What are the responsibilities and job description for the Floating Supervisor-EVS position at Insight?
I.DESCRIPTION:
WE ARE INSIGHT:
At Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now!
These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, following the mission, values, and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers, and guests.
DESCRIPTION:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for the following tasks:
- 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 Director. Conducts rounding activities to ensure environmental hygiene in all areas assigned. Prepares necessary reporting to manager(s) and document results.
- Manages the bed tracking system and ensures EVS response times are achieved. Prepare reports to document results, collaborating with the EVS Director 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 master work and time schedules, under the direction of the Director, coordinating vacation and holiday time and reviewing daily adjustments in the work schedule
- Ensures the following procedures are followed:
- Supervises the work of subcontractors and/or EVS suppliers for the department as needed.
- Adheres to all organizational safety, risk management, and infection control and prevention standards. Promotes a culture of patient safety through observation and education.
- Coaches team members on the chain of infection and the core principles of the transmission of infectious pathogens.
- Responds to emergency calls and multiple priorities as needed to coordinate staffing changes and minimize disruption.
- Conduct patient and staff interviews to evaluate service levels and promote positive public relations. Actively participates and contributes to efforts to improve patient experience and cleanliness scores and key departmental performance metrics.
- Controls expenditures within sphere of approved budget objectives. Take corrective action when variances affect budget.
- Maintains all patient information is keep confidential.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Required: 3 years in environmental services and/or acute care related support departments
- Preferred: 1 year in supervisory level experience managing staff
- Education/Certifications/Licenses
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) and/or Certified Surgical Cleaning Technician (CSCT) certifications or trainer designation preferred.
- Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Professional (CHESP) certification preferred if eligible.
Special Skills/ Equipment:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of team members and management.
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite, MS Project, PM software, and EVS software systems preferred.
- Experience with typical EVS equipment/machinery.
- Demonstrates strong working knowledge of the principles of environmental infection prevention and control.
Contacts:
- Internal: Patients, providers, staff, and volunteers
- External: Patients, providers, visitors, vendors, community agencies and advocates
Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!
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