Supervisor, Environmental Services

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

La Rabida Children’s Hospital provides specialized, family-centered health care to children with medically complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illness. Through expertise, compassion, and advocacy we help children and their families reach their fullest potential, regardless of their ability to pay.

Our not-for-profit hospital, licensed for 49 beds, helps transition children from neonatal or pediatric intensive care to home, by providing medical, rehabilitative and developmental care, and by training families to continue treatments and manage the necessary equipment in the home. La Rabida also provides extensive rehabilitation for those recovering from wounds or burns and treatment for exacerbations of chronic conditions.

The hospital’s enhanced pediatric patient-centered medical home provides primary care to children with complex medical conditions and their siblings. Children with medical homes elsewhere come to La Rabida for specialty services. La Rabida offers a wide range of specialty services provided to children with sickle cell disease, diabetes, and many others. Children are supported in their emotional and developmental growth, particularly in cases where such growth has been interrupted by accident or disease.

Finally, La Rabida provides forensic and treatment services for children exposed to abuse and neglect, comprehensive assessments for youth in care, early intervention for children between 0 and 3 years of age. Care coordination services for medically complex children are also provided for those who are covered by a health plan and receive care from providers in Cook County

Job Description

Coordinates, plans and supervises the operational activities, administrative functions, customer relations, and personnel of the Environmental Services and Laundry / Linen Department. Maintains a pleasant, comfortable, and safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors. Supports the hospital mission, and observes hospital core job values with respect to Service Excellence Standards, work quality, productivity, teamwork, and initiative.

• Coordination and administration of all operational aspects to provide a quality environment for the hospital
• Monitors department productivity to insure effective use of human resources. Structures work functions to ensure proper staff and resource utilization. Functions include environmental services, building perimeter grounds, waste disposal, pest control, linen distribution, meeting room set-up, and furniture moving
• Identifies areas for operations improvement and implements proactive changes
• Plans and supervises the administrative and operational functions to maximize efficiency of resources and meet regulatory requirements
• Assists with hiring, evaluates, motivates, trains, disciplines, and terminates staff as appropriate. Assists the Senior Manager with performance reviews for staff. Communicates performance ratings and salary adjustments
• Implements policies, procedures, and practices that meet standards for accreditation and licensure by achieving successful inspections by Joint Commission, IDPH, OSHA, EPA, etc.
• Coordinates the setup and configuration of tables and chairs for events
• Presents and participates in Infection Control and Quality Assurance committee meetings
• Participates in the Environment of Care committee meetings in the absence of the manager
• Ensures new chemicals are approved prior to being brought into the building, and that SOS sheets are received
• Helps maintain and adjust the Hazardous Waste Management Plan as needed
• Development and maintain relationships with other departments, hospital-wide, in order to meet department goals and objectives
• Works with other departments and Patient Care Units on improvement of services and / or expansion of services
• Participates in other hospital committees as needed
• Responsible for enhancing the image of the department and the hospital through quality performance and customer satisfaction
• Implements an effective quality assurance program for Environmental Services department. Ensures high ratings in customer satisfaction surveys
• Responsible for ensuring department compliance with all regulatory agency standards, i.e. federal, state, city, Joint Commission, IDPH, EPA, OSHA, etc.
• Ensures that standards of practice are developed, understood, implemented, and evaluated within the department
• Responsible for the development of department personnel
• Oversees the educational activities of both core department staff and patient care staff to encourage and facilitate employee development and growth
• Responsible for the maintenance of the hospital linen program. Implement daily par levels for each linen customer. Adjusts the par levels to meet the changing needs of the hospital.
• Works with external service vendors, laundry service contractor, landscape contractor, window washing and pressure washing contractor. All invoices will be reviewed by EVS Supervisor and submitted to Finance for payment
• Plans and supervises assigned staff toward accomplishment of La Rabida's mission including : recruitment and scheduling; training and development; counseling / coaching ; appraisal and recognition; and recommending salary, promotional, disciplinary, and other personal actions in accord with existing policies and procedures
• Plans and supervises the department budget to ensure responsible controls over, and efficient utilization of, hospital resources
• Understands that they, and the staff they works with, may be exposed to Protected Health Information (PHI), and ensures that they, as well as the staff they supervise, treat PHI according to the Hospital's policies and procedures

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Additional Information

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

La Rabida is a place unlike any other. We understand the needs of families with children dealing with the most serious or complicated of conditions. With teams of the best healthcare providers in Chicago, we give continuous, comprehensive care, education, and support, helping families face their unique obstacles head-on.

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.