Manager of System Facilities and Maintenance

Brooks Rehabilitation•Jacksonville, FL

13h•Onsite

About The Position

For 50 years, Brooks Rehabilitation , headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., has been a comprehensive source for physical rehabilitation services. As a nonprofit organization, Brooks operates one of the nation’s largest inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S. with 160 beds, a new 60 bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Jacksonville’s Southern Gateway, one of the region’s largest home healthcare agencies, 45 outpatient therapy clinics located throughout central and north Florida, a Center for Inpatient Rehabilitation in partnership with Halifax Health in Daytona Beach, the Brooks Rehabilitation Medical Group, two skilled nursing facilities, assisted living and memory care. Brooks will treat more than 60,000 patients through its system of care each year. In addition, Brooks operates the Clinical Research Center, which specializes in research for stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and more to advance the science of rehabilitation. Brooks also provides many low or no cost community programs and services such as the Brooks Clubhouse, Brooks Aphasia Center and Brooks Adaptive Sports and Recreation to improve the quality of life for people living with physical disabilities. Brooks Rehabilitation proudly employs over 2,500 clinicians and staff across the state of Florida. We are looking for exceptional people to join our culture of caring and bring our mission to life. Reporting to the System Director of Construction, Facilities and Real Estate, this position is responsible for the overall maintenance of all Brooks’ clinical settings throughout our system of care. The Manager ensures all facilities and grounds are maintained in a safe, clean, attractive and healthy manner, serves as the liaison for facility maintenance partnerships, and partners with other contracted facility and maintenance services as appropriate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and/or 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in large organization maintenance and/or construction
General knowledge of building systems, regulations and codes (i.e. mechanical, electric and plumbing) required
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills required with the ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization
Experience with MS Office applications required
Strong communication and relationship management skills required
Critical thinking and problem solving skills required
Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines
Ability to manage multiple locations, systems and people

Nice To Haves

Experience in a healthcare setting preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for the daily operation of the department to include preventive maintenance tasks and assignments, work requests and assignments, and multiple tasks involving a variety of services provided by the department
Serves as the facilities liaison to property owners of leased sites as well as being responsible for related interior maintenance requests
Participates in the selection, management and quality control of outside contractors and vendors and Provides oversight of external contractors and ensures regulatory requirements are met
Maintains an inventory of parts and supplies to maximize the operational readiness of hospital building systems and equipment while monitoring costs, regulations and priorities
Identifies potential operational issues and addresses them proactively
Conduct regular facilities rounds in order to remain proactive with building maintenance
Coordinates the repair of equipment or recommends replacement
Familiar with and able to instruct others in the service and maintenance of equipment and facilities systems
Assume responsibility for the department budget and identifies savings opportunities and revenue enhancements that add value to departmental or facility processes
Responsible for Oversight of Mailroom and Parking
Assist with logistics and physical planning and set-up of outside functions related to the Brooks Health System
Leads the facilities and maintenance department and ensures staff performance and development
Prepare and keep appropriate records required for accreditation, compliance and other regulatory purposes (i.e. ACHA, Fire Marshall, Joint Commission, CARF, Infection Control)
Attend key management meetings such as Environment of Care, Safety, Disaster Preparedness, Quality and other hospital and health system management meetings
Work collaboratively with Manager of Safety and Security to ensure the environmental safety of facilities and grounds for patients, staff and visitors