Environmental Services Group Leader (Full Time, Nights)

St. Luke's University Health Network

About The Position

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care. The Group Leader, Environmental Services coordinates, plans and implements the scheduled work activities of the Environmental Services staff. Monitor assigned areas periodically throughout the work shift. Observe the quality and effectiveness of departmental employees; providing for the general cleaning of the hospitals environment in order to achieve quality results set forth in the Department Mission Statement.

Requirements

High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalency preferred.
Three to six months of experience in housekeeping in either a hospital or institutional setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinates and facilitates moves and set-ups as requested by other departments and off-site buildings.
Coordinates the opening of the shift assigning aides to work schedules, issuing keys and pagers in the absence of the supervisor.
Coordinates work assignments and delegates work to Environmental Services aides.
Actively responds to issues concerning policies and procedures as they relate to Environmental Services aides.
Performs maintenance and minor repairs on department equipment, assuring it is clean and functioning properly.
Check equipment batteries weekly for proper maintenance.
Assists in orientation of new employees through training and working with them in assigned area(s).
Assists in the planning, monitoring and implementation of the Environmental Services daily functions.
Ensuring all discharges and transfers are completed in a timely manner.
Ensuring completion of daily scheduled meeting set-up requests within the set period.
Assists in performing housekeeping duties during critical staff shortages.
Revises work assignments to offset absences or achieve workload demands.
Assists with quality control inspections and monitors follow-up on results to meet hospital acceptable standards.