Housekeeping Manager
The Housekeeping Manager is a working manager responsible for both supervising housekeeping staff and actively participating in the daily cleaning operations to ensure a safe, sanitary, and welcoming environment throughout the hospital. This position balances leadership responsibilities with hands-on cleaning, responding to urgent cleaning needs, filling in for absent staff, and ensuring compliance with hospital and healthcare regulatory standards.
Essential Functions :
- Promotes a customer service mindset at all times with both internal and external customers.
- Responds to all requests from customers with a can do attitude. Follows up on requests with a sense of urgency.
- Views everything with a process improvement mindset.
- Implements established department procedures and programs that meet goals and ensures a clean and safe environment.
- Conduct quality improvement inspections within assigned areas of responsibility to ensure quality and satisfaction levels are meeting and / or exceeding expectations.
- Develop / coach department associates to ensure fullest potential is reached.
- Ensure work assignment, daily and weekly work schedules meet department and facility needs.
- Lead and promote departmental TQM / Customer Service Initiatives.
- Tour and meet with facility customers to ensure that customer needs and expectations are met at all times.
- Report all pertinent data to the Chief Financial Officer in a timely manner.
- Know all procedures necessary to meet all established agency requirements.
- Maintain a safe work environment for all internal and external customers.
- Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and other assorted business software.
- Work in a team environment interacting with a variety of departments.
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationship : treat other courteously and with respect.
- Respond to emergencies at both night time and on weekends as required.
- Handle varying workloads and meet changing deadlines as necessary.
- Participate in scheduled department meetings.
- Maintain the confidentiality and security of all data and information relating to facility medical staff and patients.
Requirements :
Education / Experience / Skill Requirements :
High school diploma or equivalent required.Associate degree or certification in hospitality or healthcare management preferred.Must possess a minimum of 3-5 years of proven housekeeping experience with at least 2 years in a supervisory or management role, preferably in a healthcare setting.Strong knowledge of infection control practices, hospital cleaning protocols, and regulatory compliance.Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and other assorted business software.Ability to accurately review and process data and attend to detail.Ability to establish priorities, work independently and to accomplish objectives without supervision.Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats.Ability to handle and resolve problems.Physical / Mental Requirements :
Must be able to sit and stand, intermittent 8 to 10 hours a day.Must be able to use standard office equipment, including the telephone and computer keyboard.Continuously works under pressure of near 100% accuracy while meeting inflexible deadlines.Continuously utilizes manual / bi-manual dexterity, near vision, speech, and hearing.Frequently stands, walks, sits and utilizes eye / hand coordination and color definition.Occasionally reaches above shoulder, regularly required to life and / or carry up to 40 lbs.Occasionally walks on uneven surfaces.