Director Facilities Mgmt

Manages the Department of Plant Operations, Building & Renovations, Bio-Med Services, Architect & Design, Grounds, Security, and Environmental Servicse.  Plans, organizes, directs, and controls the facilities management functions of the Hospital, including all construction.

1. TECHNICAL TASKS
   1. Ensures that  job descriptions for department personnel are developed and maintained.
   2. Establishes and implements policies and procedures for department operations
   3. Effectively prepares and operates within the departments annual budget
   4. Attends meetings and participates on hospital committees as requested
   5. Promotes intra- and extra- departmental cooperation
   6. Interprets hospital and department policies, procedures, standards, and requirements for employees.
   7. Advises staff on standards and codes of regulatory agencies.
   8. Ensures timely and complete documentation relating to employees personnel files.
   9. Performs duties in keeping with the mission of OLOL.
   10. Makes regular rounds of facilities observing for cleanliness in plant operations areas and safety hazards and maintenance deficiencies throughout the hospital.
   11. Participates in insurance, government agency, hospital accreditation, and other regulatory inspections.
   12. Ensures appropriate records for regulatory inspections.
   13. Promotes good employee relations and solves department problems.
   14. Keeps administration informed of activities, needs, and problems
   15. Maintains an effective preventive maintenance program to extend life of electrical, mechanical, and clinical equipment
   16. Attends construction related meetings and coordinates construction jobs so that they are completed  with the least possible interruption to the hospital 
2. CRITICAL THINKING
   1. Directs, maintains, and plans for the plant operations and security capability of the hospital.
   2. Plans for major repairs by soliciting proposals for construction, equipment, and design services working in concert with external consultants.  Evaluates bids and makes recommendations for selection or termination of vendors and contractors
   3. Consults with other departments about equipment purchases, operations and maintenance 
   4. Conducts ongoing review of department practices, quality and quantity of work, and policies and procedures, and effects changes as needed
   5. Develops, implements, and administers programs to maintain the physical plant and equipment of this hospital through the effective utilization of personnel and materials.  Provides information to accounting for cash flow analysis and planning
   6. Assists in trouble shooting of facility problems
   7. Maintains the Master program schedule and budget ensuring that costs and contract requirments are followed.  Manages Contractor change orders during the construction project.  Provides project status reports at scheduled Building and Land Committee meetings
   8. Supervises and participates in the preparation of design and construction progress reports
   9. Ensures a smooth and timely relocation of departments and services including coordination of equipment installation, telecommunication design/installation, and furniture selection/placement as well as other facets of interior design. 
3. Other duties as assigned
   1. Consistently performs 12 organizational Service Standards focused on Values, Service and Quality.

Experience - At least five years experience in a director position
Education - Bachelor of Science Degree
 

 

 

The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is a leading health care innovator in Louisiana and Mississippi. We bring together outstanding clinicians, the most advanced technology and leading research to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality and safest care possible.

This commitment is grounded in a history that is more than 100 years old, but reflected today by our strategic vision of transforming healthcare through superior performance and excellent patient care.
In the last fiscal year, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System had:

• 1,747 Licensed Beds
• 65,322 Discharges
• 44,592 OR Procedures
• 10,827 Full Time Employees
• 331,360 Inpatient Days
• 1,915 Active Medical Staff
• 229,296 Emergency Visits

As a nonprofit, mission-focused Catholic healthcare ministry, we give special attention to our citizens who are most in need. During the most recent fiscal year, we provided more than $39 million in unreimbursed care and community support to the underprivileged.

Our health system is one of the largest in Louisiana, with hospitals, clinics and physicians located throughout Louisiana and in Mississippi. In fact, we provi