Judith Guthrie Email & Phone Number

An administrative professional with 30+ years’ experience and a proven track record of quality and continuous improvement initiatives in a large-scale health care setting. An accommodating and resourceful team player that demonstrates a practical and proactive approach to meeting and exceeding the highest levels of environmental hygiene. A respected and reliable people-manager with the ability to positively influence a diverse team of support staff in a unionized environment.

Listed skills include Team Leadership, Team Building, Project Management, Time Management, and 12 others.

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  Environmental Supervisor

  Rouge Valley Health System

  Jun 1981 - Apr 2015 - Scarborough, Ontario

  People Management• Effectively coached, developed and engaged a diverse team of 50+ staff, known hospital-wide for the lowest incidents of absenteeism, accidents and grievances • Developed a model scheduling plan, adapted by multiple support services teams, to accurately plan and account for 50+ unionized environmental staff that achieved 95% productivity levelsOperations Management• Contributed to the evaluation, recommendation and selection of multiple environmental services vendors who were ultimately awarded multi-year contracts to effectively meet provincial health care standards • Developed and facilitated multiple in-service sessions to build awareness to optimal floor care protocols, that over time, extended the lifespan while protected from slip-and-fall incidents’ • Negotiated amenable windows of maintenance and service periods to leverage the productivity of staff and meet patient delivery expectations • As a member of the “Construction/Renovation Team”, managed multiple simultaneous projects to ensure the smooth assembly and readiness of patient spacesContinuous Improvement & Quality Control• Conceived and developed a “Flood Response Plan” to more effectively respond to and resolve flood incidents, which increased response times and reduced restoration costs• As a member of the “Green Team”, identified, developed and implemented recommendations that generated revenues to offset and more efficiently manage environmental waste • Conducted environmental product tests to identify sutable products to meet health and safety protocols while ensuring a scent free environment for patients and employees alike