Assistant Director, Facilities Management - University Hospital

USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community.

USA Health is changing how medical care, education and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists and researchers provide the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall wellbeing of our community.

Abides by and enforces all compliance requirements and hospital policies and procedures, including those pertaining to confidentiality; uses appropriate communications skills with physicians, patients, family members, and hospital staff in person and via telephone; responds to overhead pages; assists with orientation of new employees; adheres to current Infection Control and Safety standards; accepts and completes all duties positively and without conflict; assists the director in all aspects of managing the department; assists the director in performing personnel functions for the department to include: recruitment, hiring, disciplinary actions, evaluations, counseling and education; follows University and Hospital policy related to personnel functions; utilizes all available resources to assure effective performance of the department; translates the department or institution strategic plan to staff, ensuring support of the plan, and modifying the plan in response to changing internal and external factors; coordinates and assists in directing programs of maintenance, engineering and plant operations and buildings within the University Hospital complex; maintains and reviews equipment maintenance history records; performs and coordinates emergency work to maintain continuous operations of essential services; develops a plan for employees who are below satisfactory in their evaluation and completes re-evaluations in the appropriate timeframe; reviews maintenance repair and costs and recommends overhaul or replacement of equipment; could travel to various USA and USA Health locations; regular and prompt attendance; the ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required; related duties as required.

High school diploma or equivalent, six years of maintenance experience, three of which were in a supervisory capacity, and possession of a valid driver’s license and maintenance of a driving record sufficient to maintain insurance under the University of South Alabama.