Description

General Summary

Responsible for assisting the Director of Environmental Services in administering the EVS program by maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout all areas in the healthcare organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide management oversight of assigned shift for Supervisors and frontline housekeeping staff.

• Develop and maintain employee work schedule.

• Responsible for ensuring employee work schedule is covered with adequate staffing on a daily basis through Manager engagement.

• Perform Quality Control inspections and ensure QC is performed on a daily basis by the site Managers and Quality Control personnel on all employees.

• Review QC results to analyze trends and opportunities for improvement. Report findings to Director.

• Analyze government QA inspections, assuring proper follow-up communication and Corrective/Preventive Actions.

• Ensure that all employees have received adequate orientation training and signed training documentation is in employee file.

• Observe Managers daily by rounding in their areas – document observations.

• Work with Managers and Human Resources in resolving any potential issues with employees and hospital staff.

• Perform job evaluations on Managers and submits to Director as required.

• Perform public relation rounds on units and establish relationships with key department personnel.

• Other duties as assigned by the Director.

• Train staff to new equipment and technologies at site.

Knowledge, Experience and Skill Requirements

• Management background or Associate’s Degree or higher is preferred.

• Preferred - 5 years’ experience managing or directing staff in a fast-paced hospital or healthcare setting preferred.

• Preferred - Experience requirements in a tertiary-level medical care facility with at least 300 – 500 bed capacity.

• Experience sufficient to understand technical and process-based aspects of the services we provide.

• Must meet or exceed comparable industry certification (AHE, IEHA, etc.) training.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of software

• Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Must be a proactive individual with a ‘Make it Happen’ attitude!

Working Conditions

• Be able to walk extended period of time, bend, kneel, push. Pull, and stretch as required.

• Be able to lift 50 lbs.

This job description is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)