Hospital Housekeeping Officer

Summary

The VA New York Harbor Health Care System (NYHHCS) Hospital Housekeeping Officer (Chief of Environmental Management Service) is responsible for planning, organization, staffing, controlling, evaluation and directing of the environmental management functions of 3 facilities located in Manhattan, Kings, Queens, and the Community Based Outpatient Clinics.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

04/19/2024 to 05/02/2024

• Salary

$143,559 - $186,629 per year

• Pay scale & grade

GS 14

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

• Brooklyn, NY

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

No

• Travel Required

Not required

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent -

• Work schedule

Full-time -

• Service

Competitive

• Promotion potential

14

• Job family (Series)

0673 Hospital Housekeeping Management

• Supervisory status

Yes

• Security clearance

Not Required

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

• Trust determination process

Suitability/Fitness

• Announcement number

CBTE-12392651-24-AC

• Control number

787655900

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This job is open to

• Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency

The primary Area of Consideration (AOC) is current permanent employees of the New York Harbor Healthcare System (NYHHS) Second AOC is current, permanent employees of VISN 2 Third AOC is all other current, permanent VA employees (VHA, VBA, and NCA)

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Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to the duties below:

• The preponderance of responsibilities and duties in this position are managerial leadership.

• Technical expertise in environmental infection control is secondary.

• The incumbent must exercise broad managerial knowledge and technical expertise within the various disciplines of the Service. This knowledge and experience provides the basis for sound leadership and managerial practices.

• He/she must seek solutions to existing and possible future challenges, identifies long and short-range goals, and formulates policies independently, and/or jointly with other NYHHCS management staff.

• The Chief of Environmental Management Service plans and initiates improvement actions on a progressive basis.

• He/she serves as the advisor and consultant to NYHHCS management and is responsible for implementing and maintaining a sound environmental sanitation program, an effective infection prevention program, a cost efficient on-site laundry, linen, uniform operation, integrated pest management, and wide ranging recycling programs; including a waste management program, consisting of solid waste, regulated medical waste, RCRA and non-RCRA waste, and medical sharps.

• An effective and efficient EMS program must fully coordinate activities with every organizational element in the many varied Health Care System facilities.

• Because of the incumbent's direct involvement in the Health Care System environment his/her judgment and point of view are solicited on a wide area of concerns regarding Health Care System issues and challenges.

• In this respect, he/she is able to influence decisions and actions beyond the scope of his/her normal program areas, which involve various Health Care System current and future plans and policies. In addition to supporting NYHHCS management in the broad areas of Environmental Management, he/she serves on various VISN 2, as well as National VA Environmental Programs Services (EPS) Committees.

• He/she formulates program policy, plans, organizes, directs, staffs, budgets, and coordinates a comprehensive Environmental Management Service (EMS) program for this tertiary care, affiliated, research, and active Health Care System.

• This individual has responsibility for making decisions and taking actions that have substantial impact on facility program objectives, goals, funding, scheduling, organizational structure and allocation of resources.

• The incumbent is responsible for the comprehensive planning, direction, and coordination of the entire EMS operation, as well as the evaluation of the Health Care System Environmental Management Service programs and functions.

• The scope, variety and quality of assigned functions minimally encompass all activities listed in VA Manual M-1, Part VII.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm

Telework: This position is NOT eligible for telework

Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Position Description/PD#: Hospital Housekeeping Officer/PD035660

Relocation Incentive: Relocation Incentive may be authorized for highly qualified candidates

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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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, 05/02/2024.

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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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.

Individualized Occupational Requirement

Basic Requirement:

The occupational series 673 includes an Individual Occupational requirement (IOR). Candidates may not hold a position in this series without meeting one of the following IOR 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 -- public health or business administration with emphasis in hospital administration.

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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.

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Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Formulating program policy and plans; managing and directing staff; creating and/or managing a budget; coordinating a comprehensive Environmental Service; Managing the cleanliness of a healthcare facility using infection control standards which reduce healthcare associated infections; development of processes overseeing collection, removal, and control of all recyclables and wastes generated in a health care facility; oversight of a healthcare laundry plant which cleans, launders, repairs and replaces hospital linens and uniforms; managing an integrated pest management program which prevents or manages pest concerns.

There is no educational substitution for the GS-14 level.

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

• Decision Support

• Financial Management

• Leadership

• Planning and Evaluating

• Planning and Evaluating

• Quality Management

• Teaches Others

• Technical Competence

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.

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

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/.

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

Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.

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.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.