Environmental Services Supervisor

Position Summary:

The Environmental Services Supervisor is responsible for assisting with planning, directing, organizing, monitoring and staffing departmental services subject to policies, budgets, objectives and directives mandated by regulatory agencies, DNV and the hospital administrative team. Oversees and coordinates all day-to-day operational aspects of the Environmental Services Department. Ensures all buildings are maintained in a clean, safe, and orderly condition with emphasis on quality, effectiveness, productivity, efficiency and customer service. Provides oversight and management of sub-contractors and processes work orders and preventative maintenance, as needed. Works closely with other supervisors and managers to coordinate efforts in all areas of overlapping responsibility and to ensure positive communications between shifts and all department personnel. Must be a model of excellence, professionalism and service so that the efforts of the Environmental Services Department will always be focused on the improvement of community health and quality of life, and to assure a healing presence to all those in and around the Bozeman Health service area.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Three years' experience in a hospital Environmental Services department setting, or Management or supervisory/leadership experience in another setting

Preferred

• Associates degree or higher in Project Management or Facility Management

Essential Job Functions:

In addition to the essential functions of the job listed below, employees must have on-time completion of all required education as assigned per DNV requirements, Bozeman Health policy, and other registry requirements.

• Assists department leadership with broad operations to ensure the provision of comprehensive departmental services in compliance with all regulatory agencies and hospital requirements.
• Ensures a collaborative departmental approach to long-range strategic operational planning, care and service design and development of organizational policies, which reflect the mission of the organization.
• Coordinates and oversees the organization-wide departmental services. Continuously assesses, measures and improves departmental performance.
• Demonstrates responsible management of all departmental resources.
• Demonstrates clinical/technical and managerial competency. Ensures staff professional needs are met.
• Leads, teaches, inspires, helps and consistently demonstrates hospital behavioral standards

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong leadership managerial skills; ability to plan, delegate, monitor and improve work performance
• Demonstrates sound judgement, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times
• Ability to work in a busy and stressful environment
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Creativity, problem analysis and decision making
• Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity and maintains confidentiality
• Detail oriented, organizational skills and the ability to prioritize
• Standard office equipment and computer applications; MS Office, EMR, internet applications etc.
• Ability to work varied shifts

Schedule Requirements

• This role requires regular and sustained attendance.
• The position may necessitate working beyond a standard 40-hour workweek, including weekends and after-hours shifts.
• On-call work may be required to respond promptly to organizational, patient, or employee needs.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting (Repeatedly – 50 pounds): Exerting force occasionally and/or using a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects or people.
• Sit (Occasionally): Maintaining a sitting posture for extended periods may include adjusting body position to prevent discomfort or strain.
• Stand (Continuously): Maintaining a standing posture for extended periods may include adjusting body position to prevent discomfort or strain.
• Walk (Continuously): Walking and moving around within the work area requires good balance and coordination.
• Climb (Repeatedly): Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like using feet and legs; may also use hands and arms.
• Twist/Bend/Stoop/Kneel (Continuously): Twisting, bending, stooping, and kneeling require flexibility and a wide range of motion in the spine and joints.
• Reach Above Shoulder Level (Repeatedly): Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects as necessary above the shoulder, requiring strength and stability.
• Push/Pull (Continuously): Using the upper extremities to press or exert force against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Fine-Finger Movements (Continuously): Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than using the whole hand as in handling.
• Vision (Occasionally): Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures and to read computer screens, printed materials, and handwritten materials.
• Cognitive Skills (Continuously): Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, and make timely decisions in the context of a workflow.

• Exposures (Repeatedly): Bloodborne pathogens, such as blood, bodily fluids, or tissues. Radiation in settings where medical imaging procedures are performed. Various chemicals and medications are used in healthcare settings. Job tasks may involve handling cleaning products, disinfectants, and other substances. Infectious diseases due to contact with patients in areas that may have contagious illnesses.

• Frequency Key: Continuously (100% - 67% of the time), Repeatedly (66% - 33% of the time), Occasionally (32% - 4% of the time), Rarely (3% - 1% of the time), Never (0%).

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job classification. They are not to be construed as a contract of any type nor an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.

Environmental Services (BHDH)