Custodian Supervisor A

VFMC is a specialized 24-hour medical facility operating with 150-175 staffed beds, with a license capacity of 299 beds. All beds are licensed as hospital beds. The facility operates a small hospital care service that is surveyed by health standards using hospital licensing requirements, with the remainder of the facility surveyed annually under CMS and state standards for nursing facility care. Specialized units include 37 beds for acute and subacute care including a wound care service, and the only inpatient tuberculosis program in the state. The facility is staffed with a table of organization of 216 classified positions and 20+ unclassified positions with a budget in excess of $25 million. The physical plant consists of three patient care buildings, administrative building, activity buildings, support service buildings, staff residences, and a variety of storage and special purpose structures, located on a 157-acre site with its own freshwater system, sewer system, chiller and boiler systems, and electrical distribution system. This facility has control of passage with a security gate at entrance.

Two years of experience in custodial, housekeeping, groundskeeping, or food service work.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here .

Job Duties:

This position serves as a Custodian Supervisor for the Housekeeping Department at Villa Feliciana Medical Complex, an acute and long-term care hospital whose mission is to operate health care programs which provide medical care and treatment for residents with acute, subacute, and chronic illnesses and/or disabilities resulting from trauma or genetic defects.

65% Clean, mop, dust and sweep assigned areas on a daily basis. Wash Bedside Curtains, Clean Trash Cans, Clean blinds, Clean Bathrooms including commodes and face bowels, Mop Dining Rooms. Clean contaminated trash bins, decontaminate patient rooms and restrooms which contain bio-hazardous wastes, such as blood, urine, used needles, etc. Dispose of infectious waste when daily. Clean trash, cigarette butts and wash patios around exterior buildings.

20% Strip, buff, and wax floors to an assigned area on a regular basis using required industrial machinery. Vacuum by using a wet/dry vacuum cleaner. Clean furniture, walls, baseboards, doors, mirrors and shower stalls by using chemical cleansers required for health standards.

10% Load, unloads, and operates commercial size washers, dryers and other laundry equipment.

Stacks laundry and linen.

Shakes out linen prior to processing through the dryers.

Checks laundry in and out against laundry list and records any discrepancies.

Picks up and delivers linen and laundry to patient buildings.

Reports damaged laundry items to supervisor.

Cleans assigned work area and equipment by sweeping, mopping, and dusting and emptying trash containers.

Steam clean outside of buildings, windows and walkways using an industrial steam cleaner. Remove insect in lighting fixtures, bug containers, bug lights etc.: Mix cleaning solutions to proper concentrations as necessary for various tasks.

Attends in-service training required by HCFA and/or the hospital pertaining to safety, bio-hazardous materials, chemical safety, new equipment orientation, infections control procedures, etc.

5% Performs other custodial tasks necessary for the smooth operation of the facility.

This vacancy is located in the Housekeeping Department of LDH/OAAS/VILLA FELICIANA MEDICAL COMPLEX in Jackson, Louisiana. This position may be filled by a Probation or Promotion of a permanent state employee.

The regular rate of pay for this position is $1122.40 biweekly; $14.03 an hour.

The salary can be higher depending on experience.

This position offers additional pay: Longevity Pay

Benefits of working as a Custodian Supervisor 2 at VFMC include flexible work hours, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Please make sure to list ALL work experience on your application. Failure to list all experience on your application may result in a lower classification and/or disqualification.

A Resume will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.

This position is located in East Feliciana Parish, Jackson, Louisiana.

There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

OAAS/Villa Feliciana Medical Complex
Sara Fordice, Marsha Perry, Tamekia Miles, or Lacey Hurst, HR Dept.