Environmental Services Supervisor Hospital

Riverside Hospital; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend shifts

Job summary

Riverside Hospital in Newport News, Virginia seeks an Environmental Services Supervisor to coordinate day-to-day EVS operations on assigned shifts. You will assign tasks, monitor progress, and ensure quality, safety, and patient-care standards are met.

You will lead staff, resolve issues, and communicate across departments to support a clean, safe environment. The role requires a high school diploma or GED, at least 1 year of healthcare or hospitality housekeeping experience, and 1 year of

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• 1 year Healthcare experience or hospitality housekeeping experience is required.
• 1 year Supervisory experience in housekeeping is preferred.
• Weekend shifts may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assigns and prioritizes work assignments for EVS staff based on patient census and department needs.
• Monitors completion and quality of work and assists with training.
• Conducts routine inspections to ensure safety, quality, and infection control measures.
• Communicates effectively with patients, visitors, staff, and leadership.
• Organizes work for self and department team members to achieve high quality performance.
• Ensures staff demonstrate competence to maintain a high level of service.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Newport News, Virginia

Hiring Range $19.70 - $25.63/Hourly

Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview

The RRMC Environmental Services Supervisor coordinates and supports the day-to-day operations of the EVS department during assigned shifts. This role assigns departmental cleaning responsibilities to EVS staff, monitors work progress, and ensures duties are completed in accordance with established quality, safety, and customer service standards. The Shift Supervisor serves as a primary point of contact for operational issues, rounds frequently on staff and patients, responds to escalated service concerns, addresses real-time staffing and workflow challenges, and provides guidance to team members regarding work assignments and priorities. This position promotes effective communication and collaboration with patients, visitors, medical staff, and other departments to ensure a clean, safe, and supportive environment. Supervisors communicate operational and staff concerns to department leadership as appropriate.

What you will do

• Assigns and prioritizes work assignments for EVS staff based on patient census, department needs, workload demands, and operational priorities. Monitors completion and quality of work assigned. Assists with training. Conducts routine inspections to ensure compliance.
• Assists in maintaining a safe patient care environment by consistently complying with RHS, DNV, State and regulatory standards to ensure the safety of patients, visitors and staff.
• Conducts inspections in area of responsibility daily ensuring quality/infection control measures are met consistently with appropriate documentation forwarded to department Manager.
• Demonstrates and ensure team understands and responds effectively to suggestions and concerns from patients/visitors, personnel, medical staff and leadership.
• Demonstrates the ability to organize the work of self and department team members.
• Works with employees assigned, to ensure that all employees demonstrate an acceptable level of competence which will result in a high level of quality work performance.

Qualifications

Education

High School Diploma or GED, (Required)

Experience

• 1 year Healthcare experience or hospitality housekeeping experience (Required)
• 1 year Supervisory experience in housekeeping (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Health Care Environmental Services Professional (CHESP) - American Hospital Association (AHA) Upon Hire(Preferred)
• Other Requirements Weekend Shifts