Mobile Medicine Facilities 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:

• Travel Required
• Healthcare Experience Required
• EMT/Paramedic preferred
• Patient transport (Air/Ground) preferred
• Supports Hospital @ Home program

Pay Range

$35.50 - $66.25

• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Full Time

• 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
• Three years of experience in a medical transport environment or safety management field

• 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, EPA, Construction Safety, and Operations activities to maintain readiness for surveys and inspections;
  
  serve as safety point of contact during national and local surveys and inspections; support regulatory agency personnel during compliance inspections.
• Interface with Facility Administration and Department Leadership to oversee special projects; present safety programs, updates, and training to leadership, physicians, vendors/contractors, and teammates. Discuss safety and risk assessment impacts of operational changes on patient, teammate, visitor, and life safety.
• Initiate and disseminate PCRA, ICRA, and ILSM documentation for projects across facilities. Liaise between Facility Administration, Clinical Departments, and Planning/Design/Construction teams to ensure overall safety for patients, teammates, visitors, vendors, and contractors.
• Generate and submit physical environment and safety reports, risk assessments, and corrective action plans from regulatory and Accreditation surveys to Leadership and appropriate departments. Educate and coordinate corrective actions for deficiencies identified during surveys, inspections, and assessments.
• Conduct internal inspections of the physical environment, perform safety rounds, create work/orders to address deficiencies.
• Assist with proper handling, storage, documenting, inspecting, and transportation of hazardous waste/materials. Respond to hazardous material spills and emergencies.
• Collaborate with other service lines to advance patient care and safety initiatives; support injury/illness prevention and compliance activities.
• Act as first responder for incidents; maintain on-call readiness and serve in multiple roles during incident command events at facility and corporate level.

• Work in an office environment.
• Occasional travel to bases in personal vehicle may be required.
• Subject to indoor and outdoor environmental conditions.
• May be exposed to hazards and atmospheric conditions.

• Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development principles and the skills to care for patients across ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs as applicable to the role.

• Will limit access to PHI to information reasonably necessary to do the job.
• Will share information on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.
• Access to PHI is determined by job level and responsibility and is controlled by user  password.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected. It is not designed to cover all activities, duties, or responsibilities. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package including benefits, compensation, retirement offerings, and career development opportunities.

Advocate Health is a nonprofit, integrated health system serving multiple regions. It employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and more than 1,000 care locations, with ongoing research and a broad program portfolio. This description retains the general language and context of Advocate Health as provided.