Byron O’Neal Straughn
Troy,AL
Summary
Experienced with leadership and strategic planning in high-stakes environments. Utilizes strong problem-solving and decision-making skills to drive operational success. Track record of effective team leadership and conflict resolution, ensuring mission objectives are met.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Housekeeping Officer
Central Alabama Veterans Health Care Systems
10.2022 - 07.2025
- Plans, organizes, conducts, and manages an effective hospital housekeeping program.
- Advises, supervises, or performs work involving the development, coordination, direction and management of hospital housekeeping operations and personnel.
- Maintains environmental sanitation within acceptable levels of bacteriological and visual cleanliness conducted by environmental personnel.
- Oversees all laundry and linen services.
- Manages a linen delivery system with local contractors for the cleaning of linen, inventory, and employee uniforms.
- Orders and distributes uniforms for selected personnel.
- Establishes work standards and develops/revises work-flow procedures.
- Reviews, analyzes, and provides recommendations regarding Environment of Care (EOC) practices and criteria in all administrative and clinical areas.
- Participates on workgroups, conference calls, Microsoft Teams, and multiple committees.
- Performs assignments and projects concerning the operations of a healthcare delivery system.
- Uses data, analytical methods and procedures to analyze problems, implement solutions and evaluate impact.
- Supervises housekeeping operations and oversees the cleaning and disinfecting of the hospital campus.
- Determines the need for specialized cleaning supplies, equipment and methods for ensuring an adequate EOC for humans and animals.
- Oversees contracts related to pest control services.
- Establishes standards, schedules, and completes reports to ensure proper precautions and regulatory agency requirements are met.
- Develops and maintains an effective waste removal program.
- Interviews and selects applicants for appointment and promotion, evaluates performance, maintains discipline, trains, orients, and motivates employees.
- Plans and schedules work to gain the most effective and efficient utilization of personnel to achieve the operational goals of the service.
- Job Type: Permanent
- Work Schedule: Full Time
- Hours per week: 40
- Series: 3566 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 11
- (This is a federal job)
Housekeeping Supervisor
Central Alabama Veterans Health Care Systems
04.2017 - 10.2022
- Maintains a crew of 20 personnel in the cleaning and disinfecting of a 90 bed Community Life Center (CLC).
- Exercises the full range of supervisory and personnel management responsibilities over subordinate-employees.
- Ensures that job descriptions are current and accurate, and that subordinate positions are designed and structured to ensure optimum efficiency, effectiveness, and economy in accordance with DA Position Management Program.
- Establishes performance standards and evaluates performance of subordinates.
- Provides advice, counsel, and instructions on work and administrative matters.
- Supervise two supervisors and 8 personnel on utilizing the appropriate equipment to remove debris from patient rooms, offices, and hallway floors.
- Supervise a crew of 3 Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) personnel in the execution of all assigned housekeeping duties.
- Perform daily inspections of all assigned areas to include known pest control areas and ensure all discrepancies are noted and corrected in a timely manner.
- Escort patients and visitors to different departments within the hospital.
- Monitors the linen supply section which include, clean linen, linen supply, soiled linen, and linen program which provides the full cycle of linen management.
- Supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values by ensuring that the medical center meets its cleanliness standards set by Joint Commission, and OIG. accordance with DA Position Management Program.
- Job Type: Permanent
- Work Schedule: Full-Time
- Hours per week: 40
- Series: 3566 Pay Plan: WS Grade: 4
- (This is a federal job)
Education
Skills
- Work coordination
- Report writing
- Strategic planning
- Innovation and creativity
Job Related Training
- Advanced individual Training
- Primary Leadership Development Course
- Transportation of Hazmat Course
- T-CHEST certified
Timeline
Housekeeping Officer
Central Alabama Veterans Health Care Systems
10.2022 - 07.2025
Housekeeping Supervisor
Central Alabama Veterans Health Care Systems
04.2017 - 10.2022