What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director Facilities Management position at Bothwell Regional Health Center?
JOB SUMMARY:
The Director of Facilities Management is responsible to provide a safe, functional and effective environment for patients, staff members, visitors, and other individuals at Bothwell Regional Health Center. The director participates in planning and training activities. Consistent with BRHC’s Mission and Vision, the Director of Facilities Management ensures the integration of “Safety, Security, Hazardous Materials, and Waste Management, Emergency Management, Fire Prevention, Medical Equipment, and Utilities” into the planning and training activities of Bothwell Regional Health Center.
The Director of Facilities Management reports directly to Chief Operating Officer.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree. Formal Engineering and Management training.
Work Experience:
Total of 10 years of engineering and/or engineering management experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
RESPONSIBILITIES/JOB DUTIES:
As BRHC’s designated safety officer, supervises the safety program which minimize avoidable risks within the facility to protect people and the organization (both physically and financially), make safety procedures second nature for staff, and keep the environment current with increasing technological demands.
Directs the Security Program, which ensures the physical/personal safety of BRHC’s patients, staff, and visitors. Property and material control concerns are an important secondary consideration.
Oversees the Hazardous Materials and Waste Management program, which ensures the appropriate handling of hazardous substances and potentially infectious medical waste.
Through the Emergency Management plan, ensures BRHC can adequately respond to and manage a disaster.
Actively encourages the development of a fire safe environment in and around BRHC so that patients can receive quality care.
Coordinate a Medical Equipment program which identifies, maintains, improves performance and safety, helps to detect damage caused by abuse or neglect, ensures equipment is used for its specified purpose and accounts for the effect of degeneration.
Manages the Building Utilities and utility systems through a program, which includes preventative maintenance, operator and user training, maintenance of reference documents, failure response plans and/or system of evaluation and improvement.
Supports Lifetime Plus, other director and manager environment of care training and policies.
Supports and participates in inspections, permits and licenses required by outside organizations.
Assists in the planning of structural changes, additions or modifications to the building. Oversees outside contractors in such efforts.
Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED STAFF COMPETENCIES:
Demonstrates support for organizational and departmental mission and provides examples of how they were supported by actions during the fiscal year.
Supports and demonstrates knowledge of the Strategic Plan and the Hospital Key Initiatives.
Develops means of measuring department or unit's performance, and ways to measure customer satisfaction.
Demonstrates strong knowledge of budget preparation and use. Operates with fiscal responsibility to provide the department's Scope of Service in both the Operating and Capital Budgets. Works to reduce costs and/or increase revenues.
Completes all department performance evaluations on time and with periodic
face to face interviews with each of the department's employees.
Demonstrates commitment to professional growth by attending or participating in management training and/or continuous education on an annual fiscal year basis.
Develops, implements, measures and monitors success of plans designed to improve staff's professional educational levels on core competencies.
Demonstrates ways to enhance the quality of communications between department and its customers, fellow employees, other departments, physicians and the community.
Fosters and promotes teamwork within department and the organization as a whole. Resolves conflicts constructively, and in a timely manner.
Demonstrates appropriate Computer Skills commensurate with job duties.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The Director of Facilities Management is responsible to provide a safe, functional and effective environment for patients, staff members, visitors, and other individuals at Bothwell Regional Health Center. The director participates in planning and training activities. Consistent with BRHC’s Mission and Vision, the Director of Facilities Management ensures the integration of “Safety, Security, Hazardous Materials, and Waste Management, Emergency Management, Fire Prevention, Medical Equipment, and Utilities” into the planning and training activities of Bothwell Regional Health Center.
The Director of Facilities Management reports directly to Chief Operating Officer.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree. Formal Engineering and Management training.
Work Experience:
Total of 10 years of engineering and/or engineering management experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
RESPONSIBILITIES/JOB DUTIES:
As BRHC’s designated safety officer, supervises the safety program which minimize avoidable risks within the facility to protect people and the organization (both physically and financially), make safety procedures second nature for staff, and keep the environment current with increasing technological demands.
Directs the Security Program, which ensures the physical/personal safety of BRHC’s patients, staff, and visitors. Property and material control concerns are an important secondary consideration.
Oversees the Hazardous Materials and Waste Management program, which ensures the appropriate handling of hazardous substances and potentially infectious medical waste.
Through the Emergency Management plan, ensures BRHC can adequately respond to and manage a disaster.
Actively encourages the development of a fire safe environment in and around BRHC so that patients can receive quality care.
Coordinate a Medical Equipment program which identifies, maintains, improves performance and safety, helps to detect damage caused by abuse or neglect, ensures equipment is used for its specified purpose and accounts for the effect of degeneration.
Manages the Building Utilities and utility systems through a program, which includes preventative maintenance, operator and user training, maintenance of reference documents, failure response plans and/or system of evaluation and improvement.
Supports Lifetime Plus, other director and manager environment of care training and policies.
Supports and participates in inspections, permits and licenses required by outside organizations.
Assists in the planning of structural changes, additions or modifications to the building. Oversees outside contractors in such efforts.
Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED STAFF COMPETENCIES:
Demonstrates support for organizational and departmental mission and provides examples of how they were supported by actions during the fiscal year.
Supports and demonstrates knowledge of the Strategic Plan and the Hospital Key Initiatives.
Develops means of measuring department or unit's performance, and ways to measure customer satisfaction.
Demonstrates strong knowledge of budget preparation and use. Operates with fiscal responsibility to provide the department's Scope of Service in both the Operating and Capital Budgets. Works to reduce costs and/or increase revenues.
Completes all department performance evaluations on time and with periodic
face to face interviews with each of the department's employees.
Demonstrates commitment to professional growth by attending or participating in management training and/or continuous education on an annual fiscal year basis.
Develops, implements, measures and monitors success of plans designed to improve staff's professional educational levels on core competencies.
Demonstrates ways to enhance the quality of communications between department and its customers, fellow employees, other departments, physicians and the community.
Fosters and promotes teamwork within department and the organization as a whole. Resolves conflicts constructively, and in a timely manner.
Demonstrates appropriate Computer Skills commensurate with job duties.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Frequent office environment.
Occasional inside hot and humid environment.
Occasional at heights.
Exposed to loud environment.
Subject to frequent interruptions.
Work with hazardous material and medical waste.