What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Services Director position at MultiCare Health System?
You Belong Here.
At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.
FTE: 1.0, Shift: Days, Schedule: Day shift with Flexibility
Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) preferred
Position Summary
The Director of Environmental Services directs the development, implementation and evaluation of comprehensive Environmental Services program(s) at multiple MultiCare locations/facilities to assure highly reliable and safe programs are maintained in matrixed teams across assigned areas within the healthcare system. The Director ensures policies, standard operating procedures and protocols are developed and implemented in accordance with national, state, local, and Joint Commission requirements; serves as the system's subject matter expert; establishes strategies; key metrics, customer service excellence standards, and service level agreements; monitors program performance and performance improvement activities; ensures continual survey and regulatory readiness/compliance; establishes, directs and monitors strategic initiatives to ensure Environmental Services programs are operating and improving so interdependent business units can remain cost-effective, competitive and relevant to their market(s).Responsibilities
- Develops and implements environmental programs for multiple facilities/locations that meet key metrics, service level agreements and customer service standards
- Ensures policies, standards and operation procedures remain in accordance with national, state, local and Joint Commission requirements
- Ensures continual survey and regulatory readiness/compliance
- Serves as the subject matter expert on all environmental services matters
- Contributes to the development of budgets, tracks progress to align teams and plan for growth as needed
- Manages teams providing direction, training and performance reviews in keeping with MultiCare standards
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, management, or related curriculum; or four years of experience in lieu of degree will be considered
- Eight (8) years of experience in an environmental services leadership position with oversight in large single hospital or of multiple locations within a healthcare system
- Experience in regulatory compliance (e.g., Joint Commission, DOH), negotiating contracts, agreements, and partnerships based on financial and operational needs
- Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Professional (CHESP) or must obtain within first year of employment
Our Values
As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.
Why MultiCare?
- Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our caregivers
- Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
- Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
- Employee-centric: Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" in 2023
- Technology: "Most Wired"health caresystem 15 years in a row
- Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
- Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn.
Pay and Benefit Expectations
We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $88,771.00 - $127,745.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align.Associated benefit information can be viewed .
MultiCare is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V
Salary : $88,771 - $127,745
