Regional Director of Physical Environment Safety

Medxcel•Detroit, MI

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Regional Director Physical Environment Safety oversees operations of the maintenance and facilities department to ensure alignment with the mission, values, and objectives of the organization. Develops, implements and aligns operational goals to the strategic direction of the organization as well as the facility strategic plans. The Regional Director Physical Environment Safety ensures safe and efficient operations in compliance with applicable regulatory and safety guidelines while maintaining service excellence. The Regional Director Physical Environment Safety exemplifies and drives a customer centric philosophy that highlights both internal and external relationships; identifies customer needs/expectations and strives to exceed them with efficient, safe and compliant facility operations. This position will be located at Remote in Michigan.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent- required.
Five years’ experience in healthcare facilities management, including safety and/or emergency management-required.
Knowledge and experience with The Joint Commission, NFPA, state and federal regulations for healthcare facilities-required.
Computer skills - Proficiency in basic MS Office programs and web-based work order systems.
Demonstrated general knowledge of plant operations systems.
Problem solving: Ability to identify and resolve problems in the timely manner and gathers and analyse information skilfully.
Quality management: Ability to find ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
Planning/organizing: Ability to prioritize and plan work activities, use time efficiently and develop realistic action plans.
Ability to Adapt: Ability to adapt quickly to changes in scope or direction and be flexible to adopting changes quickly.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate across all levels of the organization, including technology, tools, and processes.
Strong analytical abilities for understanding and interpreting building system documents, prints and layouts are required.
Critical thinking skills: Ability to gather, synthesize, analyze information to objectively draw conclusions, make reasonable decisions and provide solutions and communicate the situation, action and result clearly and concisely.
Decisive judgment: Ability to assess situations or circumstances and draw sound and objective conclusions.
Accountability: Ability to take responsibility for action and results.
Ability to delegate tasks, follow up on assigned tasks and report on progress of work.
Ability to train others on technical components, applicable regulations and internal procedures to ensure efficient and safe plant operations.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field-preferred.
Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager (CHFM)-preferred.
Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP)- preferred.
Three years’ experience in a large, multi-campus healthcare system-preferred.

Responsibilities

Develops strategic and operational policies and plans and executes strategic plans.
Develops departmental goals, plans and standards consistent with clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements and objectives.
Plans, organizes and directs all activities related to staffing including hiring, orienting, performance management, coaching, leadership development, disciplinary actions and continued education initiatives.
Determines the qualifications and competence of staff to provide offered services, ensures orientation, in-service training and continued education.
Manages departmental turnover and maintains high employee and patient satisfaction.
Prepares budgets and ensures compliance with allocated funding.
Coordinates internal/external audits including insurance, CMS, TJC and other regulatory compliance site visits.
Maintains external relations related to Facilities Management including government relations, local, State and Federal regulatory agencies, The Joint Commission (TJC), insurance carriers, and others as needed.
Maintains partnerships and customer relations with administration, Landscaping, Fire Systems and other departments to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the facility buildings and grounds.
Maintains knowledge of applicable statutory, regulatory and administrative requirements relative to departmental operations and ensures department compliance.
Ensures that facilities follow applicable regulatory requirements and that compliance with regulatory requirements are documented appropriately in FMOS or other appropriate systems.
Recommends requirements for space, equipment, financial and human resources needs as well as participates in the selection of outside sources for needed services.
Deploys resources to best meet business goals and to maintain efficient and safe daily facilities operations.
Ensures that facilities are safely maintained, secured, renovated and constructed according to departmental/organizational policies, procedures, plans and initiatives.
Assists with the development of and ensures compliance with departmental budgets, including capital, operating and construction budgets.
Consults with Administration, Purchasing, Construction. Safety and related partners in plan development, funding and execution of additional services, facility moves and large projects.
Reviews and authorizes purchase requests to ensure service agreements are met and maintenance services follow procedures and budgets.
Oversees the physical environment safety of major infrastructure repair and renovations projects by identifying and managing vendors/contractors, including bid process, contract compliance, and vendor/contractor performance.
Acts as the physical environment safety liaison for all remodeling, renovation and construction projects as it relates to product standards, design standards, scheduling shut-downs and system interruptions.
Troubleshoot problems and resolve issues with internal customers, vendors, and internal partners.
Maintain the policy and procedure repository and revision process including FMOS.
Manage Physical Environment Safety Programs.
Coordinate the Physical Environment Program as it directly relates to the health care setting and the overall environment of care.
Leads the system Physical Environment Committee, and participates in other committees on workplace safety, emergency management, and regulatory accreditation planning.
Plans, organizes, leads and manages all activities related to physical environment safety planning.
Plans and facilitates physical environment safety incidents. Serves as liaison between administration and local officials during actual times of safety incidents.
Ensures that the Physical Environment documents and supplemental materials are up to date and effective including all reporting, drills, and hazard materials assessments are complete. Assures the summaries of these activities and action. reports are conveyed to the appropriate committees.
Establishes a safe work environment for employees by performing safety audits and inspections, conducting safety-related training, and maintaining on-going communications with employees.
Develops and implements educational programs for Physical Environment regulatory readiness.
Maintain and continuouslyimprove the Medxcel Facility Management Plans, including the Physical Environment, and Life Safety management plans ensuring that compliance with regulatory standards and implementation at the health care system.
Serve as change agent throughout the organization.
Identify opportunities for process improvement.
Implements efficiency improvements.
Provide strong leadership particularly in the areas of facilities management, risk reduction, performance metrics, work process efficacy and efficiency, team performance, and the pursuit of excellence utilizing MedxcelFM Programs.
Lead and guide lead(s) to obtain optimal performance and operational excellence.
Ensures appropriate staffing coverage to support safe and efficient plant operations.
Manages staffing, performance evaluation and training activities, and assists with capacity planning for staff and contract labor.
Develops and implements policy and procedures which guide and support the provisions of services and meets all productivity plans.
Provide policy and procedure interpretation and education as it applies to the EC and Life Safety Plans.
Provide education and training regarding accreditation standards and regulations as they relate to Medxcel policies and procedures.
Interface with all unit operations, leadership and the line organization to administer programs, procedures, and ensures compliance.
Represents the company with internal and external customers.
Display customer centric philosophy that highlights both internal and external relationships; identify customer needs/expectations and strives to exceed them. Drives service excellence in daily operations and customer interactions.