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Director of Environmental Services
REFER A FRIEND Current Employees Apply BACK Location : Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital
24500 Northwest Fwy
Cypress, TX 77429
Job Ref : 55515 Talent Area : Leadership Management Job Shift : 1st - Day Job Type : Full-Time Posted Date : April 25, 2024
At Houston Methodist, the Director Environment Services position is responsible for the planning, organization, development and direction for the overall operation of Environmental Services, Linen Services, and / or Patient Transportation departments.
This position works inter and intra-departmentally to ensure achievement of annual goals and high performance outcomes in support of continuous operations, creating an environment conducive to healing through both the physical appearance and personal experience in staff interaction within Houston Methodist entities.
All department functions and operations for the Director Environmental Services must be managed and achieved in accordance with all food and safety, federal, state, and local standards and guidelines in conjunction with regulatory bodies to assure that the highest degree of environmental safety and highest quality patient care is maintained at all times.
The Director position responsibilities include overseeing the activities of the department staff, ensuring quality, productivity, functional excellence and efficiency to accomplish strategic and operational objectives.
In addition, this position is accountable for employee engagement, adequate staffing levels, budget development and compliance, staffing decisions such as hiring and terminating employment, coaching and counseling employees on work related performance, and developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure a safe and effective work environment.
This position also ensures training, monitoring and operations initiatives are implemented which secure compliance with ethical and legal business practices and accreditation / regulatory / government regulations.
Requirements :
PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Provides timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge / skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.
Directs management responsibilities of selection, scheduling, supervision, retention, and evaluation of employees.
Drives the promotion of teamwork within and between departments; participates and / or leads and facilitates department process improvements as needed.
Strategizes, develops, and implements strategic on-boarding, employee engagement, and intra-entity processes to ensure successful engagement and culture development.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Oversees department operations, designated projects, schedules and activities as needed to ensure that goals or objectives are accomplished within the prescribed time frame.
Sets priorities and functional standards, giving direction to staff as necessary to ensure the best possible delivery of service and high customer / patient satisfaction.
Drives department service standards and activities to impact department and / or system score for patient / customer-based satisfaction, through role modeling and fostering accountability.
Serves and actively participates on various entity committees as a voice for the department.
and linen service quality to ensure internal department response as well as contracted services are performing to Houston Methodist standards.
QUALITY / SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Ensures a safe and effective working environment; monitors and / or revises the department safety plan and / or any specific accreditation / regulatory required safety guidelines.
Responsible for staff maintenance of credentials and competencies, per accrediting / licensing agency and / or department guidelines as applicable.
Employs a proactive approach in the optimization of safe outcomes and information systems by monitoring and improving the department workflow and enhancing operations, using peer-to-peer accountability and identifying solutions via collaboration.
Implements process improvements utilizing tools such as lean principles. Role models situational awareness, using teachable moments to improve safety.
Responsible for employee compliance to policies and procedures and performs associated actions upon non-compliance (i.
e., licensure / certification compliance, focal point review requirements, disaster plan, in-services, influenza immunization, wage and hour, standard hours, timely termination submission, timely timecard approval, etc.).
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Develops and manages department operational and capital budgets, approvals, and ongoing maintenance of the department(s), ensuring operation in a cost-effective manner.
Proactively identifies and plans for capital needs related to current equipment and future department projects. Ensures staffing plans and schedules meet department needs that reflect understanding of the importance of cost-effectiveness.
GROWTH / INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Identifies and implements innovative solutions for practice or workflow changes to improve department, entity or system operations by leading unit projects and / or other department / system-directed activities.
Proactively leads task forces and committees. May represent HM at assigned community or professional organization meetings.
Drives change initiatives, maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment;
adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures. Partners effectively with stakeholders as appropriate.
Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates My Development Plan (MDP) on an on-going basis.
Conducts conversations with staff on their development and MDP.
Proactively leads and participates in staff's professional development; identifies and creates a succession plan for department leadership.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business / job duties as assigned.
Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
Qualifications : EDUCATION
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
Six years of progressively responsible experience in environmental services, three years of which must be in a leadership role
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
DOTHAZMAT Certification (DOT) within 60 days
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences
Last updated : 2024-04-28
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$141k-175k (estimate)
04/29/2024
05/12/2024
houstonmethodist.org
CYPRESS, TX
7,500 - 15,000
2010
GABRIELA NICOLA
$5B - $10B
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
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