Supervisory Environmental Care Specialist

Veterans Health Administration•Gainesville, FL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisory Environmental Care Specialist works for the Environmental Management Service (EMS) and manages and administers EMS operations and safety at NF/SGVHS, including support for all outpatient clinics. The role oversees EMS sections including Sanitation Operations, the Health Aid Program, Textile Operations and Laundry/Linen Distribution, Waste Management, and Interior Design. The specialist develops, coordinates, directs, and manages the hospital Environment of Care (EOC) Program in association with the Deputy Chiefs of Gainesville/Lake City and the System Chief EMS. The position conducts internal and external EOC rounds, documents deficiencies and corrective actions, and tracks and reports findings. It maintains environmental sanitation at acceptable bacteriological levels and visual cleanliness, and plans, coordinates, and supervises environmental sanitation, linen distribution, waste management, and the bed management system. The role also conducts time studies, reviews supply use and workload, and considers operational changes related to patient populations or changes in Medical Center programs and missions. This is not a virtual position. Work ranges from desk-based computer work to extensive walking through interior and exterior Medical Center areas and visits to locations where sanitation work is performed. Some lifting under 25 pounds, travel or driving to satellite facilities as needed, and dexterity related to sanitation and recycling procedures may be required. A one-year supervisory probation period may be required; the position also has a stated one-year probationary period or two-year trial period as a condition of employment.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
For current Federal employees who held a GS grade within the past 52 weeks, meet the GS-09 time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-07 in Federal service, with supporting SF-50 documentation.
Meet the minimum qualification requirement through one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-07, such as assigning work, performing administrative functions, serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative liaison, managing sanitation employees, conducting cleanliness and EOC quality inspections, reporting findings, reviewing leave requests, or safeguarding supplies and equipment.
Alternatively, qualify through a master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D.
Alternatively, combine GS-07-level specialized experience with graduate-level education beyond the first year.
Submit a transcript if using education to qualify; qualifying degrees must be from institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education requires a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with the transcript.
Complete all required application steps, including the online assessment.
Register for Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
Complete a background/security investigation and the online onboarding process, and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as a condition of employment.
Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, during which continued employment is evaluated.
Physical capacity for work ranging from desk-based tasks to extensive walking; some lifting under 25 pounds, travel or driving to satellite facilities as needed, and dexterity related to sanitation and recycling procedures may be required.

Responsibilities

Conduct internal and external Environment of Care rounds; document deficiencies and corrections, and track and report findings.
Conduct time studies at all locations to support process improvement.
Manage and administer Environmental Management Service operations and safety, including support to outpatient clinics.
Develop, coordinate, direct, and manage the hospital Environment of Care Program in association with the Deputy Chiefs of Gainesville/Lake City and the System Chief EMS.
Maintain environmental sanitation at acceptable bacteriological levels and visual cleanliness.
Plan, coordinate, and supervise environmental sanitation, linen distribution, waste management, and the bed management system.
Review supply usage, analyze workload, conduct time management studies, and consider workload changes related to patient populations or program and mission changes.
Supervise employees responsible for cleanliness and sanitation; assign work based on priorities, assignment requirements, and employee capabilities.
Prepare reports and respond to correspondence.
Act as a liaison to the Contracting Officer's Representative.
Inspect exam rooms, corridors, stairways, laboratories, and administrative areas for cleanliness and conduct quality assurance inspections.
Review and approve or disapprove leave requests.
Present findings and report collected data to the Deputy Chief or Chief of service.
Identify and implement measures to safeguard supplies and equipment.