ESSENTIAL DUTIES : * Ensure that maintenance schedules are followed as outlined for respective shift or area. 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, Health Services, Activities, etc.). * Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the Maintenance Department. * Assist the Health Services Director 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 community 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 Executive Director. * 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 inter- department 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 ensure that maintenance personnel are performing required duties and to assure that appropriate maintenance procedures are being rendered to meet the needs of the community. * 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 community damage to the Executive Director. * 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 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 the 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 submitting to the Executive Director for review, recommendations, and approval. * Maintain current written records of department expenditures and ensure that adequate financial records and cost reports are submitted to the Executive Director 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 community's established procedures.