Environmental Services Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is hiring a full-time Environmental Services Supervisor for the Environmental Services Department in Chicago, IL.

At La Rabida Children’s Hospital, our mission is simple: we’re dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life for each of our patients with complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illnesses. The path to completing this mission, however, is often complicated.  Fortunately, we’ve got the best team around.  If you are looking for your next career opportunity to partner with a compassionate multidisciplinary collaborative team, we have the job for you!

Job Summary:
The Environmental Services Supervisor coordinates, plans, and supervises the operational activities, administrative functions, customer relations, and personnel of the Environmental Services and laundry/linen departments. Maintain a pleasant, comfortable, and safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors. Supports the hospital mission and observes hospital core job values with respect to service excellence standards, work quality, productivity, teamwork, and initiative.

Environmental Services Supervisor Essential Functions:

• Oversees daily operations of Environmental Services to ensure a clean, safe, and high-quality environment for patients, staff, and visitors, including building perimeter grounds, waste disposal, linen distribution, pest control, meeting room setups, and furniture moves.
• Monitors departmental productivity and structures staff assignments to ensure optimal utilization of human and material resources, while maintaining service quality and efficiency.
• Identifies opportunities for operational improvement, proactively implements changes, and ensures continuous performance enhancement across all functional areas.
• Supervises administrative and operational functions, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations and standards while maximizing resource efficiency.
• Assists in all aspects of personnel management, including hiring, training, evaluating, motivating, disciplining, and terminating staff; also collaborates with the Senior Manager on performance reviews and compensation decisions.
• Implements and enforces policies and procedures in alignment with regulatory bodies such as the Joint Commission, IDPH, OSHA, and EPA, ensuring successful inspection outcomes.
• Coordinates setup and breakdown of event spaces, including configuring tables, chairs, and room layouts to support hospital meetings and functions.
• Participates in committee meetings such as Infection Control, Quality Assurance, and Environment of Care, ensuring environmental standards are upheld and proper chemical management procedures are followed.
• Maintains and improves cross-departmental relationships, working with clinical and non-clinical teams to enhance or expand services and align departmental goals with hospital-wide objectives.
• Manages vendor relationships and oversees contracts for services like laundry, landscaping, and pressure washing; maintains oversight of linen program operations, adjusts par levels as needed, and ensures accurate financial processing of invoices.

What we need from you:

• Education : Associate degree in related field or equivalent years of experience in the field.
• Related Work Experience: Three (3) - five (5) years of experience in Healthcare Environmental Services supervision is preferred.
• Specialized Knowledge and Skills: The ideal candidate will have specialized training in planning, organizing, directing, and managing personnel activities with strong organizational and leadership capabilities. Candidates must demonstrate excellent English communication skills, interpersonal effectiveness, sound decision-making, and the ability to motivate and work well with others, as well as meet the physical requirements of lifting, bending, walking, standing, and other job-related tasks.

What you will receive:

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan & Matching
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off
• Free Parking
• Free Lunch every last Friday of the month in the hospital cafeteria

Compensation Information:
Pay Range: $48k - $63k

Who we are:

La Rabida is a place unlike any other. We understand the needs of families with children dealing with the most serious or complicated of conditions. With teams of the best healthcare providers in Chicago, we give continuous, comprehensive care, education, and support, helping families face their unique obstacles head-on.

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.