Position Summary: The environmental services supervisor has these major responsibilities: selects, orients, supervises, manages and evaluates all staff members; oversees and manages staff duties and independently performs patient room, facility and equipment cleaning responsibilities; troubleshooting and maintenance of equipment; ensures proper usage of chemicals; inventories and orders supplies; maintains pest control schedules; completes room/facility audits; develops and presents monthly in-services; responsible for biohazard waste disposal; and develops, revises, and implements techniques and methods for quality control of department and safety.

Responsibilities:

• Provides positive leadership by an environment of teamwork, open communication and customer service.
• Responsible for human resources processes including interviewing and orientating staff, ongoing performance management and timekeeping/scheduling and required documentation.
• Assists with financial management by developing and maintaining budget, strives to keep operations within benchmarks and communicates variances.
• Ensures the compliance of policies and work instructions with regulatory standards and to improve the overall operation of the facility.
• Dusts furnishings; mops and buffs floors; vacuums carpets; cleans mirrors, sinks, shower and toilets in restrooms; spot cleans walls; and completes disinfection of rooms, furniture, equipment, etc.
• Washes windows, window ledges, doors, vents, radiators, ceiling fans, etc.
• Vacuums hallways edges; dusts and cleans baseboards; and dusts blinds Inventories and completes requisition for supplies; forwards requisition to management; and restocks inventory in closet and cart.
• Selects proper chemical for the appropriate cleaning task; dilutes chemicals according to manufactures specification; wears proper personal protective equipment needed for the specific chemical; and checks for proper chemical dispensing to ensure a safe environment.
• Cleans and disinfects room, bathroom, furnishings/equipment and walls; removes curtains in isolation rooms; restocks room supplies; and wears proper personal protective equipment; ensure appropriate cleaning and disinfecting techniques are followed to reduce the risk of infection and provide a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Empties and relines wastebaskets; disposes of trash; retrieves and delivers soiled linen to appropriate area; retrieves and disposes of biohazard waste to appropriate area; and breaks down cardboard and processes for pickup.
• Receives special event form; sets up meeting room according to special event form instructions within requested timeframe; and logs completion of room set up.
• Pre-treats carpet for spots; fills and prepares extraction equipment; posts proper safety precaution signage; performs carpet extraction; places drying equipment in appropriate locations; cleans and stores extraction equipment; and removes safety precaution signage.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Valid Kansas drivers license with an acceptable driving record and must be insurable through the medical center's insurance carrier

Preferred:

• High school graduate or equivalence
• Five years of management experience in environmental services

Infection Control: Initial and Ongoing training in dealing with infection control. Trainings could include but are not limited to, blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids and bio hazardous materials as it applies to your daily work environment.

Patient Interaction: Periodic

HIPAA: This position will have access to the following Protected Health Information in order to carry out the duties related to their position at Hays Medical Center based on the following criteria:
Primary – required (routine) to do the job;
Secondary – required for the job, but mostly be exception; and
None – no approved access

Description of Information
None:
Patient Demographic Information (information used to identify a person): Name, Date of Birth, Address, Race, Marital Status, Religion

Clinical Information (information that describes a patient’s health status): Diagnosis, Reports/Medical Notes, Test Results, Problem List, Procedures, History and Physical

Coding Information (clinical information that is in (alpha) numeric format): ICD-9 Codes, Rev Codes, CPT Codes

Financial Information/Insurance (information related to insurance, billing and payment): Billing Information, Payer Name, Payer ID, Account Balances, Plan Elements Covered, Payment Information, Payment Rates