UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital – Sacramento, CA

Lifepoint Rehabilitation , an experienced post-acute care provider, to operate the new inpatient rehabilitation facility as the Joint Venture Partner to UC Davis Health at UC Davis Health Rehabilitation Hospital. With 58,000 square feet of space, the hospital will have 52 patient beds. The new facility will provide acute adult inpatient care and is the first free-standing physical rehabilitation hospital in Sacramento.

Lifepoint operates 31 similar rehabilitation hospitals around the nation – many of them award-winning and recognized for their high quality of care. The new UC Davis hospital is expected to open for its first patients in 2023. Clinical services will include physical and occupational therapies and speech pathology services. Therapists, physicians and nurses will help patients regain physical function and mobility, and the independent capabilities to do everyday activities and work. Officials also expect the UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital to become a location that offers new, currently unavailable, treatments to patients, as well as research opportunities for new treatments led by physician-researchers from the UC Davis School of Medicine.

The hospital is located at the corner of Broadway and 49th Street in Sacramento. It will cost $60 million to build. Kindred will develop the project, which is expected to create up to 200 new health care jobs, as well as hundreds of prevailing wage construction jobs. It will enable rehabilitation care for twice as many patients as currently can be treated for conditions resulting from stroke, brain trauma and spinal cord injuries at UC Davis Medical Center.

Full Press Release:
https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/uc-davis-health-breaks-ground-on-new-rehabilitation-hospital/2021/07

JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for planning, organizing, directing and/or completing all activities of the Plant Operations Department which are necessary in maintaining the physical structures, HVAC, mechanical, electrical systems, utility systems and grounds of the hospital in an operative and safe working condition. Responsible for maintaining performance improvement activities within the Plant Operations Department and ensuring Joint Commission preparedness to comply with Environment of Care and Life Safety requirements. Also oversees the Environmental Services Department.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develops and recommends departmental policies and procedures.
• Develops programs to ensure departmental effectiveness.
• Monitors existing policies, procedures and programs for effectiveness.
• Develops, implements, administers and modifies programs to maintain the physical plant, grounds, and equipment of the hospital through effective utilization of personnel and materials.
• Maintains required documentation for state, federal and other regulatory agencies.
• Develops and determines priorities and monitors status of special projects on an ongoing basis.
• Assures complete and proper logging of files and records and required cost computation of time spent, materials and supplies used for each completed requisition or work order.
• Inspects building and grounds to ensure conformance with established standards and regulations.
• Establishes preventive maintenance schedules and prioritizes repair and maintenance work to minimize disruption of hospital operations.
• Directs and maintains plant engineering functions of the hospital. Develops systems to control the efficient and effective use of all utilities.
• Plans, organizes, directs and supervises the functions and activities of facilities management and engineering, loss prevention management and telecommunications.
• Assigns individual tasks, requisitions, supplies and equipment and oversees training.
• Plans for and oversees major repairs, renovations, and new construction. Serves as the liaison between hospital and contractor during construction phasing and implementation.
• Interprets blueprints, works from sketches or verbal instructions.
• Develops budget for the unit and allocates funds within budget limit to accomplish objectives. Monitors variance against budget on an ongoing basis.
• Participates in hospital/medical staff committee meetings as requested. Attends and serves on professional/civic organizations as hospital representative.
• Directs the preparation and maintenance of department reports. Prepares periodic reports for management, as required.
• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
• Develops, implements and monitors the hospital wide safety program.
• Is strategically involved in safety education and continuing education of all employees and training.
• Works closely with each facility department in safety management and development of departmental safety programs.
• Updates and maintains accurate safety management policies and procedures for the hospital.
• Has operational involvement in environmental rounding.
• Compiles and is involved in gathering and reporting accident and incident information.
• Prepares reports of hospital safety management activities to the Quality Council.
• Acts as the Safety Officer with the responsibility to act in the event of emergency and to disseminate whatever action needed to effect immediate corrections for life threatening conditions.
• Other duties as assigned.

• One (1) year certificate from college or technical school; or 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of utility systems management
• Experience in hospital operations and Joint Commission preparedness highly preferred
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Basic computer knowledge
• The range for this position will be $72,000 - $108,000 per year. We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this pay range, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this range