Newark Rehab

MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION PURPOSE OF YOUR JOB POSITION:

The primary purpose of your job position is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Maintenance Department in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, guidelines, and regulations governing our facility, and as may be directed by the Administrator, to assure that our facility is maintained in a safe and comfortable manner.

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

As the Director of Maintenance, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS STATEMENT:

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, and or is an essential function of the position.

SAFETY FACTORS: Risk Potential to Blood/Body Fluids:

Category I: Tasks in this category involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues, and require the use of personal protective equipment.

* Category II: Tasks in this category involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, and/or tissues, but employment may require performing unplanned category I tasks.

Category III: these tasks require no exposure to blood, body fluids, and/or tissues, and category I tasks are not a condition of employment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES Administrative Functions

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Maintenance Department, its programs and activities.

• Develop and maintain written maintenance policies and procedures.

• 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 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 Administrator as necessary/required concerning the operation of the Maintenance Department.

• Assist in establishing a preventive maintenance program.

• Submit accident/incident reports to the Business Office 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, work rooms, 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 Administrator.

• Keep abreast of economic conditions/situations and recommend to the 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.

• Delegate a responsible staff member to act in your behalf when you are absent from the facility.

Committee Functions

• Serve on various committees of the facility (i.e., Infection Control, Safety, QA, 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, QA, 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

• Recommend to the Administrator and/or Personnel 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.

• Delegate administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability to other maintenance personnel as deemed necessary to perform their assigned duties (i.e., Assistant Director, Supervisors, etc.).

• 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.

• 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 Personnel Director and/or Administrator.

• Review complaints and grievances made or filed by department personnel.

• Provide complaint/grievance reports to the 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.

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 blood borne 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