Job Title:
Hospital Housekeeping Officer(Chief Environmental Management Service)
Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Dublin, GA
Created: 2026-04-19
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description:
This position is aligned under the Assistant Director's Office at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center (CVVAMC), serves as the Hospital Housekeeping Officer (HHO) (Chief of Environmental Management Service), performing a variety of duties in a complex medical center that is constantly evolving within a highly complex and competitive geographic area. The Chief EMS is a member of the Medical Center's Executive Leadership Team. This individual has responsibility for making decisions and actions that have substantial impact on program objectives, goals, funding, scheduling, organizational structure, and allocation of resources. Performs analytical and evaluative work associated with line and program activities. Develops, analyzes, evaluates, advises on, or improves the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, organizations, manpower utilization, distribution of work assignments, delegations of authority, management controls, information and documentation systems, and similar functions of management. Analyzes and evaluates, on a quantitative or qualitative basis, the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives. He/she provides leadership and guidance in determining the resource needs of all organizational elements, distributing initial resource allocations, and adjusting resource allocations as dictated by a change in the program needs. Incumbent collaborates to negotiate and coordinate work related changes affecting the organization; hear and resolve complaints, effect disciplinary actions; and identify and provide for management development and training needs of key staff members. The Chief EMS exercises administrative and technical supervision over all EMS staff. He/she exercises full supervisory line authority either as a first or second line supervisor, which requires performance of a broad range of duties such as selecting, retaining and promoting staff; assigning, directing, and reviewing work; establishing performance standards; assessing work; reporting requirements; rating and rewarding staff; approving leave; resolving staff complaints and grievances; investigating instances of misconduct and initiating disciplinary and adverse actions; and identifying staff training and development needs The Chief EMS provides professional, technical, and administrative direction, guidance, and control/supervision of all staff in each subordinate component of the service line. The incumbent serves as a management representative on the Administrative Executive Board, Performance Improvement Board, Projects Committee, Space Committee, Environment of Care Committee, Infection Control Committee, Fire and Safety Committee and the Employee Accident Review Board and other committees as appointed. Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Work schedule subject to change based on agency needs. Telework: This position is authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Hospital Housekeeping Officer(Chief Environmental Management Service)/PD034290 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required