OPERATIONS MANAGER *Healthcare Industry Experience Required

Position Overview

At Sinai Chicago, we take health care personally. Excellence in health care is about more than just medicine, technology, tests and treatments – it is about really caring for people with dignity and respect. That’s what we do. We are dedicated to providing the best care to meet the needs of our community, our patients, and for you.

Position Purpose: Responsible for managing staff and creating and maintaining a safe, attractive physical and operational environment to provide quality patient care and service to all customers. Location: SHS · MSH MSH PLANT OPERATION. Schedule: Full Time, Days, 7-3p.

Key Responsibilities

• Enforce departmental policies and procedures, including annual reviews, and assist in preparing manuals and guidebooks covering all phases of departmental operations.
• Manage the hiring process: interviewing, hiring, and onboarding new staff with proper approvals.
• Ensure staff training in approved facility maintenance practices and audit the effectiveness of techniques regularly.
• Plan work and staffing schedules to ensure adequate services are rendered.
• Assist in financial management activities by preparing annual departmental budgets for staff, operating, and capital expenditures.
• Communicate internally and externally regarding project impacts and consult with department leaders in planning and executing projects.
• Ensure that all building systems and equipment are installed and maintained in accordance with Joint Commission (EOC) standards and all applicable State/Federal/Local regulations.
• Administer and maintain a positive work climate and overall team effort.
• Comply with Mount Sinai Hospital Attendance Standards and perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or equivalent experience in facility management or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in operations and management of engineering, maintenance, construction, mechanical systems, security, and safety in healthcare facilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with senior leaders, department heads, and vendors.
• Proficiency in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, piping, and refrigeration systems.
• Strong knowledge of design and construction project management, safety and maintenance practices, and general management principles.
• Ability to rapidly assess emergent situations and provide direction to ensure continued hospital operations.
• Familiarity with local, state, and federal codes and authorities having jurisdiction.
• Experience using computers, standard hand or electrically operated tools, and electrical test equipment.
• Experience in EPIC and MEDITECH software systems is preferred.
• Certifications/Licenses: None

Benefits & Perks

• Health care program: Includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
• Supplemental Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability options.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Employee Assistance Program and Student Loan Assistance.