Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Cleveland Clinic•Great Barrington, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Health and Safety Specialist plans, develops, and implements comprehensive environmental health and safety programs to protect caregivers, visitors, and patients from recognized environmental, safety, and health hazards. Under general supervision, the role supports organizational safety initiatives and promotes a safe environment through hazard prevention, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance. The position is based at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital in Cleveland and requires approximately 25% travel. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with off-hours and weekend work as needed. The specialist may manage direct reports or indirect personnel resources, budgets, and contracted services, and serves as a member of the Emergency Response Team.

Requirements

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, hazardous materials management, environmental science, one of the physical sciences, or a related field.
Valid state driver's license.
Three years of experience in a healthcare or safety field.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), and/or another safety certification.

Responsibilities

Use qualitative and quantitative analyses of products, systems, operations, and activities to identify hazards and establish programmatic plans and goals.
Identify events, likelihood of occurrence, severity of results, risk, and cost.
Collaborate with others to prepare risk assessments and associated action plans.
Participate in accident and incident investigations.
Provide consulting services to internal customers regarding safety, health, and environmental hazards, controls, and regulatory standards, including EPA, OSHA, DOT, NFPA, TJC, ODH, and CMS requirements.
Develop and conduct training programs.
May be responsible for one or more Joint Commission Environment of Care management plans.
Conduct facility and operations audits to ensure Environment of Care requirements are met.
Collect, analyze, and maintain EHS data.
Maintain appropriate records for operational processes and regulatory agencies, and submit required documents by established deadlines.
Manage direct reports or indirect personnel resources to achieve departmental and organizational goals.
Manage budgets and contracted services as appropriate.
Act as a member of the Emergency Response Team.
Perform other duties as assigned.