Environmental Service Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title: Director of Environmental Services

Shift: Day Shift (must be able to work any shift)

Location: Twin Lakes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Greensburg PA

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With a strong emphasis on sub-acute care, post-acute care, and long-term services, we are proud to be a group of dynamic and innovative industry leaders in promoting our services as well as the cosmetic and aesthetic changes that are often lacking to be a true Skilled Nursing Facility. Transforming traditional "nursing homes" into skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities is the focus at Panacea Health. By way of example, our core principals believe in providing standard amenities –flat screen LCD TV’s with complimentary satellite television, local phone service, Wi-Fi, and additional amenities associated with the comforts and services residents would find in their own homes. We are fully committed to providing compassionate, family-oriented short and long-term rehabilitation and skilled nursing care.

Purpose of position and Duties:

The primary purpose of your position is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Environmental Departments in accordance with current federal, State, and local standards guidelines, and regulations governing our Facility and as may be directed by the Administrator, to assure that our Facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner.

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Environmental Departments, its programs and activities.
• Develop and maintain written policies and procedures.
• Assist the environmental service department staff in the development and use of departmental policies, procedures, equipment, supplies, etc.
• Review the department' s policies, procedure manuals job descriptions, etc., at least annually for revisions and make recommendations to the Administrator.
• Interpret the department's policies and procedures to employees, residents, visitors, government agencies, etc.
• Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the Environmental Departments.
• Coordinate services and activities with other related departments (i.e., Dietary, Nursing, Activities, etc.).
• Make written oral reports and recommendations to the Administrator, as necessary or required, concerning the operation of the Environmental Departments.
• Assist in establishing a preventive program.
• Submit accident or incident reports to the Human Resources Department within twenty-four (24) hours after their occurrence.
• Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related functions to ensure that tasks involving the potential exposure to blood or body fluids are properly identified and recorded.
• Inspect storage rooms, workrooms, utility or janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control.
• Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related functions to ensure that tasks involving the potential exposure to blood or body fluids are properly identified and recorded.
• Review and develop a plan of correction for and environmental deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such to the Administrator.
• Keep abreast of economic conditions or situations and recommend to the Administrator adjustments in services that assure the continued ability to provide a clean, safe and comfortable environment.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing necessary forms, reports, evaluations, studies, etc., to assure control of equipment and supplies.
• Ensure that services performed by outside vendors are properly completed or supervised in accordance with contracts or work orders.
• Delegate a responsible staff member to act in your behalf when you are absent from the Facility.
• Determine departmental staffing requirements 
• Serve, evaluate and implement recommendations from various committees of the Facility (i.e., Infection Control, Safety, QA, etc) and provide written or oral reports of the housekeeping services and activities as required by the Committee's guidelines or directors.
• Meet with houskeeping personnell on a regular scheduled basis, and solicit advice from inter-department supervisors concerning the operation of the housekeeping/laundry department; assist in identifying and correcting problem area, and/or the improvement of services.
• Attend department head meetings, etc., as scheduled or as may be called.
• Schedule and annouce Environmental meeting times, dates, places, etc.
• Assist in standardizing the methods in which the Environmental Service tasks will be performed. 
• Review complaints and grievances made or filed by department personnel.
• Provide complaints and grievance reports to the Administator, as required or as may be necessary. 
• Make daily rounds to assure that environmental services personnel are performing required duties and to assure that appropriate housekeeping procedures are being rendered to meet the needs of the Facility. 

Qualifications

Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or GED.

Must have, as a minimum, two (2) years’ experience in a supervisory capacity, in a skilled nursing facility or related position.

Must be knowledgeable of boilers, compressors, generators etc., as well as various mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Must have the ability to read and interpret blueprints.

Must be knowledgeable in building codes and safety regulations

Twin Lakes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable Federal, State and Local civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, and protected veteran status.