Duties

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The Hospital Housekeeping Officer is fully responsible for each shared area and services provided within each area, coordinating with TAMC personnel, and maintaining ongoing delineation of responsibilities and readjustments as the EMS department is developed. The MOUs and SLAs will cover responsibilities, scheduling, supplies and ordering of the delineation of work to include but not limited to pest control, grounds maintenance, laundry and linen distribution, Regulated Medical Waste and Solid waste removal.

Major Duties for the position include but not limited to:

Supervisory 50%

• Supervises Assistant Chief, EMS, Administrative Officer, Environmental Care Specialist (Trainer), Pest Controller, Linen Supervisor, Grounds, Housekeeping Supervisors, and Housekeeping Work Leaders. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets long range plans, sets, and adjusts short-term priorities, and reviews prepared schedules for completion of work.
• Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Interviews candidates for positions in the service; approves appointment, promotion, or reassignment to such positions.
• Effects disciplinary measures, including admonishments, reprimands, and suspensions, and proposes removal in more serious cases. Develops performance plans and rates employees.
• Assures reasonable equity of performance standards and rating techniques developed by subordinates.
• Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinate supervisory positions, and for work leaders.

Environmental Management Program 35%

• Coordinates a complete Environmental Sanitation Program that includes but is not limited to the development and maintenance standards for cleanliness and sanitation, frequency of cleaning, methods, procedures, necessary supplies, and safety precautions to be followed.
• Responsible for the chemical labeling system and hazard communications program is maintained in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.
• Monitors the system is maintained and continually assessed by the incumbent as part of the Environment of Care Quality Assurance Program as required by The Joint Commission.
• Ensures terminals and between patient-case cleaning are effectively provided in Operating Rooms, Recovery Rooms, Intensive Care Units, Inpatient Bed Rooms, using specialized cleaning techniques.

Incumbent will be required to manage the following programs:

1. Pest Management

2. Regulated Medical and Solid Waste Management Program

3. Textile Care Program

4. Employee Uniform Program

5. Facility Moves Program

Contracting Officer Representative (COR) 15%

• Conducts extensive research and analytical studies and develops specifications, justifications, and economic analysis in support of selection and acquisition actions.
• Prepares solicitation packages to include SOWs/PWS (statements of work/performance work specifications), technical evaluation criteria, bid schedules, etc., for contracts.
• Coordinates with Contracting Office to ensure completeness and legal sufficiency.
• Prepares cost analysis reports which provide management sufficient detail upon which to base decisions regarding allotment of resources.
• Prepares detailed budget proposals and financial plans for approval of higher level management in support of defined business needs.
• Maintains liaison with the contracting office, budget office, and other staff functions involved in hospital housekeeping activities.

Work Schedule: Full-time; Monday - Friday; 6:30am-3:30pm

Telework: This position may be authorized for telework (Ad-hoc only)

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Hospital Housekeeping Officer / PD02683-O

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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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
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/24/2026.

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 Requirement:

• 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.

• 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.
• Other: One year of formalized hospital administrative residency or internship in hospital administration or hospital housekeeping management is equivalent to 1 year of GS-5 level specialized experience.

In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirements you must also meet the specialized experience below.

• Specialized Experience:
  • Do you possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal Service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties as a Hospital Housekeeping Officer Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to: determining responsibility for each shared area and services provided within each area, coordinating with Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) personnel, and maintaining ongoing delineation of responsibilities and readjustments as the EMS department is developed. Incumbent will develop various Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and Service Line Agreements (SLA) with applicable staff at the Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC). The Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and Service Line Agreements (SLA) will cover responsibilities, scheduling, supplies and ordering of the delineation of work to include but not limited to pest control, grounds maintenance, laundry and linen distribution, Regulated Medical Waste and Solid waste removal. Incumbent would be the Subject Matter Expert when it comes to the determination of work to be performed. He/she would facilitate and coordinate with designated Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) personnel to keep the overall EMS operations of both campuses running smoothly and within health care standards.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Communications
• Contract Administration
• Environmental Engineering
• Human Capital Management
• Materials Engineering
• Planning and Evaluating
• Project Management
• Technical 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 sedentary and is usually accomplished while the employee is comfortable seated at a desk or table. However, some walking and standing may occur in the course of a normal workday in connection with travel to, and attendance at, meetings and conferences away from the primary work site. Incumbent may be required to be required to bend, lift, carry equipment such as laptops. No special physical effort other than lifting/carrying of equipment is required to perform the work.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at

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: 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:

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit for 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.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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