Housekeeper Lead - Methodist

Environmental Services Manager

To lead and support the continual development of Methodist Medical Center and its affiliated entities in a manner which meets customer valid requirements of the Environmental Services Department in a manner which is cost effective and supports both team and individual goals. To be responsible for a shift schedule and provide functional guidance and to fill in when the manager is not available.

Responsibilities:

• Performs high quality of work within established standards.
• Follows departmental cleaning procedure for entire cleaning process.
• Ensures areas are cleaned thoroughly and consistently with little or no discrepancies (ex: high dusting, regular dusting, etc.).
• Observes and follows Safety & Sanitation guidelines (wears proper Personal Protective Equipment gloves).
• Puts Wet Floor signs out and removes them.
• Performs any and all duties assigned by manager and/or director.
• Provides documented initial training for new employees on department cleaning procedures.
• Provides documented on-going training for existing employees.
• Conducts yearly competency on existing employees based on manager referrals.
• Meets Patient Satisfaction goal in assigned areas for Cleaning and Courtesy Performance Reviews.
• Assists manager in giving performance reviews.
• Gives feedback on employees to manager daily.
• Develops Individual Competencies for Equipment.
• Develops Individual Competencies for 'Department' Specific areas.
• Develops 'Task' Specific Competencies.
• Facilitates and Coordinates Product, Equipment, Task and Departmental In-services.
• Performs amount of work as outlined by standard measurements.
• Schedules is completed on a daily basis.
• Discrepancies explained to manager/charge person.
• Accepts manager's directions to perform outside schedule and/or seeking to perform outside schedule.
• Completes project work assigned.
• Performs projects in own area.
• Implements procedures to increase productivity.
• Constantly seeking to perform outside schedule.
• Ensures bed 'turn' times meet Department measurements.
• Requests directions to perform in other areas.
• Initiates project work in own area.
• Seeks to perform outside of schedule.
• Makes rounds for manager or director.
• Performs weekly inspections, with being patient rooms per their performance goals.
• Responsible for providing functional guidance to employers to assure smooth department operations.
• Monitors schedule for changes:
  Reviews computer for checkouts.
• Follows manager's recommendations on controlling overtime.
• Arranging Daily
  
  Schedule:
  
  Assess the daily work flow of the environment and make changes as necessary.
• Chemical/Cleaning/Equipment:
  Maintains knowledgeable of duties, material and equipment used (i.e. thoroughly familiar with chemical usage and operation of equipment).
• Stress/Changes/Flexibility:
  Deals with stressful situations and/or emergencies in a resourceful and effective way. Adapts to all changing routines.
• In-services/ Skill Development:
  Attends required In-services (i.e. Radiation Safety, Fire Safety, etc.) Continues education in skill development.
• Computer:
  Maintains ability to fully use the HBOC system.
• Scheduling:
  Maintains knowledgeable of all schedules in order to make decisions on efficient use of staff.
• Fills in when needed.
• Ensures all hazardous and infectious waste materials are handled appropriately.
• Assigns people as needed.
• Completes meeting room Set-ups.
• Maintains knowledgeable of all meeting room set-up procedures.
• Performs set-ups when no set-up tech is available.
• Assures that equipment is in good repair and workable. Has a good working knowledge of all equipment.
• Trains new employees on proper operating procedure of various equipment.
• Ensures equipment is properly maintained (vacuum bags changed, filters changed).
• Ensures carts are wiped down and ready…