Environmental Services Supervisor Housekeeping

Banner Health

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position supervises operational, technical, and personnel activities associated with Environmental Services. Manages department use of labor, supplies, vendors, inventory levels and other controllables within budget guidelines while assuring optimal service to all clinical and non-clinical departments within the hospital/facility. As an Environmental Services Supervisor, you will be an important part of the overall patient experience. You will lead the patient care team of approximately 35 individuals providing a clean and sanitary environment for our patients, visitors, and staff. You will ensure that proper infection control and safety procedures are followed.

Requirements

Requires the skills, knowledge and abilities typically gained over three or more years of diversified healthcare or similar institutional Environmental Services experience, including extensive knowledge of leadership, staff training, customer service, computerized staffing and inventory principles and practices.
Effective organizational, communication, and human relations skills are necessary.
Must have a thorough working knowledge of floor care maintenance (hard floors and carpets) and the machinery and chemicals used.
Must demonstrate thorough knowledge of patient care area and room cleaning, as well as surgical suite terminal cleaning as defined by established standards.
Must possess knowledge of hazardous waste procedures and regulations, Standard Precautions, and JCAHO standards on Infection Control and Environment of Care.
The ability to research and compile statistical reports and to compute basic mathematical calculations is essential.
Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Previous EVS and Floor Care Experience in a hospital/clinical setting is preferred
Two or more years of experience at a supervisory level is preferred.
Intermediate word processing, spreadsheet and/or database software skills are preferred.
Previous successful experience conducting job training, and focus on continual quality and service improvement is strongly preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervises all Environmental Services personnel and daily work in assigned areas throughout medical center campuses and other associated buildings in an effective, efficient manner that enhances service levels while providing appropriate control of expense budgets, staffing and the effectual resolution of interdepartmental and personnel problems.
Processes and maintains records of accounts payable, supplies received, equipment maintenance, and other department business.
Maintains a competent and motivated staff through appropriate selection, scheduling, training, coaching, evaluating, and terminating of personnel.
Maintains department records relating to personnel matters and in-service education.
Performs daily patient rounding and inspection of assigned areas to assure hospital standards for cleanliness are met.
Works in conjunction with infection control department to meet all standards.
Provides education and ensures staff compliance with all hospital safety and regulatory guidelines.
Schedules special projects and monitors equipment and furniture moves for all hospital departments; tracks inventories and movements in computer software program.
Coordinates services for major housekeeping requests, such as construction planning, event planning, and all emergency-related facility responses.
Works with patients, nurses, physicians, department leaders and other professional and non-professional staff members regarding environmental services requests, infection prevention, service resolution opportunities, and other interdepartmental matters.
Provides timely follow-up for information to requesting departments.
Communicates and consults with management in other facilities on best practices.
Makes recommendations, devises, plans and implements, procedures, and enforces department policies and procedures in conjunction with leadership.
May perform the functions of the staff.
Departmental/facility responsibility. Internal customers are other staff, physicians, patients, visitors, managers, and executives. External customers are patients, visitors, vendors, other company facilities, and non-company medical facilities.
This position provides input and has involvement in system/facility taskforce/committees.