Manager - Environmental Services - Atlantic Health System

Atlantic Health System is seeking a Full-Time Environmental Services Manager for the Environmental Services (Housekeeping) Department at Morristown Medical Center. Required hours vary, weekends as required.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Develops, communicates, and builds consensus for goals in alignment with the health system.
• Manages the staff and activities of the environmental services (housekeeping) department in maintaining department objectives, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Hires, trains, and evaluates direct reports and ensures performance appraisals are completed in a timely fashion.
• Recommends staffing requirements to maintain adequate, competent staff and prepares staff work schedules.
• Prepares, conducts, and organizes training programs, as necessary.
• Collaborates with management in the review, development, and monitoring of department budgets including, staffing, equipment, and supplies.
• Ensures adequate inventory of supplies and elects and tests equipment and supplies to ensure effectiveness and safety while maintaining costs.
• Maintains environmental guideline manuals and reviews the details for regulatory accuracy.
• Improving patient throughput by reducing turnaround times for discharge cleaning.
• Provides a clean and safe environment for patients, visitors and team members at all times.
• Devise/Implement improvement plan regarding patient satisfaction scores.
• Must be able to bend/push/pull/lift 50LBS.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• HS Diploma/GED required.
• 4 Year College degree preferred.
• To provide a safe environment to our patients, we require that all candidates must be able to read, write and speak English.
• Knowledge of HCAHPS required.

Relevant Experience:

• 2-5 years of leadership experience managing environmental services (housekeeping) in a healthcare environment preferred.
• 6-8 years of experience working in environmental services (housekeeping) or relevant area in a health care facility, hospital system or relevant area preferred.
• Strong computer knowledge (Excel, Word and Power Point), customer service/people skills a must.

ABOUT US

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is;  Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for  the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years 
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
• Gold-Level \"Well Workplace\": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
• NJ Sustainable Business 

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology,  geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek.  We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of \"100 Great Hospitals in America\". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an \"A\" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services.  Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

Atlantic Health System’s Environmental Service Department ensures the cleanest and safest health care environment for all team members, patients and visitors. Environmental Services is responsible for the cleaning and disinfection of common areas, outpatient areas, procedural areas, and patient rooms, including bathrooms, furniture, carpet/hard surface floors, vents, electronics and patient equipment. The team uses sanitizing processes of the highest quality required by multiple regulatory agencies. Often referred to as ‘the first line of defense against infection,’ the Environmental Service Department collaborates with the Atlantic Health SystemInfection Preventionand Quality Departments to ensure that there is consistent alignment at all sites.