Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-673: Hospital Housekeeping Management Series
The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-118), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with
the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Administrative and Management Positions."
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.
Major study--public health or business administration
with emphasis in hospital administration.
OR
Examples of qualifying general
experience include:
- Work that provided a practical knowledge of supervision and management.
- General administrative work in institutional or building maintenance with responsibility for
employing and directing a housekeeping, laundry, or maintenance force; and responsibility for
planning work schedules on both a short- and long-term basis.
- Performance of administrative duties that included estimating budget requirements, planning
expenditures of funds, estimating materials and equipment needs, supervising employees, and
recommending personnel actions.
- Teacher in a formal course of instruction related to supervision or management.
- Work that provided a practical knowledge of methods by which bacteria and viruses are spread
and of preventive and control measures.
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.
One year of formalized hospital administrative residency or internship
in hospital administration or hospital housekeeping management is equivalent to 1 year of GS-5 level
specialized experience.
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