System Director, Laundry and Linen Services

Saint Francis Health System

23d • Onsite

About The Position

The System Director, Laundry and Linen Services oversees all aspects of the laundry and linen services within the health system. This role directs the planning, organizing, and operational needs of the laundry and linen production for system facilities ensuring a consistently high level of cleanliness and sanitary standards is maintained.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field. Significant directly related experience to be considered in lieu of higher education.
• Minimum of 8 years or 10 years (in lieu of Bachelor’s degree) experience in commercial or healthcare laundry and linen services including progressive responsibility in a leadership capacity.
• Superior knowledge of equipment functionality and repair.
• Advanced knowledge of cleaning and sanitation requirements needed to sustain ideal standards.
• Working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools, Microsoft Office, and applicable linen management software programs.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ability to be detail oriented as required in the examination of clinical numerical data.

Nice To Haves

• National Association of Institutional Linen Management (NAILM) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the laundry and linen services for the health system facilities; establishes and implements policies and procedures for departmental operations.
• Researches and applies best practices and processes for guaranteeing optimal cleanliness and sanitary standards for laundry and linen services and implementing superior patient linen handling techniques.
• Evaluates, selects, and maintains the inventory of linen, supplies, cleaning solutions, and equipment that meet quality standards and fulfills the needs of each system location.
• Develops, implements, and maintains a quality equipment maintenance program that guarantees equipment is operating and is in excellent working order.
• Directs transportation activities for laundry and linen services including oversight of driver routes ensuring effective and efficient delivery methods are maintained.
• Creates and monitors a system wide budget for laundry and linen services including costs of supplies and equipment, evaluating for cost saving opportunities and ensuring financial objectives are maintained.
• Prepares and analyzes reports used to track and trend departmental data and statistics, reporting outcomes to leadership.
• Performs human resources functions by interviewing, hiring, facilitating the performance evaluation process, and assisting with employee disciplinary actions, as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director