Supply Chain Health System Linen Director (Full-TimeDay) Center City
Philadelphia, PA - USA
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The Supply Chain Health System Linen Director provides enterprise leadership for the strategy standardization and operational performance of linen and laundry services across the health system. Designs and governs end-to-end linen workflows that support patient safety prevention regulatory readiness and consistent patient and colleague experience. Partners with clinical operational and supply chain stakeholders to optimize utilization reduce losses improve service levels and ensure contract compliance and vendor performance. Leads system-wide performance management through analytics audits and technology enablement to drive continuous improvement and cost-effective operations.Job Description
Summary
The Supply Chain Health System Linen Director provides enterprise leadership for the strategy standardization and operational performance of linen and laundry services across the health system. Designs and governs end-to-end linen workflows that support patient safety prevention regulatory readiness and consistent patient and colleague experience. Partners with clinical operational and supply chain stakeholders to optimize utilization reduce losses improve service levels and ensure contract compliance and vendor performance. Leads system-wide performance management through analytics audits and technology enablement to drive continuous improvement and cost-effective operations.
Job Duties
- Establishes and leads enterprise linen strategy standards and governance to ensure reliable safe and consistent linen services across acute and non-acute settings.
- Develops and implements standardized workflows for linen handling storage distribution and replenishment aligning with infection prevention regulatory requirements and patient experience expectations.
- Leads and influences cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. Nursing and Nursing Education Perioperative Services Environmental Services Infection Prevention Facilities) to drive adoption of best practices and accountability for linen stewardship.
- Leads and develops linen site leaders/managers through goal setting performance management coaching and succession planning to ensure consistent execution and 2.1
- Partners with Strategic Sourcing and Purchased Services to support contract strategy ensure contract compliance and monitor supplier performance KPIs and service-level adherence.
- Directs performance management activities including scrub/linen PAR validation utilization reviews loss prevention initiatives and root-cause analysis of service failures with corrective action plans.
- Owns linen program financial management including budgeting forecasting invoice review/approval variance analysis and identification of cost optimization opportunities.
- Leads implementation and optimization of linen-related technology and automation (e.g. tracking dispensing reporting) to improve inventory accuracy visibility and operational efficiency.
- Ensures operational readiness for audits and surveys by maintaining documentation training and controls related to linen processes safety and compliance requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Business Administration Healthcare Administration Supply Chain or a related discipline.
- 10 years of progressive experience in healthcare linen services supply chain site operations distribution/logistics or inventory management in a multi-site health system environment.
- 10 years of prior leadership experience.
- Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-wide standardization and drive change through influence in a matrixed healthcare environment.
- Strong knowledge of healthcare linen workflows infection prevention considerations and operational controls that support regulatory and accreditation readiness.
- Proven capability to manage vendor performance using KPIs service-level metrics issue escalation and corrective action plans to ensure reliable service.
- Advanced analytical skills to interpret utilization PAR levels loss trends and financial variances and translate findings into sustainable improvements.
- Strong financial acumen including budgeting forecasting invoice validation and identification of cost optimization opportunities.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to develop training materials facilitate committees and align diverse stakeholders to shared outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters Degree in Business Administration Healthcare Administration Supply Chain or a related discipline.
Additional Qualifications
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing frequent keyboard use *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling bending squatting and performing CPR.
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Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrimary Location Address
901 Market Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of AmericaNationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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