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Asst Hospital Housekeeping Officer
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 17 days ago
On-site Birmingham, AL $75K – $98K Apply by Jul 6, 2026 Hospital Housekeeping Management ESFJESFPESTPISFP Hospitality
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The Assistant Hospital Housekeeping Officer is responsible for the hospital housekeeping program, assuming shared responsibility and accountability for the planning, directing, and monitoring of all aspects of the hospital housekeeping program.
What You'll Do
- →Executes the planning, organizing, budgeting, staffing, and management of a diversified program designed to provide a clean and attractive environment appropriate to the medical, surgical, and mental health setting.
- →Ensures that policies and programs are coordinated with and supportive of other clinical and administrative services.
- →Initiates and coordinates policies, procedures, standards, and goals of the overall Health Care System.
- →Plans, organizes, directs, manages, reviews, and evaluates an augmented program to include responsibility for Biohazard, Chemotherapy, Sharps Waste Management and Laundry/Linen/Employee Uniform operations.
- →Manage contracts such as: Pest Control, Laundry & Linen, Waste Management, Recycling, Restroom Restoration, routine Housekeeping Services, and other various contracts.
- →Responsible for planning, directing, and maintaining a total program to provide a sanitary Environmental Sanitation Program for floors, walls, and ceilings; stripping of floors to include cleaning of other floor coverings and refinishing floors, cleaning all of the service areas that encompass the Birmingham VA Health Care System, and cleaning patients' beds and patients' equipment.
- →Responsible for the management and environmental response to the management and control of infectious diseases to include HIV, AIDS, Coronavirus, Influenza, COVID-19 and other highly contagious diseases found within a high complexity level 1B Health Care System .
- →Responsible for the management and operation of the Laundry and Linen Service.
- →Operates a certified interior Pest Control Program.
- →Provides oversight for the Waste Management Program.
- →All others duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm.
- →Schedule subject to change based on agency needs.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Requirements
- ✓To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓This position requires the application, assessment, and questionnaire to be fully completed.
- ✓The assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓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/.
Personality Fit
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