Assistant Vice President, Environmental Services and Patient Transportation

Endeavor Health • Elmhurst, IL

7d • $77 - $119 • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Vice President, Environmental Services and Patient Transportation standardizes and leads environmental services and patient transportation practices across Endeavor Health. The role ensures facilities are clean and safe and patients are transported safely and on time, supporting clinicians in delivering care while driving system-wide consistency and optimization. The position is based at Glenbrook or Elmhurst Hospital and is full-time, exempt, and day shift.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business, Operations Management, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible management experience in environmental services, patient transportation, support services, or healthcare operations.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Professional (CHESP) certification or equivalent industry certification.
• Multi-site or enterprise-level healthcare leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Standardize safe, regulatory-compliant environmental services operating procedures and cleaning protocols across the organization.
• Develop operating and capital budgets for Environmental Services and Patient Transportation; identify and implement efficiency strategies and track performance against budget and operational targets.
• Oversee safe, efficient, and compliant patient transportation across the organization, including dispatcher logic, transporter workflows, and coverage standards, to support patient throughput and care-team workflows.
• Lead environmental services regulatory and accreditation compliance, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Joint Commission Environment of Care, OSHA, CDC, and state and local health codes.
• Proactively track compliance and partner with Infection Prevention on terminal cleaning, isolation, and outbreak readiness.
• Oversee environmental rounding, quality audits, and corrective-action processes to sustain high cleanliness scores and reduce healthcare-associated infection risk.
• Build and lead inclusive, high-performing leadership teams across Environmental Services and Patient Transportation, fostering a frontline culture of dignity, respect, and accountability.
• Lead selection, development, performance management, and succession planning for the Environmental Services and Patient Transportation organization.

Benefits

• Eligibility for the Annual Incentive Plan, with the potential to earn a percentage of base salary based on organizational performance for eligible positions.
• Opportunity for annual performance-based increases.
• Career pathways to promote professional growth and development.
• Medical, dental, pet, and vision options.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Free parking.
• Wellness Program Savings Plan.
• Health Savings Account options.
• Retirement options with company match.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.
• Community involvement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive