Geisinger
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Environmental Services Manager
Provides leadership within the Environmental Services (EVS) department providing activities to assure compliance with safety and sanitation regulations. Responsible for a variety of environmental services duties, follows special healthcare cleaning techniques as required, and trains staff as needed. Ensures a professional and appropriate service standard while performing the job. Follows system-wide standards as well as department specific service standards. Responsible for ensuring the very best patient/family/customer experience by optimizing all customer interactions. Fosters a positive work environment through mutual support and cooperation and adheres to service standards. Job Duties: Schedules breaks and lunches daily for all assigned staff. Utilizes the staff schedule to plan for sufficient daily staffing. Coordinates with the Supervisor and or Manager and Director as necessary. Coordinates communication between shifts to ensure continuity of service. Assists with the development of all performance improvement plans for staff directly under them in discipline. Assures timely and effective response to all department requests and requirements. Mentors and empowers employees by delegating responsibilities, assisting employees with work performance issues and promoting a teamwork environment. Uses wireless technology to monitor bed tracking status in designated patient departments and areas. Responsible for inventory management of EVS supplies. Maintains all work areas in a clean and orderly condition. Observes and promotes fire prevention and safety practices. Follows all infection control policies. Monitors daily sign in sheet and adjusts the assignments for call-offs, census, and other factors accordingly. Oversees the work performance of Environmental Services personnel. Assures all assigned areas are clean, safe, and orderly. Provides input to Supervisor on performance evaluations of assigned personnel in the presence of an Environmental Services Supervisor. Rearranges work assignments for all shifts as necessary. Conducts Quality Improvement inspections of assigned areas routinely. All EVS Staff who enter Medication Rooms (Where Applicable) must receive mandatory education on proper Medication Room protocol. Position Details: New hires are eligible for a bonus up to $2,500! Must be available to work weekends. Hours are 7:00 pm to 7:00 am. Eligible for shift differential. Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Preferred) Experience: Minimum of 3 years-Related work experience (Required) Certification(s) and License(s): Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) within 18 months - Association for the Healthcare Environment Skills: Communication, Disease Management, Healthcare Regulatory Environment, Infection Control, Leads Others, Spill Management, Teamwork Our Purpose & Values: Kindness: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. Excellence: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. Learning: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. Innovation: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. Safety: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
Provides leadership within the Environmental Services (EVS) department providing activities to assure compliance with safety and sanitation regulations. Responsible for a variety of environmental services duties, follows special healthcare cleaning techniques as required, and trains staff as needed. Ensures a professional and appropriate service standard while performing the job. Follows system-wide standards as well as department specific service standards. Responsible for ensuring the very best patient/family/customer experience by optimizing all customer interactions. Fosters a positive work environment through mutual support and cooperation and adheres to service standards. Job Duties: Schedules breaks and lunches daily for all assigned staff. Utilizes the staff schedule to plan for sufficient daily staffing. Coordinates with the Supervisor and or Manager and Director as necessary. Coordinates communication between shifts to ensure continuity of service. Assists with the development of all performance improvement plans for staff directly under them in discipline. Assures timely and effective response to all department requests and requirements. Mentors and empowers employees by delegating responsibilities, assisting employees with work performance issues and promoting a teamwork environment. Uses wireless technology to monitor bed tracking status in designated patient departments and areas. Responsible for inventory management of EVS supplies. Maintains all work areas in a clean and orderly condition. Observes and promotes fire prevention and safety practices. Follows all infection control policies. Monitors daily sign in sheet and adjusts the assignments for call-offs, census, and other factors accordingly. Oversees the work performance of Environmental Services personnel. Assures all assigned areas are clean, safe, and orderly. Provides input to Supervisor on performance evaluations of assigned personnel in the presence of an Environmental Services Supervisor. Rearranges work assignments for all shifts as necessary. Conducts Quality Improvement inspections of assigned areas routinely. All EVS Staff who enter Medication Rooms (Where Applicable) must receive mandatory education on proper Medication Room protocol. Position Details: New hires are eligible for a bonus up to $2,500! Must be available to work weekends. Hours are 7:00 pm to 7:00 am. Eligible for shift differential. Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Preferred) Experience: Minimum of 3 years-Related work experience (Required) Certification(s) and License(s): Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) within 18 months - Association for the Healthcare Environment Skills: Communication, Disease Management, Healthcare Regulatory Environment, Infection Control, Leads Others, Spill Management, Teamwork Our Purpose & Values: Kindness: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. Excellence: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. Learning: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. Innovation: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. Safety: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.