Operations Manager I Environmental Services

Geisinger • Lewistown, PA

2d

About The Position

Provides leadership, direction, and management oversight for continuous improvement of the standard Environmental Services operating model within the facility; Provides staff leadership, making sound business decisions supporting the hospital’s mission and vision. Demonstrates leadership in providing an optimal environment for patient care, safety, service, and value. Manages the department's day-to-day operations; ensures a consistently high level of cleanliness and aesthetics to patients, visitors, and staff.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)
• Minimum of 4 years-Relevant experience (Required)
• Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) within 18 months - Association for the Healthcare Environment
• Communication
• Disease Management
• Healthcare Regulatory Environment
• Infection Control
• Leads Others
• Spill Management
• Supervisory Customer Service
• Teamwork

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and make recommendations for environmental hygiene maintenance for new floor coverings, wall coverings, furnishings, and interior finishes before purchase.
• Manages departmental budgets (e.g., capital, projects, supplies, operations).
• Ensures regulated medical waste is handled, packaged, stored, and disposed of by federal and state regulations and appropriate documentation is maintained.
• Manages the necessary and required resources for the environmental services department and provides recommendations for staffing levels, products, and equipment.
• Completes all Human Resources responsibilities for interviewing, hiring, managing, staff development, corrective actions, and / or staff engagement needs.
• Responsible for all quality improvement initiatives regarding training, auditing, inspecting, rounding, and making recommendations as needed.
• Collaborates with the EVS director to establish dashboard metrics to track operations and improvement initiatives.
• Promotes a culture of safety, hand hygiene, patient experience, employee engagement, and retention.
• Coordinates scheduling and oversees subcontractors and vendors.
• Supervises and/or performs on-call emergency services when needed.
• Compose general and technical reports.
• Establishes self as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) within environmental services, regulatory compliance, and training.
• Effectively employs computer programs and mobile devices evidenced by proper log-ins, using applicable hardware or software, attaching files, composing appropriate email messages, and appropriately using internet browsers or sites.
• Takes a customer-centered approach when addressing the needs of and interacting with patients, visitors, guests, team members, and other health care workers.
• Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.

Benefits

• We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
• Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.
• We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees