Housekeeping Supervisor

Charleston Area Medical Center; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, WV, seeks an experienced housekeeping supervisor to oversee the sanitation, orderliness, and appearance of hospital areas. This role may require access to secure medication supply areas to complete duties.

You will train staff, monitor performance, prepare reports, and coordinate service requests while aligning with hospital policies. Evening shift, full-time, with opportunities to reinforce cross-department collaboration.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 2 years' supervisory experience in a housekeeping environment.
• Demonstrated ability to train and evaluate staff and ensure compliance with policies.

Responsibilities

• Supervise housekeeping staff to maintain sanitary, orderly, and attractive hospital conditions.
• Prepare reports reflecting activities and evaluate employee performance.
• Report maintenance needs and safety hazards to appropriate personnel.
• Direct safe use of supplies and equipment and coordinate service requests.
• Orient and train new employees in departmental policies and procedures.
• Conduct annual performance appraisals and submit to management.
• Ensure access control for secured medical supply and medication areas.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Customer service

Team leadership

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

Accountable for the supervision of work activities of housekeeping personnel to ensure sanitary, orderly and attractive conditions in the hospital. Employee may access secure medication supply areas to complete assigned job duties.

Responsibilities

• Supervise work activities of housekeeping personnel to ensure sanitary, orderly, and attractive hospital conditions.
• Prepare reports reflecting activities within the area of responsibility, to include inspections of employees performance in their work area.
• Report building maintenance requirements and safety hazards to appropriate personnel.
• Direct personnel in the safe and effective utilization of supplies and equipment.
• Coordinate service requests.
• Orient and train employees in departmental policies and procedures.
• Make recommendations to management regarding personnel actions such as employment, transfer, evaluation, and termination.
• Complete annual performance appraisals on all department employees and submit appraisals to management for review.
• Reinforce employee understanding of work integration with other departments throughout the institution.
• Responsible for cleaning secured medical supply rooms and secured medication rooms throughout the hospitals. Maintain status as authorized personnel to access these areas.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Patient Group Knowledge (Only applies to positions with direct patient contact)

The employee must possess/obtain (by the end of the orientation period) and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment or care as defined by the department’s identified patient ages. Specifically the employee must be able to demonstrate competency in: 1) ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs; 2) knowledge of growth and development; and 3) understanding of the range of treatment needed by the patients.

Competency Statement

Must demonstrate competency through an initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform tasks and additional duties as specified in the job description and the unit/department specific competency checklist.

Common Duties and Responsibilities
(Essential duties common to all positions)

• Maintain and document all applicable required education.
• Demonstrate positive customer service and co-worker relations.
• Comply with the company's attendance policy.
• Participate in the continuous, quality improvement activities of the department and institution.
• Perform work in a cost effective manner.
• Perform work in accordance with all departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including but not limited to, overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations.
• Perform work in alignment with the overall mission and strategic plan of the organization.
• Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures, as applicable.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or GED (Required) Experience: Must have at least 2 years' experience in a supervisory role. Institutional Housekeeping experience is preferred.Substitution: 3 years of Institutional Housekeeping experience may substitute for 2 years' supervisory experience.

Credentials

No Certification, Competency or License Required

Work Schedule

Evenings

Status

Full Time Regular 1.0

Location

General Hospital

Location of Job

US:WV:Charleston

Address

501 Morris St.,Kanawha,Charleston,WV,25301,US

Category

Support Services

Employment Type

Employee

Post Date

10/22/2026

Salary

Negotiable