Mystic Healthcare is a 100-bed, family-owned skilled nursing facility in Mystic, Connecticut specializing in short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. We are currently hiring a Maintenance Director. Come join our team! Administrative Functions • Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Maintenance Department, its programs and activities. • Develop and maintain written maintenance policies and procedures. • Develop and maintain written job descriptions for each level of maintenance personnel in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, OSHA, and other pertinent laws and regulations. • Assist the maintenance staff in the development and use of departmental policies, procedures, equipment, supplies, etc. • Review the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc., at least annually for revisions and make recommendations to the Assistant Administrator. • Interpret the department's policies and procedures to employees, residents, visitors, government agencies, etc. • Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the Maintenance Department. • Coordinate maintenance services and activities with other related departments (i.e., Dietary, Nursing, etc.). • Make written oral reports/recommendations to the Assistant Administrator as necessary/required concerning the operation of the Maintenance Department. • Assist in establishing a preventive maintenance program. • Submit accident/incident reports to the Human Resource Department within twenty-four (24) hours after their occurrence. • Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job related maintenance functions to ensure that tasks involving the potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded. • Inspect storage rooms, workrooms, utility/janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control. • Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies. • Review and develop a plan of correction for maintenance deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such to the Assistant Administrator. • Keep abreast of economic conditions/situations and recommend to the Assistant Administrator adjustments in maintenance services that assure the continued ability to provide a clean, safe and comfortable environment. • Perform administrative duties such as completing necessary forms, reports, evaluations, studies, etc., to assure control of equipment and supplies. • Ensure that outside services are properly completed/supervised in accordance with contracts/work orders. • Supervise the day-to-day maintenance functions of assigned personnel. • Develop procedures for performing daily maintenance tasks. • Standardize the methods in which work is accomplished. • Schedule work assignments, prepare work schedules, etc. Revise as necessary. • Ensure that work schedules are followed as closely as practical. Committee Functions • Serve on various committees of the facility (i.e., Infection Control, Safety, CQI, etc.) and provide written/oral reports of maintenance services and activities as required by the committee's guidelines or direction. • Evaluate and implement recommendations from established committees (i.e., Infection Control, Safety, CQI, etc.). • Meet with maintenance personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, and solicit advice from inter-department supervisors concerning the operation of the maintenance department, assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services. • Attend department head meetings, etc., as scheduled or as may be called. • Schedule and announce departmental meeting times, dates, places, etc. Personnel Functions • Determine departmental staffing requirements necessary to meet the maintenance department's needs. • Recommend to the Assistant Administrator and/or Human Resource Director the number and level of maintenance personnel to be employed. • Assist in the recruitment, interviewing, and selection of maintenance personnel. • Assign a sufficient number of maintenance personnel for each tour of duty. • Schedule department work hours (including vacation and holiday schedules), personnel, work assignments, etc., to expedite work. • Monitor absenteeism to ensure that an adequate number of maintenance personnel are on duty at all times. • Delegate administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability to other maintenance personnel as deemed necessary to perform their assigned duties. • Assist in standardizing the methods in which maintenance tasks will be performed. • Review and check competence of maintenance personnel and make necessary adjustments/corrections as required or that may become necessary. • Counsel/discipline maintenance personnel as requested or as necessary. • Ensure that departmental disciplinary action is administered fairly and without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, handicap, or marital status. • Terminate employment of personnel when necessary, documenting and coordinating such actions with the Human Resource Director and/or Assistant Administrator. • Review complaints made or filed by department personnel. • Provide complaint reports to the Assistant Administrator as required or as may be necessary. • Conduct departmental performance evaluations in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures. • Maintain a productive working relationship with other department supervisors and coordinate maintenance services to assure that services can be performed without interruption. • Make daily rounds to assure that maintenance personnel are performing required duties and to assure that appropriate maintenance procedures are being rendered to meet the needs of the facility. • Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis as well as a calm environment throughout the facility. • Assist in the orientation and training of maintenance personnel. • Interpret department policies and procedures to new maintenance personnel. • Review job description and duty assignment with new department personnel as directed/necessary. • Train assigned personnel in the proper techniques of maintenance services, use of equipment, etc., as directed. • Assign personnel to specific tasks in accordance with daily work assignments. • Ensure that personnel are performing assigned tasks in accordance with established maintenance procedures. • Ensure that personnel follow the manufacturer's guidelines when servicing equipment. • Ensure that painting, rework or repairing of facility equipment is accomplished in accordance with established policies. • Meet with assigned personnel monthly to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and/or improving services. Staff Development • Develop and participate in the planning, conducting, scheduling, etc., of in-service training classes, on-the-job training and orientation programs for maintenance personnel. • Assume the responsibility for maintaining your professional competence through participation in programs of continuing education (i.e., seminars, training programs, etc.). • Ensure that all maintenance personnel attend and participate in annual OSHA and CDC in-service training programs for hazard communication, TB management, and bloodborne pathogens standard. Safety and Sanitation • Supervise safety and fire protection and prevention programs by inspecting work areas and equipment at least weekly. • Ensure that maintenance personnel follow established safety regulations in the use of equipment and supplies at all times. • Ensure that all personnel wear and/or use safety equipment and supplies (e.g., back brace, mechanical lifts, etc.) when lifting or moving heavy objects. • Ensure that supplies, equipment, etc., are maintained to provide a safe and comfortable environment. • Promptly report equipment or facility damage to the Administrator. • Assume the responsibility for obtaining/maintaining material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for hazardous chemicals in the maintenance department. • Ensure that containers of hazardous chemicals in the department are properly labeled and stored. • Ensure that all maintenance personnel are trained to use labels and MSDSs to recognize hazards and to follow appropriate protective measures. • Develop, maintain, and implement infection control and universal precautions policies and procedures to assure that a sanitary environment is maintained at all times and that aseptic and isolation techniques are followed by all maintenance personnel. • Ensure that all personnel performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or hazardous chemicals participate in appropriate in-service training programs prior to performing such tasks. • Ensure that maintenance personnel follow established handwashing procedures. • Assist in developing and implementing waste disposal policies and procedures for the maintenance department. • Ensure that maintenance personnel follow established policies governing the use/disposal of personal protective equipment and disposal of infectious wastes and/or hazardous chemicals. • Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures governing accidents and incidents. • Ensure that maintenance policies and procedures identify appropriate safety precautions and equipment to use when performing tasks that could result in bodily injury. • Other(s) that may become necessary/appropriate to assure that our facility is maintained in a safe and comfortable manner. • Ensure that fire protection and prevention programs are maintained by department personnel in accordance with our fire safety policies and procedures. • Ensure that assigned work areas are maintained in a safe and attractive manner. • Ensure that established infection control and universal precautions practices are maintained when performing maintenance procedures. • Ensure that refuse is disposed of daily and in accordance with our established sanitation procedures. • Coordinate routine/terminal isolation procedures with nursing services Equipment and Supply Functions • Recommend to the Assistant Administrator the equipment and supply needs of the department. • Make periodic rounds to check equipment and to assure that necessary equipment is available and working properly. • Check supply rooms and work areas to assure that needed supplies are readily available to perform assigned tasks. • Monitor maintenance procedures to ensure that supplies are used in an efficient manner to avoid waste. • Ensure that appropriate personal protective equipment used in the handling of infectious materials is available and easily accessible to maintenance personnel. • Maintain inventory and records according to established policies. • Place orders for equipment and supplies as necessary or as may be required. • Ensure that equipment contaminated with blood or other infectious material is properly labeled or tagged before being sent for repair or decontamination. • Ensure an adequate supply of maintenance supplies is maintained to perform daily tasks. • Ensure equipment is cleaned and properly stored at the end of the shift. • Label or tag equipment contaminated with blood or other infectious materials prior to sending for repair or decontamination Budget and Planning Functions • Forecast needs of the department. • Assist in preparing and planning the Maintenance Department's budget for equipment, supplies, and labor and submit to the Assistant Administrator for review, recommendations, and approval. • Makes departmental adjustments in order to conform to approved budget, and/or as dictated by an analysis of the monthly operating statement. • Maintain current written records of department expenditures and assure that adequate financial records and cost reports are submitted to the Assistant Administrator upon request or as necessary. 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