Supervisor Environmental Services

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Supervisor, Environmental Services, you will assist the manager/director in providing leadership to the Environmental Services department, ensuring a clean, safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff members. Every day you will manage daily operations including associate scheduling, coordinating work activities among departments, training and mentoring staff, performance evaluations, and implementing quality and process improvement initiatives. You will also ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies. To be successful in this role, you will possess strong leadership, organizational, and operational management skills in environmental services, expertise in regulatory compliance, and a proven ability to manage staff, drive quality improvement, and ensure a high standard of cleanliness and safety.

 

• Supervises the necessary resources needed for the Environmental Services department under their control and makes recommendations to hiring, promoting, and annual staff performance reviews. Performs quality improvement initiatives under direction of EVS Manager/Director.
• Conducts rounding activities to ensure environmental hygiene in all areas assigned.
• Prepares necessary reporting to manager(s) and document results. Supervises the bed tracking system and ensures EVS response times are achieved.
• Prepares reports to document results, collaborating with the EVS manager to develop improvement activities. Oneonone training and development of EVS staff.
• 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.
• Promotes and supervises a culture of safety, hand hygiene, patient experience, as well as employee engagement and retention.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School diploma or GED
• Three (3) years experience in Environmental Services. 
• Knowledge of TJC and OSHA regulatory standards pertaining to all aspects of Environmental Services.
• Strong problem solving, conflict resolution, analytical skills, effective oral and written communication.
• Must possess intermediate computer skills.

 

Preferred

• One (1) year of previous leadership experience preferred
• Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Professional (CHESP) certification preferred.

Where You’ll Work

Penrose - St. Francis Health Services is a full-service, 712-bed acute care provider in Colorado Springs comprising Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and St. Francis Hospital - Interquest. Penrose Hospital serves as the anchor hospital of Penrose-St. Francis Health Services with 300-licensed beds and the ability to provide tertiary (high tech) medical-surgical services with an emphasis on elective and outpatient care. Established in 1890, Penrose Hospital has grown to become a major health treatment and referral center, specializing in cancer care, cardiac care, emergency trauma care and physical rehabilitation. It's an incredible time to join us as we are a proud Magnet Hospital with designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for superior quality in nursing care. With more than 300 days of annual sunshine, mild winters and easy-to-access recreational areas like Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and some of Colorado's top destination resorts, you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career you've always wanted.