Manager Environmental Services

Dignity Health; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking an Environmental Services Manager to lead the EVS team, drive continuous improvement, and ensure a clean, safe environment across the facility. You will use evidence-based methods and KPIs to guide operations and patient safety.

The role emphasizes leadership, staff development, and effective collaboration with hospital departments to optimize resources and maintain compliance with safety regulations.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years in Environmental Services.
• One year in supervisory level experience managing and scheduling staff.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or CHES certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and management oversight for continuous improvement of the EVS operating model.
• Manages Environmental Services team using KPIs and evidence-based techniques to ensure a clean, safe environment.
• Completes performance reviews, hiring, disciplinary actions, and staff development.

Skills

Leadership

Staff scheduling

Performance reviews

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

CHES certification (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Environmental Services Manager, you will provide leadership, direction and management oversight for continuous improvement of the standard EVS operating model within the facility. Every day, you will manage a highly equipped and engaged Environmental Services Team using evidence-based techniques, process and mission metrics (KPIs) to ensure we provide a clean safe environment as we help save lives. To be successful in this role, you are thorough and committed to safety. You truly are the most important component contributing to the safety and comfort of our patients, visitors, and staff. A well-maintained facility with compassionate staff brings comfort and peace of mind to patients, their loved ones, and all who serve here.

• Completes performance reviews, disciplinary actions, scheduling, employee engagement survey action planning, interviewing, hiring and retention of staff.
• Collaboration with other departments, EOC, IP/IC committees.
• Evaluates and makes recommendations for environmental hygiene maintenance for new floor coverings, wall coverings, furnishings and interior finishes prior to purchase.
• 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.

Job Requirements

Required

• Minimum Three years in Environmental Services.
• One year in Supervisory level experience managing and scheduling staff.

Preferred

• Bachelors Other, upon hire
• Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Tech, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.