Supervisor Environmental Svcs
About Us
Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 138 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.
Our Mission
As CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all. To learn more about a calling that defines and unites, please click here for more information about our mission, vision, and values.
The posted compensation range of $18.06 - $25.51 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.
The Environmental Services Supervisor will provide day-to-day supervision for the EVS department under guidance of Director and/or Manager; ensures a consistently high level of environmental hygiene and aesthetics to patients, visitors and staff. This position also is responsible for daily oversight of regulatory standards, financial stewardship of department operations and collaboration with other management team members to support the department in its daily functions.
Trains and develops a highly equipped and engaged Environmental Services Team using evidence-based techniques, process and mission metrics (KPIs) to ensure we provide a clean safe environment as we help save lives.
Provides supervision of staff, making sound business decisions in support of the hospital’s mission, vision and values. Demonstrates supervision in providing an optimal environment for patient care, safety, service, and value. Supervises the day to day operations of the department; ensures a clean safe environment and aesthetics to patients, family, visitors, physicians, nurses and staff as we help save lives.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
- 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.
- Demonstrates working knowledge of the cleaning and disinfection principles and requirements, proper chemical, equipment usage, and labor requirements for maintenance of furniture, furnishings, interior finishes for all areas of responsibility.
- Provides oversight of inventories, usage data, and ordering of consumable supplies and equipment repairs
- Prepares work and time schedules, under the direction of the Manager/Director, coordinating vacation and holiday time and reviewing daily adjustments in the work schedule.
- Promotes and supervises a culture of safety, hand hygiene, patient experience, as well as employee engagement and retention.
Job Requirements
Required Education and Experience | Required – High School diploma or equivalent. Required - 3 Years in Environmental Services. |
Preferred Education and Experience | Preferred – 1 Year in supervisory level experience in supervising staff. |
Required Licensure and Certifications | None |
Preferred Licensure and Certifications | Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Professional (CHESP) certification preferred. |
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training |
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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.
Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit https://www.commonspirit.careers/benefits.
Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.
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