Environmental Service Spec III

About Tewksbury Hospital

Tewksbury Hospital under the Department of Public Health (DPH), is a 370 bed Joint Commission accredited hospital. The hospital provides broad treatment of care and comfort to adults with medical and/or mental illnesses. Tewksbury Hospital offers a broad range of services including a physician on site at all times, around-the-clock nursing care, rehabilitation services including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy, psychology services, social services, nutritional services, and an on-site dialysis clinic. Learn more about our important work: https://www.mass.gov/locations/tewksbury-hospital

Responsibilities

• Supervises and actively participates in the cleaning and maintenance of main healthcare facility and campus support programs including project work, move requests, and setting up patient rooms/offices/other miscellaneous areas.
• Ensure that all work schedules are covered including accurately documenting in Daily Management Log.
• Ensures Daily Round Report is accurately documented, and follow-up is completed in a timely manner.
• Ensures all areas of hospital meet established standards and regulations as outlined by departmental policy/procedures and governing agencies.
• Ensures that all projects are assigned and completed.
• Ensures that all Environmental Services staff, under your directions are performing their various tasks using prescribed OSHA Safety Guidelines and safe work practices.
• Participates in departmental Quality Improvement program as assigned by ES Director and/or ES Supervisor.
• Completes mandatory training required to meet facility policy/procedures, TJC, CMS, State Mandatory training, and other regulatory agencies.
• Ensures that all Environmental Services staff, under your directions are properly trained in Right-to-Know, Personal Protective Equipment, departmental policies/procedures including Infection Control standards.
• Performs on-the-job training, retraining and orientation.
• Participates in EPRS for Environmental Services staff as assigned by ES Supervisor/ES Director.
• Participates in the facility's disciplinary process conferring with ES Supervisor/ES Director to resolve issues in the first stage.
• Confers with EVS Supervisor/EVS Director concerning work activities to resolve problems and exchange ideas.
• Performs other work-related tasks as assigned and operationally necessary to meet the needs of the facility.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to follow oral and written instructions/directions.
• Skilled in understanding and applying the policies, procedures, rules and regulations governing assigned unit activities.
• Knowledge of methods, techniques and safety procedures of institutional housekeeping including the types and uses of materials and equipment used.
• Ability to supervise and coordinate the efforts of others in accomplishing work objectives.
• Capacity to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time and lift/carry heavy objects.
• Ability to give oral and written instructions in a precise, understandable manner.
• Ability to maintain accurate records.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated progressive growth in the field of healthcare cleaning or facility maintenance.
• Proficiency in basic computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Skilled in exhibiting initiative, responsibility, flexibility, and leadership.
• Demonstrated language skills that allow for two-way communication, effective patient service, coordination with other members of the patient care team.
• Ability to communicate in sign language interpreting (but does not have to be a licensed interpreter).

Pay & Schedule

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week on the 2nd shift 3:30PM to 12:00 am, with rotating days off during the week and every other weekend. Salary: $49,287.68

Minimum Entrance Requirements

Applicants must have at least 1 year of full-time or equivalent part-time experience in work involving custodial maintenance and/or housekeeping or building maintenance.