The environmental services manager will provide leadership, direction and management oversight for continuous improvement of the standard EVS operating model within the facility. Provides staff leadership and makes sound business decisions in support of the hospital’s mission and vision. Demonstrates leadership by providing an optimal environment for patient care, safety, service and value. Manages the day to day operations of the department and ensures a consistently high level of cleanliness and aesthetics to patients, visitors and staff.

 

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

 • Ensures regulated medical waste is handled, packaged, stored and disposed of in accordance with 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. 

• Manages 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, as well as 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.

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