What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Services Operations Manager position at VHC Health?
At VHC Health, we believe a clean and welcoming environment is essential to providing exceptional patient care and you can be a key part of making that happen. As our Environmental Services Operations Manager, you’ll lead a dedicated team of professionals on your assigned shift, helping to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation throughout the hospital. You'll play a vital role in coordinating with other departments, ensuring schedules are covered, and supporting your team through hands-on supervision, training, and motivation. You’ll also assist the Assistant Director in driving excellence across all Environmental Services operations.
If you’re a natural leader with a passion for creating a safe and supportive environment, we’d love to have you on our team at VHC Health, Arlington’s only hospital and one of the region’s most trusted healthcare providers.
VHC Health is a 453-bed not-for-profit Hospital and teaching facility that has been delivering high quality care to the Washington, DC metropolitan area for over 75 years. Recent accomplishments include recognition by Newsweek as a 2025 "World's Best Hospital" and VHC becoming the Washington Commanders Football provider for women's health. VHC Health is a designated Level II Trauma Center and a recognized Magnet Facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. At VHC Health, we are always striving to provide continued excellence and growth for our employees as well as top notch care for our patients and that is made clear with our recent accomplishments!
Purpose & Scope
Operations Manager leads the work activities of cleaning personnel on an assigned shift. Maintains a high standard of cleanliness and sanitation throughout the hospital. Coordinates activities of the shift with those of other hospital departments. Assist the Assistant Director in maintaining high quality standards of housekeeping within set forth performance standards. Keeps leadership fully informed on the immediate condition of all assigned areas as it relates to staffing and cleanliness, in addition to ongoing training, supervising, and motivating of department personnel to ensure all schedules are covered.
Education
High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Experience
Two years of healthcare or hotel housekeeping experience is required.
Demonstrated leadership ability is preferred.
Certification/Licensure
None.
At VHC Health, every role contributes to exceptional care, better outcomes, and stronger communities.
In addition to your base compensation, VHC Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage (subject to eligibility requirements), as well as additional wellness and retirement benefits designed to support our employees and their families.
VHC Health is committed to wage transparency and equitable pay practices. The compensation offered for this position—whether expressed as an annual salary or hourly rate—is determined based on a variety of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, a candidate’s qualifications, relevant training and experience, skill level, shift differentials (where applicable), internal equity, and current market conditions.
The posted hiring range reflects the range VHC Health, in good faith, believes is appropriate for this role at the time of posting. This range may be adjusted in the future based on business needs or market changes. No portion of compensation is considered earned until it is vested and determined in accordance with the terms of applicable policies and benefit plans. The availability and amount of any bonuses, incentives, or other benefits are subject to the terms of those plans and may be modified at the sole discretion of VHC Health, in accordance with applicable law.
VHC Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
VHC Health maintains a drug-free workplace. The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited at all VHC Health locations.
If you’re a natural leader with a passion for creating a safe and supportive environment, we’d love to have you on our team at VHC Health, Arlington’s only hospital and one of the region’s most trusted healthcare providers.
VHC Health is a 453-bed not-for-profit Hospital and teaching facility that has been delivering high quality care to the Washington, DC metropolitan area for over 75 years. Recent accomplishments include recognition by Newsweek as a 2025 "World's Best Hospital" and VHC becoming the Washington Commanders Football provider for women's health. VHC Health is a designated Level II Trauma Center and a recognized Magnet Facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. At VHC Health, we are always striving to provide continued excellence and growth for our employees as well as top notch care for our patients and that is made clear with our recent accomplishments!
Purpose & Scope
Operations Manager leads the work activities of cleaning personnel on an assigned shift. Maintains a high standard of cleanliness and sanitation throughout the hospital. Coordinates activities of the shift with those of other hospital departments. Assist the Assistant Director in maintaining high quality standards of housekeeping within set forth performance standards. Keeps leadership fully informed on the immediate condition of all assigned areas as it relates to staffing and cleanliness, in addition to ongoing training, supervising, and motivating of department personnel to ensure all schedules are covered.
Education
High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Experience
Two years of healthcare or hotel housekeeping experience is required.
Demonstrated leadership ability is preferred.
Certification/Licensure
None.
At VHC Health, every role contributes to exceptional care, better outcomes, and stronger communities.
In addition to your base compensation, VHC Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage (subject to eligibility requirements), as well as additional wellness and retirement benefits designed to support our employees and their families.
VHC Health is committed to wage transparency and equitable pay practices. The compensation offered for this position—whether expressed as an annual salary or hourly rate—is determined based on a variety of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, a candidate’s qualifications, relevant training and experience, skill level, shift differentials (where applicable), internal equity, and current market conditions.
The posted hiring range reflects the range VHC Health, in good faith, believes is appropriate for this role at the time of posting. This range may be adjusted in the future based on business needs or market changes. No portion of compensation is considered earned until it is vested and determined in accordance with the terms of applicable policies and benefit plans. The availability and amount of any bonuses, incentives, or other benefits are subject to the terms of those plans and may be modified at the sole discretion of VHC Health, in accordance with applicable law.
VHC Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
VHC Health maintains a drug-free workplace. The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited at all VHC Health locations.