Dir Environmental Safety
Description
Oversee all aspects of the Medical Center’s environmental health and safety program. This includes setting policy, managing staff, and developing new programs and initiatives.
Oversees compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies and accrediting groups specific to the Environment of Care (EOC) and Life Safety Code.
Serves as the Environmental Safety Officer for the Medical Center. This position actively collaborates with the organization’s quality improvement program, corporate compliance program, and the patient safety program. Essential Job Functions :
- Oversees organizational compliance with local, state, and federal environmental health and safety regulations, Joint Commission and CAP standards, and keeps abreast of any changes to laws, regulations, and standards that impact the Medical Center.
- Chairs the Environmental Health and Safety Committee.
- Develops and manages policies and procedures related to the EOC and life safety in the workplace.
- Coordinates a multi-disciplinary team for weekly Environmental Tours including efforts to mitigate risk. Maintains documentation of actions taken.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate safety programs and policies to reduce the risk of injury or illness in the workplace.
- Review employee accident reports and medical claims to evaluate the need for potential changes to current policies and procedures.
- Collaborates with Facility Services and Infection Prevention & Control in the interim life safety program for the Medical Center.
- Conducts risk assessments of work sites to identify potential hazards and formulate plans to mitigate them.
- Authority to hire, separate, promote, demote, write, and administer performance appraisals.
- Other job functions as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, safety management, nursing or industrial hygiene, or a health-related discipline.
A combination of education and / or experience may be considered in lieu of the degree when the experiences have been directly related to the duties of the job.
- Five years’ experience as a safety manager / officer / director, or a related medical field required.
- Minimum of three years previous management experience and excellent leadership qualities required, preferably hospital based.
- Excellent organizational and motivational skills.
- Must be someone that is very observant and pays keen attention to details at all times.
- Relevant safety certification, e.g., Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP) must be obtained within one year of hire
- Thorough knowledge of the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), Occupational Safety Healthcare Administration (OSHA), Joint Commission (JC) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
- Must be able to manage in a fast paced and demanding environment.
- Excellent writing, interpersonal and communications skills and the ability to advise management staff on environmental safety and workplace safety issues.
Education Bachelor's Degree (Required) Benefit Statement For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes : Medical, dental and vision insuranceEmployer paid group term life and disabilityEmployer contribution toward Health Savings AccountFlexible Spending AccountsPaid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave403(b) with a 5% employer matchVarious voluntary benefits :
Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
Tuition assistance
Student loan servicing and support
Adoption benefits
Backup Childcare and Eldercare
Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
Discount purchasing program
Lurie Children’s and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.Support email :
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