Hospital Housekeeping Officer

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/19/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Individual Occupational Requirement: Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience in two or more of the following areas, or other work related to the position to be filled: Experience that demonstrated a practical working knowledge of the basic principles of chemistry, biology, and bacteriology as applied to environmental sanitation, infection control, and to the choice and use of antimicrobial agents in the disinfection, sanitization, and/or sterilization of surfaces and equipment. Experience in laundry and linen management. Experience in interior design management. Experience that demonstrated a knowledge of waste management, including the requirements relating to hazardous, toxic, and infectious wastes and provisions for their final disposition. Experience that demonstrated a knowledge of pest management, including alternative methods of control and the selection and application of chemicals. In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirements you must also meet the specialized experience below. Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Coordinates a complete program that includes but is not limited to the development and maintenance of standards for cleanliness and sanitation; Monitors and evaluates system is developed as part of the EMS Quality Assurance Program as required by The Joint Commission (TJC); Knowledge of waste management plans and policies will be submitted to the County Health Department for review and approval that is required within Fresno County; Requires to have knowledge of the chemical properties and safe handling of pesticides utilized at the VACCHCS; Recommends to eliminate infestations and take measures to correct environmental and health discrepancies related to pest management; Manages and financial responsibility for the VACCHCS textile operations that provide total laundry processing contract and linen distributions service; Establishes laundry work standards and works with the Environment of Care Specialist to develop techniques necessary for tailoring manpower requirements with workload characteristics in the laundry; Responsible for purchasing, issuing, replacing, and processing uniforms; Administrative review of the VACCHCS Associate Director with the VACCHCS Director as the next higher-level supervisor, and as such is responsible for implementing Environmental Management's programs within VACCHCS policies. ~OR~ Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have. Undergraduate Education: Major study -- chemistry or biological sciences, sanitary science or administration, institutional sanitation or administration, hospital administration, hotel administration, public administration, business administration, or other fields related to the position. Graduate Education: Major study -- public health or business administration with emphasis in hospital administration. ~OR~ Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond. Preferred Experience: Planning, directing and monitoring all aspects of a hospital housekeeping program at a Medical Center. This includes responsibility for performing the full range of the following duties and responsibilities: Program Goals, Organizational structure, high level decision making, understanding agency and local policy, establishing personnel management policies, and budget. Expertise in Environmental Sanitation and Infection control. Must demonstrate technical knowledge of sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization practices, based on chemistry, biology, and bacteriology. Proven experience handling infectious and regulated hospital waste per CDC, OSHA, and Joint Commission. Must understand integrated pest control methods, including chemical use and alternative approaches. Demonstrates skill in planning, directing, and evaluating housekeeping staff. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Managing Human Resources Planning and Evaluating Standards Strategic Thinking Teamwork Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary and is usually accomplished while the employee is comfortable seated at a desk or table. However, some walking and standing may occur in the course of a normal workday in connection with travel to, and attendance at, meetings and conferences away from the primary work site. Incumbent may be required to be required to bend, lift, carry equipment such as laptops. No special physical effort other than lifting/carrying of equipment is required to perform the work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. The VA Central California Health Care System (VACCHCS) primary purpose for the Hospital Housekeeping Officer position is a full staff official to the Director and Associate Director and is responsible for planning, organization, staffing, controlling, evaluation and directing the functions of a total EMS operation of this 57 bed Health Care Facility with 60 bed Geriatrics Extended Care Unit (GECU).