Director of Environmental Services (SNF Maintenance Director)

Ashford Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation•Irving, TX

About The Position

At Ashford Hall, we are proud to be a respected healthcare provider in North Texas, having served the Irving community for over fifty years. Ashford Hall is looking for team members with solid skills and experience. Ashford Hall offers comprehensive rehabilitation therapies for short-term patients, and quality continuous care for long-term residents. Position Description: Under the direction of the Administrator/Executive Director, the Director of Environmental Services is responsible for the overall maintenance, upkeep and cleanliness of the entire facility, inside and out, including directing the Maintenance, Housekeeping, and Laundry Departments in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern nursing facilities to assure that the highest degree of quality of life is maintained for our residents at all times. The Director of Environmental Services is primarily responsible for ensuring the facility maintains compliance with all Life Safety policies, procedures and regulations.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management preferred.
Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 3 years successful experience as an Environmental Director, Maintenance Manager, or similar position in a licensed nursing facility / long-term care.
Must be able to read and interpret staffing, budget, and financial reports.
Strong knowledge of state and federal life safety regulations and NFPA codes governing nursing home operations, the survey process, and survey tag numbers.
Must be able to clearly communicate policies, procedures, regulations, reports, etc., to personnel, residents, family members, visitors, and government agencies/personnel.
Must be knowledgeable of computer systems, TELS system (or similar), and other office equipment.
Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
Must possess the ability to use critical thinking skills to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and the general public.
Must possess the ability to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel. Must be able to maintain good personnel relations and employee morale.
Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, projects, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc., that are necessary for providing a safe, clean environments and maintaining a sound operation.
Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as must be willing to handle residents, staff, and visitors, based on whatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning.
Must possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing practices.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management preferred.

Responsibilities

Financial management of the Maintenance, Housekeeping, and Laundry departments, ensuring operations fall within established budgets, limiting unnecessary or wasteful expenses.
Ensures the proper move-in/out procedures are followed when residents enter or leave the facility, to include room-readiness.
Lead and develop high-performance / high-accountability culture. Provide in-services and training to staff, managers and others, as necessary and required.
Ensure that the facility, grounds, and building are maintained in a clean, professional manner and that equipment and resources used are well maintained and operational.
Utilize the TELS system to track work orders, make assignments to staff, and track all regulatory and preventive maintenance (PM) assignments. Manage inventory, preventive maintenance, and loss control programs for the supplies, parts, tools, and equipment of assigned departments.
Ensure facility compliance with all local, federal, and state, building, fire and insurance codes at all times.
Ensures regulatory readiness and act as primary intermediary with State and Federal Life Safety surveyors.
Lead facility’s efforts in state/federal Life Safety surveys of the facility. Assist in providing survey team members with additional information during the survey that may aid in preventing deficiency citations.
Review deficiencies noted during the exit conference. Provide additional information that may aid in removal of the deficiency or lower the scope and severity level of a cited deficiency. Develop plans of correction for cited deficiencies. Ensure such plans incorporate timetables and methods of monitoring to ensure that such deficiencies do not recur.
Perform regular and spontaneous inspections of rooms, grounds, and facilities to identify issues for correction and repair.
Maintain an adequate and professional liaison with families and residents.
Lead and manage the recruitment and selection of competent departmental staff members.
Work collaboratively with all department directors concerning the operation of the facility to assist in eliminating/correcting problem areas, and/or improvement of services.
Ensure that an adequate number of appropriately trained departmental personnel are on duty at all times to meet the needs of the residents.
Schedule and lead required departmental meetings, trainings and in-services to ensure that appropriate information sharing is provided on a continuous basis.
All other duties as assigned.