Environmental Services Supervisor - HS - Prov Environmental Services - Providence

Responsibilities

• Supervises the work activities of Environmental Services personnel and lower level supervisors to ensure neat, orderly, and attractive conditions in the hospital.
• Absorb and enforce all compliance requirements consistent with the organization's values.
• Adhere to hospital policies including confidentiality.
• Assists the orientation of new employees.
• Assigns and supervises a crew of ten or more custodial workers in sweeping, mopping, waxing, and dusting floors, cleaning and waxing furniture.
• Tours facility throughout shift checking areas, offices, public areas, service departments and stairwells.
• Instructs an employee in the use of equipment and proper cleaning procedures.
• Assists in special projects and research to update techniques, study cost savings, etc.
• Inspects and evaluates the physical condition of the hospital and initiates necessary work orders.
• Assists in planning, revising, and coordinating all operative and departmental policies and standards.
• Prepares daily assignment schedules to include established routines, as well as special areas to be cleaned.
• Ensures supplies and equipment available for employees supervised.
• Performs patient care/essential functions with minimal supervision.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics when moving equipment and/or objects to perform essential functions.
• Initiates disciplinary process, informs department head.
• Communicates using appropriate customer relation skills with physicians, patients, families, healthcare team, and staff in person and via telephone.
• Maintains communication and acts as liaison between all shifts and departments to ensure a smooth operation and continuity of work.
• Maintains accurate and complete records.
• Assists in the maintenance of all statistical data and reporting systems such as productivity reports.
• Prepares daily assignment schedules to include established routines, as well as special areas to be cleaned.
• Keeps personnel records of employees such as hours worked, attendance, and performance documentation.
• Keeps records of rooms cleaned and projects completed.
• Maintains records necessary for payroll operations including time sheets, vacation, sick leave, and overtime records; prepares requisitions for cleaning supplies and materials.
• Recommends and performs necessary documentation for employee disciplinary actions; assists personnel with the completions and documentation of reports.
• Accepts and completes all duties positively and without conflict.
• Cooperates, helps others, and improves the performance of the unit.
• Completes all mandatory unit educational and hospital requirements.
• Utilizes cost-effective practices in performing all aspects of the job.
• Inspects rooms and common areas.
• Responds to and resolves customer concerns.
• Completes all mandatory department, educational, and hospital requirements.
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards.
• Regular and prompt attendance.
• Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and 2 years of supervisory experience in a directly related field.
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.