Housekeeping Supervisor- Full-Time Evenings

Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
1153 Centre Street (Show on map)
Mar 07, 2025
Key Details: Schedule: 3 PM - 11:30 PM with rotating weekends. Primary Responsibilities: Leading shifts, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring infection control. Patient Care Required? No Essential Responsibilities: Clean and disinfect patient rooms, floors, offices, conference rooms, and common areas following infection prevention standards. Perform high-level cleaning in specialized areas such as surgical suites, cath labs, sterile rooms, and clinical areas without direct supervision. Act as a resource for environmental services team members and guide on department matters. Offer input on department processes, training materials, and improvement initiatives. Collaborate with various departments to ensure hospital and patient needs are met efficiently. Ensure proper PPE usage and compliance with infection control cleaning protocols, including hand hygiene standards. Use hospital-approved cleaning chemicals, following dwell time requirements for disinfectants. Handle various types of waste disposal including regular, recycling, hazardous, chemo, regulated medical, pharmaceutical, and radioactive waste. Education Trade/Technical/Vocational Diploma Environmental Sciences required Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? Yes Licenses and Credentials Class D Passenger Vehicle Driver's License [State License] - Generic - HR Only preferred Pest Control Technician [Massachusetts] - Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, Pesticide Program preferred Experience experience working with the cleaning equipment and chemicals used in hospitals and healthcare centers 3-5 years required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Demonstrates knowledge of and supports hospital mission, vision, values statements, standards, policies and procedures, confidentiality, corporate compliance plan, customer service standards, and ethical behavior. - Collaborates with multiple disciplines to effectively and efficiently provide patient care and achieve the desired patient outcome. - Applies critical thinking to assess, plan, and implement day-to-day operations, and communicates updates to team members knowledge of health and sanitation standards, physical stamina, ability to operate heavy machines, familiarity with industrial cleaners and chemicals and the willpower to work with diverse population effectively. Physical Requirements Standing Frequently (34-66%) Walking Frequently (34-66%) Sitting Occasionally (3-33%) Lifting Occasionally (3-33%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device) Carrying Occasionally (3-33%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device) Pushing Occasionally (3-33%) Pulling Occasionally (3-33%) Climbing Occasionally (3-33%) Balancing Frequently (34-66%) Stooping Occasionally (3-33%) Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%) Crouching Occasionally (3-33%) Crawling Occasionally (3-33%) Reaching Occasionally (3-33%) Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%) Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%) Feeling Constantly (67-100%) Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%) Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%) Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%) Talking Constantly (67-100%) Hearing Constantly (67-100%) Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.