Environmental Services Lead — Infection Prevention & Operations

Hugh Chatham Health, Inc.; Barrington (IL); On-site; USD 37,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

Advocate Health’s Environmental Services department at Good Shepherd Hospital seeks a full-time supervisor to lead daily cleaning operations and workflow. You will oversee staffing, ensure compliance with infection prevention practices, and monitor patient areas to maintain a safe and sanitary environment.

Ideal candidates have at least 2 years in environmental services, strong management and communication skills, and a commitment to quality and customer service.

Qualifications

• Typically requires 2 years of experience in environmental services.
• Strong management and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Basic computer skills required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective infection prevention practices to provide a safe environment.
• Adhere to all applicable local, state, and federal standard guidelines and regulatory practices.
• Perform quality measuring, monitoring, and improvement initiatives to ensure services rendered meet desired outcomes.
• Provide a consistent level of service that exceeds patients’ expectations in cleanliness and customer service.
• Ensure a high level of internal customer satisfaction through fostering positive relationships and providing a consistent and high reliable service.
• Drive operational outcomes in alignment with site and/or system scope of service.
• Monitor and coordinate all aspects of assigned department(s) operation to include staffing, workflow, and throughput to ensure maximum productivity and customer satisfaction.
• Financial accountability by scheduling and monitoring daily staffing to demand and ensuring departmental resources are appropriately utilized to minimize waste.
• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which includes coaching on performance, completes performance reviews and overall staff morale. Recommends hiring, compensation changes, promotions, corrective action decisions, and terminations.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.

Skills

Management

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Basic computer skills

Education

High School Graduate

Job description

Advocate Health’s Environmental Services department at Good Shepherd Hospital seeks a full-time supervisor to lead daily cleaning operations and workflow. You will oversee staffing, ensure compliance with infection prevention practices, and monitor patient areas to maintain a safe and sanitary environment.

Ideal candidates have at least 2 years in environmental services, strong management and communication skills, and a commitment to quality and customer service.