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Assistant Hospital Housekeeping Officer
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 14 days ago
On-site Fort Harrison, MT $75K – $97K Apply by Sep 9, 2026 Hospital Housekeeping Management ESFJESFPESTPISFP Hospitality
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This position is located within the Environmental Management Service for the Montana VA Health Care System and is responsible for complete administrative and managerial responsibility for the Environment of Care to include Housekeeping (Cleanliness, Sanitation and Waste Management) and Support Services (Pest Control, Linen Control, Laundry Plant operation, Uniform Issue and Recycling).
What You'll Do
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Coordinates, controls and directs housekeeping program operations.
- →Assigns work to subordinate supervisors based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
- →Monitors staffing versus workload to ensure there are sufficient staff to meet production requirements.
- →Hears and resolves complaints from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to the Service Chief.
- →Gives advice, counsel or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.
- →Provides advisory services to all levels of management and to all hospital departments regarding the requirements and resolution of substantive housekeeping problems and services provided.
- →Develops and maintains effective inter-service and interpersonal relationships with other key staff officials and coordinates the program with other internal activities.
- →Coordinates program efforts with other internal activities and program management officials at the headquarters level and across all Service Lines to ensure coverage of critical and priorities throughout the housekeeping department and to other Service Leadership.
- →Provides the technical and management guidance necessary to achieve the optimum use of the housekeeping services resources.
- →Determines long-range, intermediate, and short-range program goals and policies; implements organizational structures, operating plans and procedures to achieve program goals; while monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of operations within the established framework.
- →Makes complex decisions based on a full assessment of the varying aseptic requirements of different hospital departments (i.e., special cleaning supplies, equipment and procedures, etc.).
- →Identifies developmental and training needs of employees, providing for and arranging for needed development and training.
- →Monitors and analyzes both production efficiency and organizational structure in order to implement and/or recommend process and organizational changes.
- →Conducts cost comparison, quality control, manpower utilization and work simplification studies, as well as various program reviews and developing contract cleaning specifications, ensuring that the program functions efficiently and economically.
Requirements
- ✓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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓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.
- ✓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/.
Personality Fit
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