Operations Manager I Environmental Services

Geisinger • Lewistown, PA • 1d ago

Job Summary

Provides leadership, direction, and management oversight for continuous improvement of the standard Environmental Services operating model within the facility; Provides staff leadership, making sound business decisions supporting the hospital's mission and vision. Demonstrates leadership in providing an optimal environment for patient care, safety, service, and value. Manages the department's day-to-day operations; ensures a consistently high level of cleanliness and aesthetics to patients, visitors, and staff.

Job Duties

Evaluate and make recommendations for environmental hygiene maintenance for new floor coverings, wall coverings, furnishings, and interior finishes before purchase.

Manages departmental budgets (e.g., capital, projects, supplies, operations).

Ensures regulated medical waste is handled, packaged, stored, and disposed of by federal and state regulations and appropriate documentation is maintained.

Manages the necessary and required resources for the environmental services department and provides recommendations for staffing levels, products, and equipment.

Completes all Human Resources responsibilities for interviewing, hiring, managing, staff development, corrective actions, and / or staff engagement needs.

Responsible for all quality improvement initiatives regarding training, auditing, inspecting, rounding, and making recommendations as needed.

Collaborates with the EVS director to establish dashboard metrics to track operations and improvement initiatives.

Promotes a culture of safety, hand hygiene, patient experience, employee engagement, and retention.

Coordinates scheduling and oversees subcontractors and vendors.

Supervises and/or performs on-call emergency services when needed.

Compose general and technical reports.

Establishes self as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) within environmental services, regulatory compliance, and training.

Effectively employs computer programs and mobile devices evidenced by proper log-ins, using applicable hardware or software, attaching files, composing appropriate email messages, and appropriately using internet browsers or sites.

Takes a customer-centered approach when addressing the needs of and interacting with patients, visitors, guests, team members, and other health care workers.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

*Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate's Degree = 2 years; Bachelor's Degree = 4 years).

Hours for this position are typically 2:30 pm to 11:00 pm; however, hours are subject to change based on department needs. The ideal candidate must be flexible.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 4 years-Relevant experience* (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) within 18 months - Association for the Healthcare Environment

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

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