Housekeeping Manager

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BJC HealthCare seeks a Housekeeping Manager to lead the housekeeping department for Barnes-Jewish Extended Care, ensuring a clean, safe, healing environment and coordinating staffing, budgets, and compliance. The role supports patient care and hospital operations within a leading Missouri healthcare system.

The position requires 2–5 years of supervisory housekeeping experience, an HS diploma or GED, and preferred associate degree with broader responsibilities and budget oversight.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2–5 years of experience in housekeeping supervisory roles.
• 2–5 years of supervisor experience.
• Associate's Degree preferred.
• 5–10 years of related experience preferred.
• 5–10 years of supervisor experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages staff: hires, trains, assigns work, and evaluates performance.
• Develops and adheres to department budgets (staffing, revenue, expenses).
• Creates effective work plans with required resources and space.
• Assesses and recommends optimal staffing levels.
• Ensures training and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Handles hazardous/infectious waste and follows infection control.

Skills

People management

Budgeting

Staffing planning

Training & development

Infection control

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Join a team at the forefront of transformation as a Housekeeping Manager, helping build and shape innovative environmental services operations from the ground up. This role offers the opportunity to influence strategy, implement new solutions, and leverage cutting-edge tools and technology to enhance operational effectiveness and service excellence. As healthcare continues to evolve, your leadership will play a critical role in creating a clean, safe, and healing environment that supports exceptional patient care. Through a commitment to innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement, you'll help advance BJC's mission and positively impact the patients, families, and communities we serve every day.

Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Barnes-Jewish Extended Care is part of the Barnes-Jewish continuum of top ranked, compassionate care. It is a 120-bed skilled nursing facility, located at 401 Corporate Park Drive in Clayton, Missouri. Organized as a hospital-based facility, Barnes-Jewish Extended Care is under the direction of Barnes-Jewish Hospital medical staff with full support of laboratory and rehabilitation departments. Services range from minimal assistance to subacute post-hospital recovery. Our patients range from the young to the elderly, as well as post-trauma rehabilitation patients and those in need of hospice or respite care. The Housekeeping Department at BJEC is responsible for delivering a clean and safe environment of care for our patients and residents.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Development and management of overall operations and activities of the Housekeeping Department.

Responsibilities

• Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Creates effective work plans, that include, identifying the correct resources, processes and space needed by the work unit.
• Identifies and recommends optimal staffing levels.
• Ensures work unit is trained and evaluated on knowledge and adherence to compliance policies and procedures.
• Handles hazardous and or infectious waste properly and practices infection control.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• 2-5 years

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Associate's Degree

Experience

• 5-10 years

Supervisor Experience

• 5-10 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer