Assistant Hospital Housekeeping Officer

The incumbent serves as the Assistant Chief, Environmental Management Service at the Augusta VA Health Care System. The purpose of this position is to serve as the alter ego of the Chief, Environmental Management. the hospital housekeeping program, assuming shared responsibility and accountability for the planning, directing, and monitoring of all aspects of the hospital housekeeping program. The position reports to the Chief, Environmental Management. * Reviews and critically analyzes handbooks, directives, policies, objectives, planning, assessing management systems * Actively 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. * Involved with long- and short-range planning, establishing policy, and budgeting for the Health Care System and network for the Environmental Management Program * 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 * 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 Augusta 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 * 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 Augusta VA Health Care System, and cleaning patients' beds and patients' equipment. * Performs other duties as assigned by Leadership. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:30am- 4:00pm. Work schedule is subject to change based on agency need. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Assistant Hospital Housekeeping Officer/PD114950 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): No Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: NotRequired

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