Supervisor Environmental Services NE

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. One on one 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

Think differently about the way care is given at St. Francis Hospital � Interquest! With 10 specialty-sized operating rooms, a full-service emergency department, inpatient, and critical care units, St. Francis Interquest is well-equipped for caregivers to redefine patient care and clinical efficiency. St. Francis Hospital � Interquest is the hospital of the future that will innovate patient care & clinical efficiency through state-of-the-art technology including smart patient rooms, whole-hospital telehealth, and real-time locating capabilities for equipment, patients, and employees. Caregivers will have the opportunity to work with world class specialty surgeons and enhance their skills within their specialty. Leaders will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build their own teams and cultivate a collaborative and supportive team culture. As a brand-new facility nestled in Colorado Springs, St. Francis Hospital � Interquest is designed to support our flourishing community! With 300+ days of annual sunshine, mild winters and easy access places 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.