Supervisor Environmental Services

CommonSpirit Health; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, KY, part of CommonSpirit Health, seeks a Supervisor for Environmental Services to oversee daily EVS operations, mentor staff, and ensure a clean, safe facility. You will assign tasks, conduct inspections, and ensure adherence to infection control policies and cleaning protocols.

The role emphasizes leadership, strong communication, and knowledge of environmental services best practices to maintain high cleanliness standards and support patient care.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate General Studies and 3 Years in Environmental Services.
• High School GED General Studies and 3 Years in Environmental Services.
• Experience with typical EVS equipment/machinery.

Responsibilities

• One-on-one training and development of EVS staff.
• Supervises resources needed for the Environmental Services department and participates in hiring and performance reviews.
• Manages the hospital waste program per regulations and ensures proper packaging and disposal.
• Drives quality improvement initiatives and conducts rounds to verify environmental hygiene across assigned areas.
• Prepares ES surveys and required reports; records observations and results for management.
• Monitors bed tracking and EVS response times, and collaborates with EVS management on improvement activities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Education

High School Diploma

GED

Tools

EVS equipment

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Supervisor, Environmental Services, you will oversee the daily operations of the environmental services team, ensuring a clean, safe, and sanitary environment.

Every day you will manage and mentor EVS staff, assign tasks, conduct inspections, and ensure compliance with cleaning protocols, safety standards, and infection control policies.

To be successful, you will demonstrate strong leadership, effective communication, and thorough knowledge of environmental services best practices, crucial for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and supporting a healthy facility.

• One-on-one training and development of EVS staff.
• Supervises the necessary resources needed for the Environmental Services department under their control and makes recommendations to hiring, promoting and annual staff performance reviews.
• Supervises a waste program that separates, packages and disposes of all waste according to all regulations
• Performs quality improvement initiatives under direction of EVS manager/director. Conducts rounding activities to ensure environmental hygiene in all areas assigned. Prepares necessary reporting to manager(s) and document results.
• Conducts ES Survey required reports. E.G. Standard work audits, Direct Observations, Fluorescent Marker, Clean Trace ATP.
• Supervises the bed tracking system and ensure EVS response times are achieved. Prepare reports to document results, collaborating with the EVS manager to develop improvement activities.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate General Studies and 3 Years in Environmental Services. , upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies and 3 Years in Environmental Services. , upon hire and
• Experience with typical EVS equipment/machinery

Preferred

• 1 Year in supervisory level experience in supervising staff and
• Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Tech, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.