Supervisor Environmental Services

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years-Relevant experience* (Required)
• Certification(s) and License(s):
• Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) within 18 months - Association for the Healthcare Environment
• Communication, Disease Management, Healthcare Regulatory Environment, Infection Control, Leads Others, Spill Management, Supervisory Customer Service, Teamwork
• OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and

Benefits

Additional Information

Location: Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: No Job Summary: Supervises and directs assigned Environmental Services (EVS) personnel. Assures assignments are completed properly and in compliance with healthcare safety and sanitation regulations. Communicates with other departments to solve problems. Ensures a professional and appropriate service standard while performing the job. Follows and enforces system wide standards as well as department specific service standards. Job Duties: Supervises the daily operations of assigned Environmental Services staff performance and workflow. Verifies that each responsible employee's daily assignments are being performed thoroughly and effectively. Completes performance evaluations for assigned staff as well as coordinating the establishment of goals and objectives for assigned staff including annual skill competency checklist reviews. Responsible for the interview, selection process, hiring process, orientation set up, training set up, competency testing for all new hires. Responsible for the counseling and mentoring and discipline of employees. Recommends promotion, demotion, or termination when identified. Reviews and approves electronic timecards and scheduling systems for all responsible staff. Checks all hours, regular, overtime, holiday, PTO and FMLA. Schedules personnel to provide adequate staffing for assigned areas at all times. Delegates tasks and responsibilities to subordinate personnel as needed while assuring proper utilization of human resources and supplies. Supervises staff on all functions and processes provided by Environmental Services. Orders supplies as needed; obtains special items, as requested. Develops new metrics as appropriate or requested by leadership. Recommends process improvements to leadership and empowers employees to bring forward their process improvement ideas. Responsible for input to the writing, reviewing, and revising policy and procedures pertaining to the system Environmental Services department. Represents Environmental Services and Geisinger in a credible and professional manner at all times. Maintains advanced knowledge of the Bed Management system. Acts as Super-User and trainer for the staff and testing of new functions. Maintains advanced knowledge of all other environmental services data systems. Works to promote a team environment and open communication within the work area. Participates on and leads teams as needed. OSHA, Department of Health, and Joint Commission regulations must be followed. Conducts Cleaning Quality inspections of assigned areas as directed. Responsible to stand in for (or represent) the EVS Manager and EVS Director as assigned. Conducts staff meetings and maintains communication within departments. All EVS Staff who enter Medication Rooms (Where Applicable) must receive mandatory education on proper Medication Room protocol. Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. *Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate's Degree = 2 years; Bachelor's Degree = 4 years). Position Details: Make a difference where it matters most! At Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA , our Environmental Services team plays a critical role in patient safety, infection prevention, and overall care experience. We're looking for a Supervisor of Environmental Services (EVS) to lead a high-performing team and ensure a safe, clean, and healing environment for every patient, visitor, and caregiver. Hours for this position are 7:00 am to 3:30 pm + holiday rotation. If you're a motivated leader who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare setting and takes pride in operational excellence-this is your opportunity to lead with purpose! To learn more about our EVS team, please visit https://jobs.geisinger.org/evs Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

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