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Hospital Housekeeping Officer
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
On-site Portland, OR $115K – $149K Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Hospital Housekeeping Management ESFJESFPESTPISFP Hospitality
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The VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) Hospital Housekeeping Officer (Chief of Environmental Management Service (EMS)) has oversight for the planning, organization, staffing, controlling, evaluation and directing of the environmental management functions on both the Portland, Oregon campus, and the Vancouver, Washington campus. ** Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized for highly qualified candidate **
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: Responsible for the comprehensive planning, direction, and coordination of the entire EMS operation, as well as the evaluation of the Medical Centers Environmental Management Service programs and functions.
- →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 Medical Center.
- →Responsible for integrating short, intermediate, and long-range planning that meet the changing environmental management dynamics of a highly active, affiliated Medical Center complex.
- →Seeks solutions to existing and possible future challenges, identifies long and short-range goals, and formulates policies independently, and/or jointly with other management staff.
- →Plans and initiates improvement actions on a progressive basis.
- →Makes decisions and takes actions that have substantial impact on facility program objectives, goals, funding, scheduling, organizational structure and allocation of resources.
- →Routinely analyzes the broad implications of higher levels of authority, laws, regulations, policies, as well as managerial, administrative, and technical trends.
- →Interviews and selects applicants for appointment and promotion, evaluates their performance, maintains discipline, orientation, and training in compliance with VA regulations pertaining to employment, EEO, and AFGE Union / Management relations.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm (PST) Telework: Not eligible.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Hospital Housekeeping Officer/PD209730 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
- →Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.
- →Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized.
- →Financial Disclosure Report: Required.
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.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 243ef440-32bd-4d11-a0c8-d4fde250f470
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