MINIDOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Job Description

Job Title:                   Environmental Services Supervisor

Department:             Environmental Services    

Reports To:                Environmental Services Manager

FLSA Status:            Non-Exempt

 Job Summary

The position directs and administers the Environmental Services (EVS) program to maintain the hospital environment in a sanitary and orderly condition. The position works directly with the Environmental Services Director in the prevention of communicable diseases by thoroughly sanitizing and ensuring workers clean the facilities to hospital standards. The position performs duties pertaining to EVS and laundry. This position is responsible for training new hires.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Must be able to perform all essential duties within Environmental and Laundry staffing.
• Must have complete knowledge of all areas within environmental services to ensure proper cleaning and disinfecting and sanitizing procedures.
• Must have complete knowledge of cleaning, drying, folding, and pickup and delivery areas of clean and soiled linens in Laundry services.
• Must be willing to work all shifts as needed to cover vacations, sickness, and on-call within the departments.
• Monitors and reviews employee productivity and performance, staff development, and program implementation for customer satisfaction, efficiency, effectiveness, work priorities, and compliance with laws, rules, regulations, and standards.
• Continual education/awareness with other public agencies to develop programs to address infection-control, biohazard and environmental problems.
• Assists Manager in planning, organizing, and directing programs which encourage environmentally sound and cost effective methods for infection control, disposal of garbage, and waste prevention.
• Identifies areas that need reviewed: recommends and implements changes on approval.
• Adheres to and trains staff on hospital policies and procedures.

• Assists in developing and implementing employee processes that add value to the department.

• Evaluates staff performance, provides employee counseling and recommends employee discipline to Manager, participates in the selection of new employees.
• Must be able to help organize and lead monthly meetings.

• Uses computer programs to develop schedules and meeting presentations.
• Actively engage in quality improvement activities.
• Other duties and responsibilities will be assigned as directed by the manager.

Minimum Requirements:

• Three (3) years’ experience in a leadership role in a housekeeping setting
• Experience working in Healthcare
• High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred Requirements

• Previous experience/best practices implementing and using continuous improvement/lean tools such as; Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, Transactional Lean, etc. to drive improvement
• Bilingual (English and Spanish).

Skills and Competencies

• Demonstrated leadership, team building and coaching skills
• Planning and organizational skills
• Interpersonal skills
• A strong ability to be adaptable and flexible
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills
• Ability to work with teams and assist decision-making processes in a team environment
• Highly motivated, results oriented, and driven
• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate.
• Able to work in a high volume/fast-paced environment.
• Basic computer skills including the ability to prepare spreadsheets and use Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Power Point and/or Access)
• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information
• Read and understand information (i.e. Product/Chemical Labels, Safety Data Sheets, work instruction)
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Proven integrity, respect, and initiative.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Rare lifting of greater than 100 pounds.

MMH provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising patient care.