Environmental Services Supervisor - Healthcare

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

This position is responsible for supervising housekeeping staff to maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary environment. Key responsibilities include overseeing daily operations and ensuring compliance with infection prevention protocols, facility policies, and federal and state regulations. The role also includes responsibility for floor maintenance, including operating and maintaining cleaning equipment.
 
Reports To: Chief Nursing Officer     
Classification: Non-Exempt
 
QUALIFICATIONS
 
Qualifications include at least 2 years of technical experience in housekeeping or environmental services in a hospital or healthcare setting.  Prior supervisory experience required and have hands-on experience with floor maintenance and operating related equipment.

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE

 
Category I exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may encounter chemical hazards.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
 

1. Directly supervises Environmental Services Technicians.  Assist department managers in scheduling of employees and maintains daily attendance records.
2. Implements established facility and departmental procedures and programs that meet goals and ensures clean and safe environment.
3. Meets with managers routinely to ensure that areas are properly maintained.
4. Performs deep cleaning, stripping, sealing, waxing and polishing of hard surface floors.
5. Operates and maintains heavy duty cleaning equipment, including automatic floor scrubbers, buffers and wet vacs.  
6. Works in conjunction with Infection Control to ensure adequate disinfection practices are implemented and enforced.
7. Maintains departmental records.
8. Conducts daily quality improvement inspections to ensure quality and satisfaction levels meet facility and regulatory standards.
9. Assist in the development and implementation of in-service training classes for staff.  Orients new employees to the facility, their duties and responsibilities.
10. Ensures employees have adequate supplies and equipment by monitoring material and supplies inventory.
11. Covers areas unassigned due to absenteeism or assist in special cleaning projects as needed.
12. Keeps abreast of changes and technical developments in the EVS field.
13. Comply with facility Standards of Behavior and complete all required education assignments within the designated timeline.

 
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
 

1. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
2. While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; and to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
3. The employee must be able to lift and/or carry over 20 pounds on a regular basis and be able to push/pull over 100 pounds on a regular basis.
4. The employee must be able to stand and/or walk at least seven hours per day.

 
WORK ENVIRONMENT
 
1.     The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.