Mission of DFO
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The mission of the Division of Facilities Operations is to develop, implement, manage and evaluate the Indian Health
Service health care facilities engineering program. The program provides technical and management
assistance/support for the IHS health care facilities and staff quarters engineering activities, including routine operations, preventative
and corrective maintenance and repair and improvement of physical plants, resource utilization, and long/short range work planning for the
continued growth of the health care delivery facilities. The facilities consist of not only the main clinic or hospital, but
supply buildings, garages, and other facilities necessary for their safe and
efficient operation. Included with many of the health facilities are the personnel quarters utilized by the employees of the Service
Units.
Typical duties for health facilities personnel include the operation of all heating and cooling systems, maintenance
of all building fixtures, operation of standby power systems, landscape and parking maintenance. Staff quarters activities
include the maintenance of the physical structure, heating and cooling systems as well as fixtures and appliances provided by the
Government. Tenants are responsible for maintaining their grounds that surround the staff quarters and normal cleanliness of the
homes. The program also accounts for any change in asset value of the real property by reporting the construction costs to the
Real Property program and the Finance office. Also included within the facilities Management Programs is providing support, funding and expertise in the area of Clinical engineering and medical equiiptment.
One final duty of Facilities Operations is associated with real property. Land leases and rental
agreements are negotiated with the appropriate entities and executed through formal documentation. The Quarters Program, which
involves rental rates and occupant management, is the direct responsibility of the Area Real Property Officer.
List of Duties
- Develops, implements, and manages the programs affecting health
care facilities operations, including the routine maintenance and
improvement, real property asset management, quarters, and clinical
engineering programs
- Develops, implements, monitors and evaluates
agency program activities, objectives, policies, plans, guidelines, and
standardized data systems for health care facilities operations
- Serves as principal resource for coordination of facilities operations
and provides consultation to IHS and the Tribes on health care
facilities operations
- Maintains real property asset and quarters management systems
- Maintains clinical engineering management systems
- Formulates financial resources allocation methodologies nation-wide based on need and workload data
- Maintains nation-wide data on Federal and Tribal facilities for program budget justification
- Develops and evaluates technical standards and guidelines for
health care facilities operations
- Monitors construction
activities and the improvement, alteration, and repair of health care
facilities
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