Opportunities

Department: Environmental Services

Job Title: Director of EVS

Status: Exempt; Salary

Hours:  Day Shift

Salary Range: $15.50- $20.15 (Based on Experience)

Benefits

Description:

Pana Community Hospital is seeking a dedicated Director of Environmental Services to join our leadership team. In this role, you will oversee and direct the daily operations of the Environmental Services (EVS) Department, ensuring a clean, sanitary, safe, and organized environment throughout the hospital. You will provide leadership, supervision, and direction to departmental personnel while ensuring cleaning and sanitation standards are consistently maintained in accordance with hospital policies, infection prevention practices, and applicable regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include departmental staffing, scheduling, employee training, quality assurance, supply and equipment management, and budget oversight. Working collaboratively with hospital leadership, department managers, and clinical staff, you will play a vital role in supporting patient safety, operational efficiency, and a positive experience for patients, visitors, and employees.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or higher preferred.

• Two to five years of experience in healthcare environmental services required.

• Previous supervisory or management experience preferred.

• Knowledge of healthcare cleaning and sanitation practices, infection prevention principles, and environmental services operations.

• Demonstrated leadership, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with hospital personnel at all levels.

• Must demonstrate integrity, adaptability, attention to detail, initiative, and a strong commitment to teamwork.

• Ability to remain calm and respond effectively to changing priorities and unexpected situations in a healthcare environment.

• Must be willing to work beyond normal business hours when necessary and be available to respond to departmental needs after hours, on weekends, and as required.

• Strong reading, writing, analytical, and documentation skills.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills in English.

• Computer competency, including proficiency with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office 365 applications.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.

• Ability to reach, bend, kneel, and perform other physical activities associated with departmental operations.

• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Department Leadership and Operations

• Oversees and directs the daily operations of the Environmental Services Department to ensure a clean, sanitary, orderly, and safe hospital environment.

• Provides leadership, supervision, guidance, and support to departmental personnel.

• Develops, implements, and maintains departmental policies, procedures, cleaning protocols, and standards of work in collaboration with appropriate hospital leadership.

• Ensures adequate staffing and scheduling to maintain appropriate coverage throughout the facility.

• Monitors departmental performance and identifies opportunities to improve operational efficiency, service quality, and workflow.

• Maintains proficiency in environmental services techniques, cleaning methods, and equipment utilized throughout the department.

• Ensures departmental equipment is properly maintained, inspected, and tested according to established requirements.

Quality Assurance and Infection Prevention

• Conducts routine inspections of patient care areas, common spaces, and other facility areas to ensure established cleanliness and sanitation standards are met.

• Monitors the quality and consistency of cleaning services and addresses deficiencies promptly.

• Collaborates with Infection Prevention and other departments to support infection control initiatives and ensure compliance with established cleaning and disinfection practices.

• Participates in performance improvement initiatives and develops corrective action plans when necessary.

• Investigates, documents, and reports unusual occurrences, safety concerns, and departmental issues.

• Assists in maintaining compliance with accreditation standards and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

Personnel Management and Development

• Provides direction, coaching, and performance management to departmental employees.

• Participates in the recruitment and selection process, including screening applicants and making recommendations regarding hiring, promotions, transfers, and disciplinary actions.

• Conducts employee orientation, ongoing training, and regularly scheduled departmental in-services.

• Maintains documentation of employee training, including dates, topics, and attendance.

• Communicates administrative directives, departmental expectations, and operational updates to employees.

• Promotes open communication, teamwork, accountability, and employee engagement through regular departmental meetings and discussions.

• Addresses employee concerns at the departmental level and utilizes established grievance and employee relations processes when appropriate.

• Reviews timekeeping and payroll-related records and maintains accurate documentation of personnel actions and work assignments.

Budget, Supplies, and Linen Management

• Assists with the development and management of the annual departmental budget and monitors expenditures to remain within approved budgetary guidelines.

• Maintains appropriate inventory levels of cleaning supplies, equipment, and other departmental resources.

• Evaluates supplies, equipment, and operational procedures and recommends changes to improve safety, efficiency, quality, or cost-effectiveness.

• Oversees linen distribution and ensures patient care departments maintain adequate linen supplies.

• Monitors linen utilization, reviews usage statistics, and identifies opportunities to improve linen management and control costs.

Organizational Collaboration and Compliance

• Collaborates with hospital leadership, clinical departments, and support services to address environmental needs and support overall hospital operations.

• Participates in assigned committees, task forces, and organizational initiatives.

• Attends monthly department management meetings and communicates relevant information to departmental personnel.

• Attends monthly executive-management meetings and keeps the Administrative Representative informed of significant departmental concerns, unusual circumstances, and operational issues.

• Supports organizational compliance with accreditation requirements, regulatory standards, hospital policies, and applicable laws.

• Promotes the hospital's mission, vision, values, ethics, and organizational goals through departmental leadership and daily operations.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Maintains a neat, clean, and professional appearance and adheres to the organization's dress code.

• Wears required identification while on duty.

• Completes annual education requirements and maintains professional competency through continuing education and ongoing development.

• Maintains positive, cooperative, and professional working relationships with physicians, hospital leadership, employees, patients, and visitors.

• Demonstrates professionalism, sincerity, tact, and sound judgment when addressing concerns or resolving conflicts.

• Responds to stressful situations in a calm, constructive, and solution-oriented manner.

• Represents the organization in an ethical, positive, and professional manner within the hospital and community.

• Demonstrates organization, accuracy, dependability, and attention to detail.

• Adapts effectively to changing departmental priorities and organizational needs.

• Accepts constructive criticism and responds positively to opportunities for improvement.

• Ensures compliance with organizational policies, procedures, and established standards of conduct.

• Maintains patient confidentiality and complies with HIPAA regulations at all times.

• Complies with organizational corporate compliance policies and ethical and legal business practices.

• Communicates and supports the hospital's mission, ethics, goals, and departmental focus statement.

Come join our team at Pana Community Hospital!