Facility Safety Officer​/Project Engineer

Overview

The Facility Safety Officer is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring safety programs and initiatives at Riverside Healthcare (RHC). Management of Physical Environment (PE) Safety and Life Safety Plans in order to minimize hazards and reduce the risk of injury to patients, visitors, and employees is a major responsibility of this position. Incumbent serves as the designated Safety Officer for the organization and participates as an active member of the Riverside Healthcare Safety and Regulatory committee.

Work is performed under the general supervision of the Manager of Safety & Project Engineering or another higher-level administrator. This role is also responsible for management of assigned capital projects including construction techniques, budget, schedule, human resources, and communication.

• Assists in defining performance indicators for evaluation of the Safety Program and in reporting performance indicators of all areas to the Safety and Regulatory Committee:
  Actively participates in safety management and planning as co-chair of the Safety and Regulatory Committee.
• Acts as corporation point of contact for Illinois Department Public Health, federal Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration, local Fire Marshall, and other governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the facility.
• Assist Risk Management in conducting physical surveys of facilities and compliance with insurer recommendations.
• Conducts annual risk assessments, and assists other responsible managers in conducting risk assessments.
• Conducts, arranges, participates in, and evaluates the effectiveness of environmental tours to identify risk and assess conditions throughout RHC facilities.
• Coordinates the ongoing, organization-wide system of information collection and evaluation in order to identify deficiencies and opportunities for improvement relative to DNV Physical Environment (PE) standards.
• Develops and implements, in coordination with the Human Resources Department, PE and Life Safety Code orientation for new employees and contractors, and a continuing educational training program regarding PE and Life Safety Code issues for all.
• Develops systems for and coordinates the on-going collection and response to various sources of information that impact the PE, such as published hazard notices or recall reports.
• Documents situations and trends and plans for remediation of situations that present risk, including such matters as the disposal and tracking of hazardous waste.
• Prepares and submits reports concerning findings, recommendations, actions, and monitoring activities to the appropriate committee on a bi-monthly basis, or as requested by the Safety and Regulatory Committee.
• Prepares findings, recommendations, actions taken, and disseminates results of performance improvement (PI) activities.
• Reviews incident reports to ensure proper completion and prepares additional documents, as necessary, to report incidents to other administrative or regulatory agencies; uses computer applications or other automated systems, such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, email and database software in performing work assignments.
• Works with contractors and personnel on pre-construction risk assessments and issuing permits (burn permits, above ceiling permits, etc.).
• Works with administrators of hospital facilities to develop and implement systems and procedures for collection of information, and monitors the collection of same.
• Works with clinical and facilities administrators to develop safety policies and procedures for review and approval by the RHC Environment of Care Quality Improvement Committee:
  Works with other managers to ensure that the objectives, scope, performance, and effectiveness of each of the EC management plans are evaluated at least annually based on analysis of incident reports and other information.

• Assist in the development and maintenance of facility capital plan.
• Deliver projects at or below budget.
• Control costs, cash flow and project funding.
• Demonstrate accountability for customer service and professional behavior through personal work ethic and teamwork.
• Develop justification, project schedule, cost analysis, and spending authorization documentation for projects.
• Provide project management for building, equipment and utility systems to ensure a safe environment and operational reliability according to standards established by management team.

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

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