Supervisor Environmental Services

Geisinger; Fox Hill (PA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA is seeking a Supervisor of Environmental Services (EVS) to lead a high-performing team and ensure a safe, clean, and healing environment for patients and staff. You will oversee daily EVS operations, performance evaluations, and staffing to meet urgent infection prevention and patient safety standards.

This role requires strong leadership, experience in healthcare environmental services, and adherence to OSHA and Joint Commission

Qualifications

• Supervises the daily operations of assigned Environmental Services staff performance and workflow.
• Verifies that each responsible employee's daily assignments are being performed thoroughly and effectively.
• Completes performance evaluations for assigned staff as well as coordinating the establishment of goals and objectives for assigned staff including annual skill competency checklist reviews.
• Responsible for the interview, selection process, hiring process, orientation set up, training set up, competency testing for all new hires.
• Responsible for the counseling and mentoring and discipline of employees.
• Recommends promotion, demotion, or termination when identified.
• Reviews and approves electronic timecards and scheduling systems for all responsible staff.
• Checks all hours, regular, overtime, holiday, PTO and FMLA.
• Schedules personnel to provide adequate staffing for assigned areas at all times.
• Delegates tasks and responsibilities to subordinate personnel as needed while assuring proper utilization of human resources and supplies.
• Supervises staff on all functions and processes provided by Environmental Services.
• Orders supplies as needed; obtains special items, as requested.
• Develops new metrics as appropriate or requested by leadership.
• Recommends process improvements to leadership and empowers employees to bring forward their process improvement ideas.
• Responsible for input to the writing, reviewing, and revising policy and procedures pertaining to the system Environmental Services department.
• Represents Environmental Services and Geisinger in a credible and professional manner at all times.
• Maintains advanced knowledge of the Bed Management system.
• Acts as Super-User and trainer for the staff and testing of new functions.
• Maintains advanced knowledge of all other environmental services data systems.
• Works to promote a team environment and open communication within the work area.
• Participates on and leads teams as needed.
• OSHA, Department of Health, and Joint Commission regulations must be followed.
• Conducts Cleaning Quality inspections of assigned areas as directed.
• Responsible to stand in for (or represent) the EVS Manager and EVS Director as assigned.
• Conducts staff meetings and maintains communication within departments.
• All EVS Staff who enter Medication Rooms (Where Applicable) must receive mandatory education on proper Medication Room protocol.

Responsibilities

• The role involves supervising the EVS staff, ensuring timely execution of tasks, and maintaining quality control through inspections.
• Maintains OSHA and Joint Commission compliance and coordinates staffing and scheduling to meet patient care needs.

Job description

• Supervises the daily operations of assigned Environmental Services staff performance and workflow.
• Verifies that each responsible employee's daily assignments are being performed thoroughly and effectively.
• Completes performance evaluations for assigned staff as well as coordinating the establishment of goals and objectives for assigned staff including annual skill competency checklist reviews.
• Responsible for the interview, selection process, hiring process, orientation set up, training set up, competency testing for all new hires.
• Responsible for the counseling and mentoring and discipline of employees.
• Recommends promotion, demotion, or termination when identified.
• Reviews and approves electronic timecards and scheduling systems for all responsible staff.
• Checks all hours, regular, overtime, holiday, PTO and FMLA.
• Schedules personnel to provide adequate staffing for assigned areas at all times.
• Delegates tasks and responsibilities to subordinate personnel as needed while assuring proper utilization of human resources and supplies.
• Supervises staff on all functions and processes provided by Environmental Services.
• Orders supplies as needed; obtains special items, as requested.
• Develops new metrics as appropriate or requested by leadership.
• Recommends process improvements to leadership and empowers employees to bring forward their process improvement ideas.
• Responsible for input to the writing, reviewing, and revising policy and procedures pertaining to the system Environmental Services department.
• Represents Environmental Services and Geisinger in a credible and professional manner at all times.
• Maintains advanced knowledge of the Bed Management system.
• Acts as Super-User and trainer for the staff and testing of new functions.
• Maintains advanced knowledge of all other environmental services data systems.
• Works to promote a team environment and open communication within the work area.
• Participates on and leads teams as needed.
• OSHA, Department of Health, and Joint Commission regulations must be followed.
• Conducts Cleaning Quality inspections of assigned areas as directed.
• Responsible to stand in for (or represent) the EVS Manager and EVS Director as assigned.
• Conducts staff meetings and maintains communication within departments.
• All EVS Staff who enter Medication Rooms (Where Applicable) must receive mandatory education on proper Medication Room protocol.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

*Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate’s Degree = 2 years; Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years).

Make a difference where it matters most!

AtGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA, our Environmental Services team plays a critical role in patient safety, infection prevention, and overall care experience. We’re looking for aSupervisor of Environmental Services (EVS)to lead a high-performing team and ensure a safe, clean, and healing environment for every patient, visitor, and caregiver.

Hours for this position are 10:30 pm to 7:00 am + weekends and holidays as needed.

If you're a motivated leader who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare setting and takes pride in operational excellence—this is your opportunity to lead with purpose!

To learn more about our EVS team, please visit https://jobs.geisinger.org/evs