Environmental Services Lead

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With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the fifth consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. You'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

Job Summary

UT Southwestern has an opening for the position of a Full-Time Environmental Services Lead, at the Clements University Hospital (CUH) location.

Job Duties

• Cleans and maintains patient care, staff, and visitor area.

• Performs terminal cleaning procedures of patient rooms.

• Dusting of furniture, woodwork, equipment, and mops floors.

• Gathers and disposes of trash and waste materials.

• Wet-mops rooms, halls, stairways, and public areas.

• Attends educational programs and in-service meetings as required.

• Completes and maintains all job performance requirements and standards as established.

• Maintains required records, reports and statistics as directed.

• Supervises employees directly, including training and work allocation, monitor quality of work by performing inspection to identify opportunity for improvements.

• Coordinates repair of equipment; follow up on work orders and condition of equipment.

• Provides feedback on future recommendations for equipment utilization.

• Prepares and oversees schedules to ensure coverage of patient care areas, monitors OT usage and adjust staffing levels according to needs, OT must be below 2%.

• Assumes management responsibility in absence of Supervisor:

• At start of the shift, set up phones and job duties for each schedule.

• Communicate with previous shift any incomplete assignments; follow up to make sure consistency of services are provided.

• Rounding with Nursing Leaders up on the floors.

• Rounding with patients as needed.

• Provide shift report and documentation supporting compliance.

• Responsible for supplies distribution and overall condition of hospital, by managing first impression areas.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience and Education

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• 2 years of housekeeping experience.

• Ability to read/write English.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.