Manager EVS

Banner Health Corporate; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health in Glendale, AZ is seeking an Environmental Services Manager to direct the EVS department of a large medical center. You will lead a team of about 50 staff, with 4 direct reports, and ensure a clean, safe environment aligned with infection control standards.

Responsibilities include budgeting, negotiating contracts for supplies and linen, coordinating scheduling, and driving process improvements to deliver high-quality patient care. Prior EVS experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years supervisory/management experience.
• Knowledge of budgeting, negotiating, and regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of environmental services functions, including chemicals, tools, and equipment used for carpet and hard floor care.
• Strong planning, directing, communication, and statistical analysis skills.
• Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card and background requirements for applicable campus settings.

Responsibilities

• Direct the Environmental Services department to maintain a clean, safe medical center environment.
• Lead and develop a team of ~50 staff with 4 direct reports, 2 supervisors, 2 EVS leads.
• Negotiate cleaning supply, equipment, and linen contracts; manage budgets.
• Develop staffing plans, scheduling, and workflow to ensure efficiency and safety.
• Ensure compliance with infection control standards and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with leaders and departments to improve processes and patient experience.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Budgeting knowledge

Negotiation skills

Regulatory compliance

Environmental services knowledge

Chemicals & equipment handling

Computer proficiency

Job description

Primary City/State: Glendale, Arizona Department Name: Environmental Svcs-Hosp Work Shift: Varied Job Category: Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

A rewarding career that fits your life. Learn how Banner Health, a certified Great Place To Work®, prioritizes team members and strives to be the best place to work in health care.

Are you passionate about leading a team that creates clean, safe, and sanitized environments? Banner Health wants you! As an Environmental Services Manager, you'll play a vital role in shaping the overall patient experience. You'll lead a dedicated team of approximately 50 individuals, with 4 direct reports, 2 supervisors and 2 EVS Leads, ensuring a clean and sanitary environment for patients, visitors, and staff — while upholding the highest standards of infection control and safety. Prior EVS experience in a hospital or clinical setting is a plus, though not required.

Position Details Type: Full-Time | Salaried/Exempt Shift: 6:30am-3:30pm, no weekends Banner Health’s premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages. Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children’s Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best-in-class 5-star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience. Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals. This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets. If you would like to contribute to truly leading edge caring, we invite you to bring your experience and skills to Banner Thunderbird.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for the effective direction, management, and operation of all functions of the Environmental Services department to maintain a clean and safe medical center environment. Ensures the proper guidelines and protocols governing the use of chemicals and the disposal of waste products are enforced. Provides a key role in negotiation of cleaning supply and equipment contracts, and linen contracts.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. 1. Selects, trains, coaches, motivates, conducts performance evaluations, and directs the workflow for the environmental services department. Develops goals and performance expectations for staff. Establishes work procedures and directs the daily work of staff. Removes barriers, leads team and effectively delegates and promotes teamwork.
2. 2. Assures the department is effectively and efficiently controlling budgeted manpower, materials, equipment, money and time. Promotes and ensures compliance with system and/or facility policies and procedures, as well as federal and state regulations. Reports performance monitoring for expected time periods.
3. 3. Establishes priorities for the goals, objectives and strategies for the Environmental Services Department. Studies systems and processes to understand and make improvements. Seeks to benchmark outside the organization to find better approaches. Makes predictions of volume trends, staffing and technology needs as well as supply costs.
4. 4. Manages and ensure the effectiveness/efficiency of work and employee scheduling systems. Defines roles, responsibilities, key relationships and accountability. Develops staff through orientation, assessment of competencies and performance, and promotion of educational and training opportunities.
5. 5. Promotes win‑win interpersonal relationships with leaders, facility and system senior leadership, employees, physicians, patients and customers. Fosters positive customer service attitude by maintaining effective working relationships. Promotes win‑win negotiations with suppliers.
6. 6. Leads teams and contributes to efforts to improve processes and customer satisfaction, reduce waste and promote system integration resulting in best value care. Follows safety standards in all aspects of performance of the above functions, reports/removes unsafe equipment and attends safety education sessions.
7. 7. Develop plans and programs for change implementation when needed.
8. 8. Leads teams and contributes to efforts to improve processes and customer satisfaction, reduce waste and promote system integration resulting in best value care. Follows safety standards in all aspects of performance of the above functions, reports/removes unsafe equipment and attends safety education sessions.
9. 9. Department responsibility over facility/campus buildings. Internal customers are patients, staff, executives, and physicians. Phone contact with a variety of outside customers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

This position requires a minimum of 3 years supervisory/management experience. Must possess current knowledge of budgeting, negotiating, and regulatory requirements. Requires a comprehensive working knowledge of environmental services functions, including chemicals, tools, and equipment used for carpet and hard floor care. Must possess skills in the areas of computer operation, planning, directing, communication, and statistical analysis. Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

EEO Statement: EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.

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