Maintenance Director - Los Angeles, United States - Kennedy Care Center

Description

• Develop and maintain written maintenance policies and procedures.
• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Maintenance Department, its programs and activities.
• Coordinate maintenance services and activities with other related departments (i.e., Dietary, Nursing, Activities, etc.).
• Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the Maintenance Department.
• 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 as necessary or as may be directed.
• Review and develop a plan of correction for maintenance deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such to the Administrator.
• Ensure that services performed by outside vendors are properly completed/supervised in accordance with contracts/work orders.
• Meet with maintenance personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, and solicit advice from interdepartment supervisors concerning the operation of the maintenance department, assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services.
• Review and check competence of maintenance personnel and make necessary adjustments/corrections as required or that may become necessary.
• 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.
• Maintain a productive working relationship with other department supervisors and coordinate maintenance services to assure that services can be performed without interruption.
• 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 inservice training programs prior to performing such tasks.
• Ensure that maintenance policies and procedures identify appropriate safety precautions and equipment to use when performing tasks that could result in bodily injury.
• Make periodic rounds to check equipment and to assure that necessary equipment is available and working properly.
• Monitor maintenance procedures to ensure that supplies are used in an efficient manner to avoid waste.
• Assist in preparing and planning the Maintenance Department's budget for equipment, supplies, and labor and submit to the Administrator for review, recommendations, and approval.
• Maintain current written records of department expenditures and assure that adequate financial records and cost reports are submitted to the Administrator upon request or as necessary.
• Make weekly inspections of all maintenance functions to assure that quality control measures are continually maintained.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information.
• Be prepared to handle emergencies as they come up (i.e., rescheduling maintenance work schedules, etc.).
• Be sure that appropriate medical waste is disposed of in accordance with our facility's established procedures.