Hybrid Facility Safety Officer bei AAH
AAH · Davie Medical Center - 329 NC Highway 801 N, Bermuda Run, NC, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Hybrid
- Optionales Büro in Davie Medical Center - 329 NC Highway 801 N, Bermuda Run, NC
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Major Responsibilities
- Manages safety programs and compliance for the Joint Commission, DNV, OSHA, EPA, federal, state, and local AHJ's, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Compliance, Construction Safety, and Operations activities to maintain constant readiness for surveys and inspections; serves as a safety point of contact during federal, state, local and organizational surveys, and inspections.
- Manages construction safety activities; assess patient and team member safety of projects and recommends infection control practices to ensure safety during construction, renovation, demolition, and maintenance activities. Prior to vendors or contactors beginning work at Advocate facilities, the Facility Safety Officer provides training, and orientation regarding safety, infection control, asbestos, logistics, and operations.
- Act as first responder for incidents at facility; maintains constant on-call response readiness and serve in multiple roles during incident command events at facility and corporate level.
- Interfaces with administration and department leadership to proactively perform risk assessments and discuss impacts to operational changes that impact 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 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 (Joint Commission, DHSR, CMS, CARF, CAP, CLIA) to Advocate Leadership and appropriate departments. Educate and coordinate corrective actions for any deficiencies identified during surveys, inspections, and assessments.
- Inspects patient care and non-patient care departments, public spaces, and construction sites to ensure safe environment and compliance with applicable codes and regulations.
- Develop, implement, and maintain documents, policies, procedures, and risk assessments for safety programs, assist with standardizing reports, programs, and processes at the facility and corporate level.
- Manage and oversee the Accreditation Environment of Care (TJC), and/or Physical Environment (DNV) Safety programs for multiple facilities. Act as liaison for all chapters (Safety, Security, Hazardous Materials/Waste, Clinical Engineering, Fire Safety and Utilities) within the program. Coordinate and chair the Environment of Care or Physical Environment Committee, maintain committee agendas and minutes, communicate safety updates to committee.
- Manages and completes various inspections of the physical environment, performs weekly safety rounds of departments and grounds, creates work orders and purchase orders to address deficiencies and corrective actions.
- Assist with proper handling, storage, documenting, inspecting, and transportation of hazardous waste/materials within facilities. Respond to hazardous material spills and emergencies.
- Works collaboratively with other service lines to accomplish initiatives impacting patient care, patient safety, teammates, contractors, and visitor safety.
- Implement and oversee special projects as directed by Safety Leadership and Facility Administration.
- Presents safety programs, safety updates, and/or training to leadership, physicians, vendors/contractors, and teammates.
- Assist with product recalls by distributing approved internal product safety alerts and auditing of the facilities recall program yearly.
- Support Advocate Teammate Health and Occupational Safety regarding injury/illness prevention and corrective actions to lower injury rates and prevent future teammate injuries by changing/modifying operational processes and spaces.
- Assist Facilities with eyewash compliance by ensuring risk assessments are conducted and OSHA regulatory requirements are completed by departments with eyewash stations.
- Assist with the Fire Drill process for teammates, patients, and visitors
Education
Bachelor's degree in Safety Management, Safety Engineering, Occupational Safety & Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Management, Risk Management, or related discipline
Work Experience
Five (5) years or more of experience in safety and/or facilities management that includes experience in emergency management, environmental safety, and life safety
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Must have the ability to clearly communicate verbally, in person, and in writing with patients, families/agencies and the health care team.
- Must possess a sense of urgency and make sound decisions.
- Must be a critical thinker and is solution oriented.
- Computer skills with demonstration of skill and competence in use of Microsoft Office applications required.
- Responsible for setting a strong example of safety by working safely and utilizing personal protective equipment (PPE) appropriately
Certification / License
Health Care Environmental Manager (HEM) certification issued by the ECRI, Institute's Center for Healthcare Environmental Management (CHEM), Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP), or other related industry certifications highly preferred
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions- This position requires travel, therefore, will be exposed to weather and road conditions.
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
- Exposed to a normal office environment.
- Must be able to carry up to 25 pounds of material and various types of equipment.
- Travel to other facilities in personal vehicle is required.
- Subject to indoor and outdoor environmental conditions
- May be subject to hazards (e.g., chemicals, mechanical conditions, etc.) and atmospheric conditions (e.g., dust, fumes, etc.)
DISCLAIMER
All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.
Pay Range
$32.45 - $48.70Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
