Director of Environmental Services
Company: ChristianaCare
Location: Newark
Posted on: May 6, 2024
Job Description:
Do you want to work at one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the
nation? We are guided by our values of Love and Excellence and are
passionate about delivering health, not just health care. Come join
us at ChristianaCare!We are hiring a Director of Environmental
Services to plan, organize, execute and coordinate the activities
of the Environmental Services Department. The EVS leader will
ensure the maintenance of high standards of service to provide safe
and efficient sanitation services for ChristianaCare Hospital (1100
plus beds,) located on the Newark Campus.The successful candidate
will have no less than ten years proven experience in EVS
operations in a health care operation setting. Also, the candidate
must possess effective communication and interpersonal skills to
successfully communicate with stakeholders throughout the health
system.Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree Required; master's preferred.
- Ten years' experience required in Environmental Services Health
Care Operations Management preferred (at least one large 500 bed
plus labor intensive organization).In this role you will:
- Develop and implements departmental policies, procedures,
goals, objectives and standards of work performance for
environmental services ChristianaCare hospital Newark campus.
- Determine the scope and flow of work assignments, use of
equipment and use of chemicals to provide a consistently clean,
safe environment.
- Plan, develop and coordinate training to meet the developmental
and learning needs of the organization.
- Supervise and direct assigned staff including interviewing and
hiring new staff, evaluating work performance, coaching and
disciplining
- Establish and manage processes to determine workload,
productivity and staffing needs
- Ensure employee relations matters are conducted in a fair, even
handed manner consistent with ChristianaCare' s policies.
- Coordinate departmental activities and responsibilities with
other ChristianaCare departments.
- Establish goals with a plan of action for accomplishment,
including clearly stated desired results in conjunction with the
Vice President of Support Services.
- Ensure that proper communications are maintained with staff
through staff meetings, other oral communications and written
communications.
- Coordinate the development of annual operating and capital
budgets to include personnel, equipment, material, engineering
services and project needs. Monitors and manages the budget after
adoption.
- Analyze and resolve inter-departmental issues requiring
department head level administration.
- Initiate, negotiate and manage contracted services and supply
agreements including waste removal, windowing cleaning, pest
services, recycling, equipment maintenance, cubical curtains,
cleaning supplies and hand sanitation supplies.
- Coordinate the execution of work performed by contractors.
Ensure that contractual provisions and construction schedules are
met
- Ensures that the Environmental Services Department is in
compliance with CDC, TJC, EPA, OSHA and other relevant regulatory
agencies so ChristianaCare meets or exceeds the applicable
regulations.
- Meets with material suppliers, manufacturer designers and
service contractors on various equipment, materials, tools and
contract services available. Evaluates technical information
provided by these businesses to determine whether or not to
purchase/obtain services from the business.
- Apply innovative approaches to managerial problem solving,
staff motivation and monitoring results of the housekeeping
programs.
- Direct performance improvement initiatives that support
caregiver experience, exceptional experience, optimal health and
organizational vitality.This role offers:
- Robust benefit package including full medical, dental and
vision
- Management Incentive Plan
- 403(b) with a company match
- Generous paid time off
- Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to
care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through
Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching,
fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through
several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows,
sporting events, movie tickets and much more!ChristianaCare,
headquartered in Wilmington, DE employs over 13,000 caregivers with
three acute care hospitals (1,336 beds), extensive network of
primary care and outpatient specialty services, home health care,
urgent care centers and free-standing emergency department. We have
locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Our
Christiana campus offers a Level I trauma center, Level III
neonatal intensive care unit, comprehensive stroke center and
regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer
care and women's health. ChristianaCare is ranked by Healthgrades
as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among
the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other
national quality ratings. We're a nonprofit teaching health system
with more than 260 residents and fellows.
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