Director of Housekeeping Laundry

Elkton-Nursing-; Heritage Valley (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Elkton Nursing in Maryland is seeking an experienced Environmental Services Manager to ensure a safe, sanitary, and organized healthcare environment. You will oversee housekeeping and laundry staffing, promote interdepartmental relations, and enforce infection control standards.

The role requires leadership, compliance with OSHA guidelines, and a focus on safety. Strong communication with patients, families and staff is essential; prior management experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years experience in environmental cleaning.
• Management experience preferred.
• Experience in floor care.
• Ability to read and write.
• Ability to make sound management decisions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients, families and visitors.
• Ability to communicate, comprehend, understand and write messages, and follow directions.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a positive attitude by focusing on customer satisfaction, embracing change and celebrating successes.
• Looks for opportunities to help others.
• Cares about patients and their families; shows genuine concern for their well-being.
• Acts with integrity on all matters and adheres to ethical principles and organizational values.
• Reports all instances of abuse, neglect or other concerns to appropriate parties.
• Identifies employee developmental needs and provides development plans; ensures mandatory training is completed on time.
• Issues work orders for specific assignments and enters them in the TELS maintenance program.
• Maintains knowledge of OSHA standards regarding blood borne pathogens and hazard communications.
• Ensures cross-training of Floor Technicians, Housekeeping Associates, and Laundry Associates.
• Is knowledgeable of the state survey process and responds in a timely manner.
• Ensures compliance with laws, regulations, MFA policies and procedures.
• Effectively implements and maintains all company hiring and retention processes.

Skills

Reading and writing

Communication

Leadership

Ethical judgment

Safety awareness

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Ensures that the Healthcare Center is a safe, sanitary, and organized environment. Ensures that the housekeeping and laundry departments are properly staffed. Ensures that the departments are managed efficiently. Promotes and establishes interdepartmental relations. Serves as a member of appointed administrative committees. Promotes safety and infection control practices. Promotes and enforces standards of best practices.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Demonstrates a positive attitude by focusing on customer satisfaction, embracing change and celebrating successes. Looks for opportunities to help others.

Cares about patients and their families. Demonstrates a genuine interest in their well-being.

Acts with integrity on all matters. Demonstrates uncompromising adherence to ethical principles and organizational values.

Reports all instances of abuse or neglect or other concerns to appropriate parties.

Identifies employee developmental needs and provides and implements development plans. Ensures all mandatory training is completed on time.

Issues work orders for specific assignments. Enters work orders in the preventative maintenance program: TELS.

Maintains knowledge of OSHA standards regarding blood borne pathogens, hazard communications, lockout/tag out. Maintains a departmental MSDS notebook.

Ensures Floor Technicians, Housekeeping Associates, and Laundry Associates are cross trained to complete assigned work shifts.

Is knowledgeable of and manages the state survey process, responding in an appropriate and timely manner.

Ensures compliance with pertinent laws, regulations, and MFA policies and procedures.

Effectively implements and maintains all company hiring and retention processes.

Experience and/or Pre-requisites

• Minimum of two (2) years experience in environmental cleaning preferred.
• Management experience preferred.
• Experience in floor care. Skills and Abilities
• Ability to read and write.
• Ability to accept and exhibit the responsibility to make sound management decisions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all staff, patients, families and visitors.
• Has ability to communicate, comprehend, understand and write messages, and follow directions.
• Basic computer skills