Maintenance Director
A Leading Skilled Nursing Facility located in Lake City, GA Lake City Nursing & Rehab, is currently recruiting for a Maintenance Director to join our team.
-The Maintenance Director is responsible for hiring and directing staff and to provide dependable maintenance services as defined by standards while helping to generate profit through continually improving operating efficiencies and reducing costs.
-The incumbent in this position must present a professional image to all customers and take a pro-active approach in maintaining company centers by providing supervision, training, and hands-on assistance.
This position must maintain compliance with federal, state, and local regulations including but not limited to Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA), Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and the State Department of Health in maintaining a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike setting for our residents within fiscal objectives.
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervise activities of work team to assure that goals are met.
-Conduct environmental rounds.
-Plan, develop, and schedule preventive maintenance for the center.
-Administer contracts for outsourcing of maintenance functions for those activities that cannot be accomplished using internal resources.
-Performs maintenance activities as required.
-Evaluate staffing needs in maintenance department.
-Monitor inventory of supplies to assure that adequate amounts are kept on hand to meet center demands.
-Participate and contribute as a member or leader of various committees, such as safety, hazardous materials, etc.
-Maintain records of equipment and building repairs and expenses to predict the useful life of equipment and building and future expenses to repair and/or replace.
-Perform other related activities as assigned or requested
Essential Duties
1. Provides a safe, clean environment for
residents in accordance with Resident Care
Policies and
Procedures.
2. Acts appropriately under the direction of the
Executive Director as an active
member of the interdisciplinary
team.
3. Develops and maintains written maintenance
procedures.
4. Directs staff and supervises the maintenance
department.
5. Verifies that the Facility and its equipment are
properly maintained for resident
comfort and convenience.
6.
Maintains the Facility's fire and safety programs.
7. Verifies
compliance with lockout/tagout procedures.
8. Verifies Facility
equipment is compliant with state regulations.
Standard Requirements
1. Supports the Mission, Values
and Vision of the Facility.
2. Is knowledgeable of resident
rights and supports an atmosphere which allows for
the privacy,
dignity and well-being of all residents in a safe, secure
environment.
3. Supports, cooperates with, and implements
specific procedures and programs for:
OSHA and safety, including
universal precautions and safe work practices,
established
fire/safety/disaster plans, risk management, and security, report
and/or
correct unsafe working conditions, equipment repair and
maintenance needs.
4. Adheres to:
a. Confidentiality of all
data, including resident, employee and operations
data.
b.
HIPAA regulations
c. Quality Assurance requirements and
compliance with regulatory
requirements.
HISTORY:
(A)
8/2012
d. Compliance with current law and policy to provide a
work environment
free from sexual harassment and illegal and
discriminatory behavior.
e. Code of Conduct and Compliance
Programs when performing job
functions
5. Supports and
participates in common teamwork:
a. Cooperates and works
together with all co-workers; plans and completes
job duties
with minimal supervisory direction, including
appropriate
judgment.
b. Uses tactful, appropriate
communications in sensitive and emotional
situations.
c.
Follows up as appropriate with supervisor, co-workers or
residents
regarding reported complaints, problems and
concerns.
d. Promotes positive public relations with residents,
family members and
guests.
e. Completes requirements for
in-service training, acceptable attendance,
uniform and dress
codes including personal hygiene, and other work
duties as
assigned.
f. Participates as assigned in the orientation of new
staff and demonstrates a
positive, helpful, and enthusiastic
attitude.
6. Immediately reports incidents of alleged resident
abuse or neglect or alleged
violations of residents' rights to
Supervisor or Executive Director.
7. Maintains current practice
standards or changes by participating in educational
opportunities
provided by the Facility and outside resources.
Other
Duties
Perform tasks which are supportive in nature to the
essential functions of the job, but
which may be altered or
redesigned depending upon individual circumstances. Performs
other
work duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education/Training: High school graduate
preferred, or experience in a related field.
A.D.A ((Americans
with Disabilities Act)(as amended)) REQUIREMENTS: Must be
able
to bend, stoop, push, pull, and walk and stand for most of the
working day. Requires
manual dexterity sufficient to operate
standard office machines such as fax, telephone,
etc. Requires
normal range of hearing and vision. Must be free from
communicable
diseases that pose a "direct threat" to
the health or safety of others and which cannot be
eliminated by
a reasonable accommodation. Must be able to lift a minimum of
100
pounds, and be able to carry and transport supplies. Must be
able to pass a post-offer, preemployment
physical health
examination as a condition of employment. Must be capable
of
performing the essential functions of the job, with or without
reasonable
Skill(s): Must possess proficient reading, writing, grammar,
and mathematics skills;
proficient interpersonal relations and
communication skills; decision-making skills, basic
computer
skills; and be able to operate various medical and/or office
equipment. Must
demonstrate knowledge of safety techniques. Must
be able to communicate in English,
both verbally and in writing,
and possess sufficient communication skills to perform the
tasks
required.
Experience: Proven experience in the ability to supervise
others.