What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housekeeping supervisor position at Excela Health?
Position Summary
Provide supervisory responsibility for Housekeeping Department; establish policies, procedures, objectives and work standards.
Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.
Essential Functions
- Select / train / orient new employees.
- Provide instruction / guidance as necessary.
- Prepare daily assignment schedules which include specific areas to be cleaned as well as established routines for each area.
- Evaluate performance and initiate or recommend personnel actions such as merit increases, disciplinary action, etc.
- Develop and maintain job descriptions for departmental staff.
- Counsel and guide staff and provide inservice training.
- Maintain Department Quality Control.
- Tour hospital environment regularly observe cleanliness, record findings and determine compliance procedures and schedules.
- Assure that all safety, health, and sanitation regulations are met.
- Introduce and instruct personnel in use of new equipment, new cleaning techniques / methods, new cleaning agents, promote efficiency in work performance and cost effective use of time, equipment and supplies.
- Maintain inventory of cleaning materials, supplies, and equipment and prepare requisitions for replacement of items.
- Inspect housekeeping equipment for proper functioning and order maintenance and repair.
- Maintain required records, reports, statistics as directed.
- Attend required inservice and other meetings.
- Participate on committees as directed.
- Perform other duties as directed / required.
Agrees to comply with the Corporate Compliance Policy and all laws, rules, regulations, and standards of conduct relating to the position and has a duty to report any suspected violations of the law or the standards of conduct to his or her immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Chief Executive Officer.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed with or without reasonable accommodations by incumbents of this job.
Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks, duties, and / or responsibilities other than those specifically presented in this description.
Reporting Relationships
Reports to : Housekeeping Manager
Supervises : Housekeeping Aides
Schedule :
- 9 : 00am-5 : 30pm Monday-Friday
- Weekend coverage as needed
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent education.
- management required (and / or ability to complete necessary training within first year of employment).
- Demonstrate leadership potential.
- Previous experience within a healthcare facility is preferred.
Working Conditions
Extensive walking and standing and exposed to housekeeping / cleaning agents / chemical.
Last updated : 2024-11-26
