Safety Compliance Specialist
Overview:
At CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy our focus is patient-centered care. Our level I trauma center and academic medical center campus is designed to heal the body mind and spirit of every person in a more comfortable less stressful hospital environment.Our full range of medical services includes trauma services heart and vascular care emergency services surgery maternity cancer care and diagnostic imaging.
Responsibilities:
Essential Key Job Responsibilities- Assumes responsibility for the Environment of Care (EOC), Life (Fire) Safety (LS)and Emergency Management (EM) programs at assigned facilities
- Maintains inspection records and findings for EOC, LS and EM programs; provides suggestions for improvement to all programs
- Leads assigned facilities Safety (EOC) and EM Committees; schedules and leads meetings; maintains appropriate documentation
- Leads in-house training with leadership and employees about environmental health and safety issues
- Carries out environmental safety accident investigations on site and produces subsequent reports and recommendations to appropriate leadership
- Plans practical and effective methods of promoting health and environmental safety and safe working practices
- Functions as a liaison with regulatory bodies to ensure compliance with regulations
- Assumes responsibility for personal and professional growth through participation in department meetings, in-service programs and continuing educations programs.
Other duties as assigned by management
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
Required Education for Staff Job Levels
Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Safety, Emergency Management, or related field –OR- three years of equivalent experience in the field
Required Licensure and Certifications
None Required
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Strong knowledge of safety strategies; excellent time management and communication skills; ability to present complex issues in understandable manner; fluent in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
PREFERRED Qualifications
CHSP; CHEP