EVS Operations Manager - Hospital Hygiene & Safety

Grady Health System; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, …

Financial Security: Retirement plans,

Work-Life Balance: PTO and holidays

Career Growth: Tuition reimbursement

Employee Support: EAP and discounts

Job summary

Grady Health System in Atlanta seeks an Environmental Services Manager to lead the EVS program, oversee budgets, and drive continuous improvement in cleanliness and patient environment.

The role requires a track record in environmental services with supervisory experience, a strong focus on safety, regulatory compliance, and staff development. You will partner with the EVS director to monitor metrics and advance patient experience.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree required.
• 5 years' experience in environmental services and/or acute care related service departments required.
• 1 year of Supervisory level experience managing and scheduling staff required.

Responsibilities

• Manages departmental budgets (e.g., capital, projects, supplies, operations).
• Ensures regulated medical waste is handled, packaged, stored and disposed of in accordance with federal and state regulations, and appropriate documentation is maintained.
• Manages the necessary and required resources for the environmental services department and provides recommendations for staffing levels, products and equipment. Completes all Human Resources responsibilities for interviewing, hiring, managing, staff development, corrective actions and / or staff engagement needs.
• Manages all quality improvement initiatives regarding training, auditing, inspecting, rounding, and making recommendations as needed.
• Collaborates with the EVS director to establish dashboard metrics to track operations and improvement initiatives.
• Promotes a culture of safety, hand hygiene, patient experience, as well as employee engagement and retention.
• Coordinates scheduling and oversees subcontractors and vendors.
• Supervises and/or performs on-call emergency services when needed.
• Compose general and technical reports.
• Establishes self as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) within environmental services, regulatory compliance and training.
• Effectively employs computer programs and mobile devices evidenced by proper log ins, using applicable hardware or software, attaching files, composing appropriate email messages and appropriately using internet browsers or sites.
• Takes a customer centered approach when addressing the needs of and interacting with patients, visitors, guests, team members and other health care workers

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Staff Scheduling

Regulatory Compliance

Quality Improvement

Staff Development

Customer Service

Education

Associate Degree

Job description

Grady Health System in Atlanta seeks an Environmental Services Manager to lead the EVS program, oversee budgets, and drive continuous improvement in cleanliness and patient environment.

The role requires a track record in environmental services with supervisory experience, a strong focus on safety, regulatory compliance, and staff development. You will partner with the EVS director to monitor metrics and advance patient experience.