Supervisor Environmental Service
Summary
Supervise the hospital’s cleaning and sanitation team, train staff, enforce infection-control protocols, and track waste disposal and equipment use to maintain a safe, hygienic facility.
Where You’ll Work
CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As a Supervisor, Environmental Services, you will oversee the daily operations of the environmental services team, ensuring a clean, safe, and sanitary environment.Every day you will manage and mentor EVS staff, assign tasks, conduct inspections, and ensure compliance with cleaning protocols, safety standards, and infection control policies.To be successful, you will demonstrate strong leadership, effective communication, and thorough knowledge of environmental services best practices, crucial for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and supporting a healthy facility.
- One-on-one training and development of EVS staff.
- Supervises the necessary resources needed for the Environmental Services department under their control and makes recommendations to hiring, promoting and annual staff performance reviews.
- Supervises a waste program that separates, packages and disposes of all waste according to all regulations
- Performs quality improvement initiatives under direction of EVS manager/director. Conducts rounding activities to ensure environmental hygiene in all areas assigned. Prepares necessary reporting to manager(s) and document results.
- Conducts ES Survey required reports. E.G. Standard work audits, Direct Observations, Fluorescent Marker, Clean Trace ATP.
- Supervises the bed tracking system and ensure EVS response times are achieved. Prepare reports to document results, collaborating with the EVS manager to develop improvement activities.
Job Requirements
Required
- High School Graduate General Studies
- 3 Years in Environmental Services
- Experience with typical EVS equipment/machinery
Preferred
- 1 Year in supervisory level experience in supervising staff
- Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Tech