Facility Manager at Touchette Regional Hospital

Job Summary: 

The Facilities Manager is responsible for overseeing the planning, development, maintenance, and operations of the hospital.  The Facilities Manager will be a working manager.

Functions and Duties:

• Works closely with the Corporate Facilities Director to meet department goals and expectations.
• Must ensure compliance with OSHA, Life Safety Code, NFPA and all applicable codes and standards; ensures survey readiness for all accrediting and regulatory agencies.
• Plan, organize and manage the overall maintenance, repair and operation of hospital facilities, including offsite buildings and grounds.
• Determines priorities, schedules and assigns work. 
• When assigned by the Corporate Facilities Director, serves as project manager on hospital remodeling projects, assuring federal, state and local regulatory compliance and timely completion of assigned tasks.
• Is on-call for facility emergencies.
• Supervise, train and evaluate staff; establishes expectations for operating and safety standards and procedures for maintenance service and repair; gives direction, resolves problems, prepares work schedules and sets deadlines to ensure completion of tasks. 
• Coordinates preparation of the department's budget; monitors budget expenditures; prepares contract specifications, negotiates and administers service and construction agreements for maintenance and alteration services. 
• Manages operational purchasing and inventory systems.
• Monitors/manages the checkout, installation and servicing of mechanical and electrical equipment as well as building systems.
• Monitors departmental employee matters to include interviewing and hiring of new staff, training, evaluating work performance, promotion, counseling, discipline and separation.
• Promotes positive employee relations and recognizes exemplary performance and addresses employee complaints and solves problems as needed.
• Participates in the development and applications of standards of quality and productivity for the department.
• Works closely with other departments and administration.
• Negotiates priorities, plans work schedules, and makes job assignments. 
• Maintains records, audits time-cards and prepares statistical and operating reports.  
• Demonstrates knowledge and is able to identify each patient’s age-specific needs to promote a safe environment needed by the patient group.
• Accountable for maintaining the confidentiality and security of all hospital, staff and patient-related data and information.
• Modifies and creates department policies.
• Will require on-call responsibilities
• Works as system administrator of Work Order Management System.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Facility Management, Engineering, Maintenance or a related field is preferred.

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Plant Operations and Maintenance at an accredited hospital is required; 10 years’ experience is preferred.

Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations

• CHFM (Certified Healthcare Facility Manager) certification is highly desirable.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.  
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.  
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. 
• Must have a basic understanding of CMS Conditions of Participation and Joint Commission standards in particular the 2012 editions of the NFPA 99 and 101.  
• Must be able to develop and manage a comprehensive maintenance program to ensure a safe working environment for our patients, visitors, physicians and staff. 
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and policy and procedure manuals.
• Possess the ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds; 75 pounds or more with assistance.