• Plan, coordinate, monitor, and budget for the Hospital Environmental Services contract.
• Schedule and conduct inspections of completed work of 106 contract employees.
• Prepare quality assurance reports, contract Discrepancy Reports and all administrative matters pertinent to contract awards, discrepancies, and administration.
• Develop overall policies for environmental services to insure the visual and aseptic cleanliness of all facilities and applicable grounds.
• Provide technical and administrative information to the Contracting Officer, Infection Control Nurse, and various other hospital personnel pertaining to linen functions.
• Manage the solid waste, Regulated Medical Waste and Recyclable waste programs.
• Supervise a Transportation Coordinator who conducts tasks associated with both Fleet and Freight Management.
• Supervise personnel engaged in ordering, receiving, and evaluating purity of medical gas provided via contracts for all DHA Low Country Market organization.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The incumbent must obtain and maintain the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) certification within 6 months of employment.
• The incumbent must submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, upon entering this position and annually thereafter. Background investigation requires.
• This position has mandatory seasonal Influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal Influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
• This position has been designated Mission Essential. In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations, the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.
• This position may require the incumbent to work on call during irregular work hours which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or varying work schedules.
• You may be authorized to Telework on a Situational basis.
• You may be expected to travel for this position up to 5%.
• May be required to wear Personnel Protective Equipment.
• Lifting up to 30 pounds may be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience includes experience planning, coordinating, monitoring or budgeting for a hospital environmental services contract; developing or implementation of hospital housekeeping programs; preparing quality assurance reports; and establishing work schedules. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Health Care Administration, Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts).

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. (You must attach a copy of transcripts).

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.