Manager, Environmental Services - Full Time Days

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

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About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. Summary Responsible for managing the daily operations and supervision of staff for the Environmental Services Department for a healthcare facility. Establishes cooperative working relationships with staff, maintains confidentiality of information regarding clients, families, and healthcare personnel of the internal organization. Job Description Demonstrate logical, decisive and exhibit qualities of leadership. Serves as a mentor and trainer to new employees. Ability to apply principals of personnel administration and supervision of employees. Depending upon location may also include but not limited to; interviewing, hiring, evaluations, employee relations, terminations, staff schedules, and timecard approval when needed. Developing policies, processes and quality control systems for training of housekeeping activities (disinfection, cleaning, sterilization, waste management, etc.) to ensure a clean and safe healthcare environment. Ensuring staff is properly trained to perform their jobs and improve customer satisfaction. Monitoring the housekeeping department to ensure compliance with all healthcare regulatory agency codes. Inspections on staff and discharge rooms. Depending upon location, responsible for monitoring laundry services to ensure they are in compliance with all state and local guidelines and abide by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. Direct daily laundry service activities to include receiving, washing, drying, folding and delivery of laundry various locations. Administrative tasks for ordering supplies and equipment, and maintaining inventory when needed. In cooperation with leadership, assists with developing and managing the budget for housekeeping function in a healthcare organization. Attends leadership and other managerial meetings as scheduled.

Requirements

Should have knowledge of cleaning principles, equipment operation, supply needs, chemical usage, employee development principles and leadership skills.
Computer, verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal and customer service skills are strongly preferred.
Depending on department, a driver’s license, meeting all medical guidelines for Sanford Health Category III drivers is required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
A minimum of three years supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

managing the daily operations and supervision of staff for the Environmental Services Department
establishing cooperative working relationships with staff
maintaining confidentiality of information regarding clients, families, and healthcare personnel
mentoring and training new employees
applying principals of personnel administration and supervision of employees
interviewing, hiring, evaluations, employee relations, terminations, staff schedules, and timecard approval when needed
developing policies, processes and quality control systems for training of housekeeping activities (disinfection, cleaning, sterilization, waste management, etc.)
ensuring staff is properly trained to perform their jobs and improve customer satisfaction
monitoring the housekeeping department to ensure compliance with all healthcare regulatory agency codes
performing inspections on staff and discharge rooms
monitoring laundry services to ensure they are in compliance with all state and local guidelines and abide by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards
directing daily laundry service activities to include receiving, washing, drying, folding and delivery of laundry various locations
performing administrative tasks for ordering supplies and equipment, and maintaining inventory when needed
assisting with developing and managing the budget for housekeeping function in a healthcare organization
attending leadership and other managerial meetings as scheduled