Senior Environmental Services Supervisor (NY HELPS) - FT - Day Shift

ECMC•Buffalo, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The work involves assisting in the planning, coordination and supervision of hospital housekeeping projects and daily operations at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation. This is a technical supervisory position responsible for overseeing hospital housekeeping activities and personnel. The incumbent is responsible for the maintenance of designated areas of the hospital and other environmentally related projects or services. Work is performed under the direct supervision of higher-level administrative, cleaning and support services staff. Supervision is exercised over lower level supervisors, cleaning, maintenance, and laundry staff.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of Joint Commission, State and Federal Environmental Standards
Thorough knowledge of Infection Control Standards and practices
Good knowledge of hospital cleaning practices and procedures
Good knowledge of hospital environmental quality assurance standards
Good knowledge of hospital cleaning equipment and supplies and the safe and efficient use of same
Good knowledge of hazardous substances in the hospital, including regulated waste disposal
Ability to supervise, assign and evaluate staff
Ability to train and orient staff
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Ability to prepare reports
Ability to gain the support of assigned personnel
Ability to use hand-held communication devices
Skilled in the use of computer applications
Tact
Dependability
Initiative
Physically capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation
Completion of a minimum of 60 semester credit hours from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university and two (2) years of institutional housekeeping operations experience in a management or supervisory position; or
Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and four (4) years of institutional housekeeping operations experience, two (2) years of which were in a management or supervisory position; or
An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B)

Responsibilities

Assists in the coordination and scheduling of housekeeping and support services projects, including isolation cleaning, day to day patient room cleaning, discharge unit cleaning, housecleaning projects, ceiling, light, vent and window cleaning, floor stripping, waxing and buffing and carpet cleaning
Plans or organizes projects
Directs and supervises work areas and housekeeping and support services staff
Performs quality assurance inspections, staffing projects, supply distributions and follows up on quality assurance incident reports of the staff and designated areas
Trains, orients, schedules and assigns personnel
Provides essential equipment and supplies
Keeps project records and statistics (e.g. supplies and equipment used, units cleaned, project reports)
Inspects project areas for quality of work performed and adherence to established procedures and policies
Monitors work flow and troubleshoot problems
Maintains established policies, procedures and objectives on quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control
Directs maintenance and care of equipment and supplies used in projects
Utilizes hand-held communication devices
Attends in-service and educational meetings, seminars, workshops, etc.