Supervisor Environmental Services

CommonSpirit Health•West Jordan, UT

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About The Position

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. The Environmental Services Supervisor will provide day-to-day supervision for the EVS department under guidance of Director and/or Manager; ensures a consistently high level of environmental hygiene and aesthetics to patients, visitors and staff. This position also is responsible for daily oversight of regulatory standards, financial stewardship of department operations and collaboration with other management team members to support the department in its daily functions. Trains and develops a highly equipped and engaged Environmental Services Team using evidence-based techniques, process and mission metrics (KPIs) to ensure we provide a clean safe environment as we help save lives. Provides supervision of staff, making sound business decisions in support of the hospital’s mission, vision and values. Demonstrates supervision in providing an optimal environment for patient care, safety, service, and value. Supervises the day to day operations of the department; ensures a clean safe environment and aesthetics to patients, family, visitors, physicians, nurses and staff as we help save lives. Demonstrates working knowledge of the cleaning and disinfection principles and requirements, proper chemical, equipment usage, and labor requirements for maintenance of furniture, furnishings, interior finishes for all areas of responsibility. Provides oversight of inventories, usage data, and ordering of consumable supplies and equipment repairs. Prepares work and time schedules, under the direction of the Manager/Director, coordinating vacation and holiday time and reviewing daily adjustments in the work schedule. Promotes and supervises a culture of safety, hand hygiene, patient experience, as well as employee engagement and retention. Supervises the work of subcontractors and/or EVS suppliers for the department as needed. Adheres to all organizational safety, risk management, and infection control and prevention standards. Promotes a culture of patient safety through observation and education. Coaches team members on the chain of infection and the core principles of the transmission of infectious pathogens. Responds to emergency calls and multiple priorities as needed to coordinate staffing changes and minimize disruption. Conduct patient and staff interviews to evaluate service levels and promote positive public relations. Actively participates and contributes to efforts to improve patient experience and cleanliness scores and key departmental performance metrics. Controls expenditures within sphere of approved budget objectives. Take corrective action when variances affect budget. In alignment with Organizational Initiatives, develops/maintains a culture where people want to come to work. Employee Engagement – Nurture a culture of healthy well-being with EVS Team.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
3 Years in Environmental Services experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of team members and management.
Demonstrates strong working knowledge of the principles of environmental infection prevention and control.
Demonstrates strong working knowledge of OSHA, TJC, DOT, CDC Policy and Standard Work development/implementation.
Medium Work - exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 25 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly.

Nice To Haves

Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite, MS Project, PM software, and EVS software systems preferred.
Experience with typical EVS equipment/machinery.
Bi-lingual candidates (English/Spanish) strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Provides day-to-day supervision for the EVS department under guidance of Director and/or Manager
Ensures a consistently high level of environmental hygiene and aesthetics to patients, visitors and staff
Responsible for daily oversight of regulatory standards, financial stewardship of department operations and collaboration with other management team members to support the department in its daily functions
Trains and develops a highly equipped and engaged Environmental Services Team using evidence-based techniques, process and mission metrics (KPIs) to ensure we provide a clean safe environment as we help save lives
Provides supervision of staff, making sound business decisions in support of the hospital’s mission, vision and values
Demonstrates supervision in providing an optimal environment for patient care, safety, service, and value
Supervises the day to day operations of the department
Ensures a clean safe environment and aesthetics to patients, family, visitors, physicians, nurses and staff as we help save lives
Demonstrates working knowledge of the cleaning and disinfection principles and requirements, proper chemical, equipment usage, and labor requirements for maintenance of furniture, furnishings, interior finishes for all areas of responsibility
Provides oversight of inventories, usage data, and ordering of consumable supplies and equipment repairs
Prepares work and time schedules, under the direction of the Manager/Director, coordinating vacation and holiday time and reviewing daily adjustments in the work schedule
Promotes and supervises a culture of safety, hand hygiene, patient experience, as well as employee engagement and retention
Supervises the work of subcontractors and/or EVS suppliers for the department as needed
Adheres to all organizational safety, risk management, and infection control and prevention standards
Promotes a culture of patient safety through observation and education
Coaches team members on the chain of infection and the core principles of the transmission of infectious pathogens
Responds to emergency calls and multiple priorities as needed to coordinate staffing changes and minimize disruption
Conduct patient and staff interviews to evaluate service levels and promote positive public relations
Actively participates and contributes to efforts to improve patient experience and cleanliness scores and key departmental performance metrics
Controls expenditures within sphere of approved budget objectives
Take corrective action when variances affect budget
In alignment with Organizational Initiatives, develops/maintains a culture where people want to come to work
Employee Engagement – Nurture a culture of healthy well-being with EVS Team