Director Environmental Services

CommonSpirit Health; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Director of Environmental Services to lead cleanliness and safety across all hospital areas, driving a strategic program and ensuring compliance with regulations. You will develop the EVS strategy, manage budgets, oversee equipment, and mentor staff to deliver compassionate service and an infection-prevention focused environment.

This role requires strong leadership, organizational skills, and a track record of improving patient experience in complex healthcare

Qualifications

• Five years in Environmental Services and/or hospital-related services.
• Bachelor's degree preferred; seven years in director or manager level experience.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement EVS strategic plan aligned with the organizational plan.
• Hardwire EVS mission and KPI targets.
• Collaborate with finance and leadership on EVS budget and capital needs.
• Monitor EVS Dashboard with KPI initiatives across safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Develop comprehensive waste management aligned with regulations.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

EVS operations

Budgeting

Compliance

Waste management

Dashboard / KPIs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Director of Environmental Services, you will be a strategic leader, ensuring optimal cleanliness and sanitation across all hospital areas, paramount in protecting against illness or injury.

Every day, you will oversee and direct a comprehensive environmental services program, establishing protocols, evaluating cleaning efficacy, and implementing specialized equipment. You'll enforce proper biohazard disposal and manage essential supply distribution. Your leadership will ensure operational excellence and adherence to the highest standards.

To be successful, you are thorough, strategically committed to safety, and possess exceptional leadership and organizational skills. You inspire your team to contribute to the safety and comfort of patients, visitors, and staff, fostering a well-maintained facility and compassionate service.

• Creates and Implements EVS strategic plan for the department in alignment with overall organizational plan.
• Hardwires EVS departmental mission and vision statement: Educate our People, Quality Service, Understanding Deliverables, Integrity in Serving Others, Pursue Excellence (EQUIP), objectives, scope of services and KPI targets.
• Formulates in collaboration with finance, local Leadership, EVS Division Director, and productivity EVS budget and capital needs.
• Monitoring/validation of EVS Dashboard to include, but; not limited to key performance indicator initiatives (Finance/Stewardship, Quality/Safety/Efficiency, Patient Experience and Employee Engagement).
• In collaboration with multidisciplinary team, develops/initiates comprehensive waste management program to include, but not limited to goals, operation requirements, reporting procedures, manifests and documentation for all forms of waste. Must be in alignment with state and federal regulations.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, standards and professional standards related to work space design, labor, transport, and maintenance and operations of environmental services.

Job Requirements

Required

• Five years in Environmental Services and/or hospital related services., upon hire and

Preferred

• Bachelors Other Bachelor's Degree and seven years in Director or manager level experience, particularly for management of staff.
• Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Tech

Where You'll Work

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.