Environmental Services Liaison - CarDon Corporate

CarDon & Associates•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Environmental Services Liaison helps support all CarDon Communities to ensure the Environmental Services Departments operate efficiently.  This position helps maintain the communities to ensure good working order while providing a clean, safe, sanitary, and attractive living environment conducive to good health and pleasant living conditions for all residents and associates. The Liaison will monitor compliance with health regulations and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance environmental safety. Ultimately, this role ensures that the facilities meet all regulatory requirements while fostering a supportive and sanitary atmosphere conducive to resident care and well-being.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
5 years' experience in environmental services or healthcare support roles, in a supervisory capacity.
Knowledge of infection control standards and patient care environment requirements.
Strong communication and leadership abilities.

Nice To Haves

Certification in environmental services management or healthcare environmental services.
Experience working in long-term care or assisted living facilities.
Advanced computer skills including data management and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Audits to ensure all Environmental Services Departments have the resources needed.
Meet with chemical supply companies to ensure we are using the best products.
Audits the waste program that separates, packages, and disposes of all waste according to all regulations.
Help prepare master work and time schedules with Environmental Supervisor.
Maintains the operation and preventive maintenance of environmental services equipment.
Work with outside vendors to ensure pricing, scheduling, and communication.
Monitors pest control situations as they arise within a community.
Maintains and monitors an adequate supply of equipment, housekeeping supplies, linens, and chemicals to provide efficient environmental services.
Records all inspections, quality control tests, repairs and replacements.
Evaluates the combustion chamber on dryers periodically and assures no lint build-up behind dryers.
Monitors daily lint removal from dryers by laundry staff according to fire prevention policy.
Sweeps, scrubs, waxes, and buffs floors according to a schedule coordinated with other departments; and may shampoo rugs and carpets and clean upholstered furniture.
Performs quality control tests on equipment according to manufacturer's instructions.
May conduct certain aspects of new hire orientation in areas such as environmental policies, ordering systems, ordering guides, staff scheduling, use of fire extinguishers, and the lockout/tagout and electrical safety.
Follow safety procedures for using solvents, chemicals, paint and other hazardous materials, as well as ladders and maintenance tools and equipment.
Assures that Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for each department in chemical is in the Hazards Communication manual and copies of applicable sheets for the department are accessible to staff.