Facility Environmental Safety Specialist

Overview

Department 12001 Regional Non Enterprise Corporate - Environment of Care Safety
Status Full time
Benefits Eligible Yes
Hours Per Week 40
Schedule Details/Additional Information Full time
Pay Range $35.50 - $66.25

Location Charlotte, North Carolina

• Day 1 Health Coverage:
  Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
• Generous PTO:
  Accrual starts at up to 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Parental Benefits:
  Six weeks paid birthing-mother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.
• Retirement:
  Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions
• Education Reimbursement:
  Up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health and Safety
• Minimum 5 years of experience in related discipline required (safety and/or facilities management that includes experience in emergency management, environmental safety, and life safety)

• Manage and oversee portions of the Accreditation Environment of Care (TJC) and/or Physical Environment (DNV) Safety programs for multiple Advocate facilities. Act as liaison for all chapters (Safety, Security, Hazardous Materials/Waste, Clinical Engineering, Fire Safety and Utilities). Coordinate and chair the Environment of Care or Physical Environment Committee, maintain committee agendas and minutes, and communicate safety updates to the committee. Assist with OSHA, Environmental Compliance (EPA), Construction Safety, and Operations activities to maintain readiness for surveys and inspections;
  
  serve as a safety point of contact during federal, state, local and organizational surveys and inspections. Support regulatory agency personnel during compliance inspections.
• Interface with Advocate Facility Administration and Department Leadership to oversee special projects as directed by Safety Leadership and Facility Administration. Present safety programs, safety updates, and/or training to leadership, physicians, vendors/contractors, and teammates. Discuss safety and risk assessment impacts to operational changes that affect patient safety, teammate safety, visitor safety, and life safety.
• Initiate and disseminate PCRA (Pre-Construction Risk Assessment), ICRA (Infection Control Risk Assessment) and ILSM (Interim Life Safety Measures) documentation for projects at multiple facilities. Act as liaison between Advocate Facility Administration, Clinical Departments, and Planning/Designing/Construction teams, providing communication to ensure overall safety of the environment for patients, teammates, visitors, vendors, and contractors.
• Generate and submit physical environment reports, safety reports, risk assessments, and any corrective action plans from regulatory and Accreditation surveys to Leadership and appropriate departments. Educate and coordinate corrective actions for any deficiencies identified during surveys, inspections, and assessments.
• Manage and complete internal inspections of the physical environment, perform safety rounds of departments and grounds, create work orders and purchase orders to address deficiencies and corrective actions.
• Assist with proper handling, storage, documentation, inspection, and transport of hazardous waste/materials within facilities. Respond to hazardous material spills and emergencies.
• Work with other service lines to accomplish initiatives impacting patient care, patient safety, teammates, contractors, and visitor safety, including injury/illness prevention, eyewash compliance, product recalls, and fire drills.
• Act as first responder for incidents at facility; maintain on-call readiness and serve in multiple roles during incident command events at facility and corporate level.

• Clear verbal, in-person, and written communication with patients, families/agencies and the health care team.
• Sense of urgency with sound decision-making.
• Commitment to safety and proper use of PPE.
• Critical thinking, independent decision making, and solution orientation.
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