Manager Facilities Management

Davita Inc.; Macungie (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health care organization as a Facilities Manager, responsible for managing engineering department activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and overseeing budget preparations. This role offers a chance to contribute to a nationally recognized health care network while ensuring the best operational practices are followed. Candidates with strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 7 years Technical trades experience required.
• 3 years Hospital facilities management supervisory experience preferred.
• Excellent work ethic and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Plans and directs department activities ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Develops and maintains relationships with other departments.
• Manages departmental budgets and staff.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Accountability

Education

High School Diploma/GED Technical studies

Associate's Degree Technical studies

Job description

Join a team that delivers excellence.

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is home to nearly 23,000 colleagues who make up our talented, vibrant and diverse workforce.

Join our team and experience firsthand what it's like to be part of a health care organization that's nationally recognized, forward-thinking and offers plenty of opportunity to do great work.

Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks.

Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.

LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.

Whether you're considering your next career move or your first, you should consider Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Summary

Plans and directs all aspects of the Facilities Management Department activities for their assigned hospital campus and related facilities. Ensures all infrastructure projects, initiatives and processes are in conformance with the hospital's established policies and objectives through continuous monitoring and improvement of the life safety, equipment and utility management programs. Ensures compliance to Joint Commission, DOH, NFPA, OSHA and other regulatory agency standards. Develops, monitors and reports on operational and capital budgets and costs within the department, alerts Administrator, Facilities Management of cost and labor over runs, makes recommendations and implements solutions to problems related to these over runs. Responsible for maintaining and verification of all PA State Labor & Industry / Department Of Health certificates and operations licenses that are filed accordingly (i.e. boiler certificate, elevators certificates, DOH licenses, DEP certificates, EPA certificates, and local AHJ permits and inspections). Also, all other AHJ's certificates licenses and inspections that impact LVHN operations for that particular hospital.

Job Duties

• Develops and maintains a working relationship with other patient care departments and physicians in order to foster a multidisciplinary approach to effectively meet departmental operations requirements and resolve operational and other issues.


• Ensures all engineering projects, initiatives and processes are in conformance with the hospitals established policies and objectives through continuous monitoring and improvement of the life safety, equipment and utility management programs.


• Ensures compliance to Joint Commission, DOH, NFPA, OSHA and other regulatory agency standards.


• Performs other Duties as Assigned


• Plans and directs all aspects of the Engineering department activities for the hospital.


• Prepares departmental budgets for personnel, operations and capital for hospital.


• Manages CMMS for work orders and equipment inventory.


• Manages purchasing for department.


• Manages, evaluates, trains and schedules staff.


• Performs hands on mechanical-technical work on equipment and systems.


• Manages repair, renovation and capital projects as the facility's POC.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED Technical studies.
• 7 years Technical trades experience


• 3 years Hospital facilities management supervisory experience or work in similar capacity.
• Strong interpersonal skills and problem solving abilities. Excellent work ethic and accountability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's Degree Technical studies.
• Strong interpersonal skills and problem solving abilities. Excellent work ethic and accountability.

Physical Demands

Lift over 50 lbs. Push/pull up to 140 lbs. Carry 80 lbs. short distances. Frequent standing/walking, squatting, kneeling, crawling, climbing and reaching overhead.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.

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