What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospital Environmental Services Executive Housekeeper position at Enterprise Professional Services, Inc.?
Hospital Environmental Services (HES) Executive Housekeeper
EPSI seeks an experienced Hospital Environmental Services leader to oversee our cleaning and disinfection services for Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital (BJACH), Fort Polk, LA. BJACH supports US military members, their families, and veterans as well as the local Fort Polk community. This critical position requires the highest level of reliability, commitment, expertise, and professionalism. If you are a responsible, organized, and experienced Hospital Environmental Service professional, please contact us for an interview.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise, review, and inspect the work of staff.
- Manage overall jobsite and contract performance, to include cleaning, disinfection, terminal cleans, and floor care.
- Manage assigned budgets (for example: labor, supply, materials, microfiber laundering and overhead).
- Adjust schedules and man hours to meet contract needs and workload surges.
- Conduct/Review Quality Control inspections and implement corrective action as necessary.
- Support shift supervisors in ensuring tasks are completed on time and to contract standards.
- Ensure company vehicles and equipment are properly used and maintained.
- Participate in the contract modification (pricing adjustment) process with site government personnel and corporate staff.
- Review monthly jobsite reports; evaluate performance against budget and other quality of service metrics.
- Regularly meet and communicate with government representatives.
- Review employee injury reports/accident investigations.
- Maintain a safe work environment with zero employee injuries.
- Continuously improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
- Manage and oversee hospital aseptic training in accordance with AHE standard procedures.
- Ensure employees understand and comply with the company’s Employee Handbook and all its environmental services policy and procedure manuals.
- Advise and oversee resolutions and procedures for meeting contract standards and requirements.
- Review, prepare, and present accurate reports on operations, inspections and hospital project activities.
- Implement and update contract performance goals and objectives.
- Establish work schedules and methods for cleaning and disinfection services to meet the inspection standards of authorized in-house and outside inspection agencies.
- Promptly respond to and resolve customer inquiries and complaints.
- Promptly address after-hour assignments, as required.
- Attend meetings as required.
- Assist fellow employees by helping with cleaning when shorthanded.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
We offer good pay, benefits, bonuses, and industry certification opportunities to raise your professional skills. Previous supervisory experience is a must. Experience in working with people with disabilities is a major plus.
Knowledge, Experience and Skill Requirements
- Must have a minimum of five (5) years relevant experience overseeing a custodial operation of similar size and scope, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
- Possessing a Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Professional (CHESP) or certificate of completion for all contract requirement courses from the International Executive Housekeeper's Association as a Certified/Registered Executive Housekeeper (CEH or REH) is a plus; the Executive Housekeeper must earn this credential upon assuming the positions.
- Excellent communication skills, job knowledge, training experience, and customer service experience are required.
- Experience managing a diverse staff, to include employees with disabilities, is a plus.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters.
- Ability to work independently and recommend solutions to hospital environmental service problems.
- Competent with Microsoft Word, Outlook email, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Superior attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while attending to multiple tasks and demands at multiple facilities.
- Knowledge of Joint Commission accreditation is a plus.
- Management and leadership skills required.
Working Conditions:
- Works in hospital and office areas.
- Sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours.
- Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move a minimum of 50 pounds.
Offers of employment are contingent upon the applicant’s ability to pass the customers background check requirement and earn the required IEHA certification.
EPSI is proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
Job Type: Full-time; hours are typically between 8:00am and 4:00pm, Monday through Friday. As a salaried position, work hours may change due to requirements with or without notice. Salary is negotiable depending on experience.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
Ability to Relocate:
- Fort Johnson, LA 71459: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $55,000 - $65,000
