Healthcare Facilities Regional Manager

Healthcare Facilities Regional Manager is responsible for providing functional, technical and process management in all aspects of the company's physical facilities, including building maintenance, safety, compliance, renovation projects, staff management, and budget control, ensuring the smooth operation and optimal functionality of all assigned VITAS buildings and systems while prioritizing patient care and staff safety. To live in the proximity of either 2 major airports Orlando or Tampa Bay Airport within 60 miles. Must be able to travel 75% and manage the local and region of Florida, Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, Georgia, Ohio, and the District of Columbia. 

All duties and responsibilities are to be performed in accordance with VITAS Healthcare Corporation’s policies, procedures, guidelines, contractual commitments, and governmental regulations.

 Operations Management:

·        Overseeing day-to-day facility operations including building maintenance, repairs, cleaning, security systems, and utilities management of assigned buildings.

·        Works collaboratively with other teams and departments.

·        Visits company sites and partners with Program and Regional leadership teams, advising them of recommendations for their sites.

·        Ability to communicate solutions in partnership with operational and field leadership.

·        Builds meaningful relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to achieve business objectives.

·        Within designated grants of authority, approves purchase orders and payment of invoices, as they pertain to the facility maintenance requests, communicating excessive costs proactively to Program and Regional leadership teams.

·        Ensures the Facilities department and VITAS standard operating procedures and processes are followed to ensure consistency and quality of execution, recommends changes to and establish of new processes as required.

·        Maintain service level agreements (SLA) and key performance indicators (KPI) that have been established with Program and Regional leaders to measure department effectiveness and opportunities for improvement.

Compliance and Safety:

 ·        Ensures assigned VITAS facilities follow all local, state, and federal regulations related to building safety, environmental standards, and accessibility.

·        Ensures that assigned VITAS facilities are compliant with Hospice Conditions of Participation, partnering with other VITAS departments, IPU hosts, and property landlords to ensure all required maintenance activities are completed per regulatory standards and with proper documentation. 

·        Maintains the program established for the routine inspection of VITAS owned and leased facilities to identify facility-related compliance, maintenance, and safety issues.

·        Oversees scheduling and managing routine corrective and preventative maintenance on all assigned building systems and equipment; ensuring critical preventive maintenance tasks on life safety systems and critical utility systems are competed on time.

·        Acts as a subject matter expert in facility-related regulations collaborating with other VITAS departments in developing strategies and tactics to ensure compliance.

 Budgeting and Cost Control:

      ·        Assist Facilities department leadership in development and management of the facility department budget, including vendor contracts, maintenance costs, and project expenses.

·        Collaborate with Program and Regional leadership teams in establishing annual budgets for facility-rated maintenance and operating expenses of VITAS owned and leased properties.

 Staff Supervision:

      ·        As assigned, lead and manage a team of maintenance technicians responsible for maintenance of the assigned building with the VITAS real estate portfolio.

·        Perform employee performance reviews, create staff development and training plans.

·        Mentor, develop and provide on-the-job training to subordinates to strengthen their current performance and preparation for future advancement.

·        Observe and evaluate employees and work procedures to ensure standards for quality and service are met.

·        Recommend personnel actions such as new hire requests and discharges, to ensure proper staffing.

·        Provide approval for overtime needs.

·        Directly supervises maintenance technicians and other employees in the Facilities Department as assigned. Fulfills supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

·        Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assign