Environmental Health & Safety(EHS)- Safety Professional (Healthcare and Research)
About The Position
The EHS Safety Professional supports a safe and compliant environment across healthcare and research operations. Working closely with Safety Officers, the role develops and maintains EHS programs, policies, procedures, and compliance processes. It conducts risk assessments, safety inspections, occupational exposure monitoring, and ventilation evaluations to identify hazards and recommend effective control measures. The position also responds to employee safety concerns, investigates workplace injuries, conducts root cause analyses, and prepares reports and recommendations to support institutional policies and regulatory compliance. The role coordinates day-to-day safety program and operational work, responds to or escalates safety questions from cross-departmental stakeholders, supports safety teams with education and training, and assists with reports on progress and improvement opportunities. It supports patient-care quality and safety processes and performs additional duties as needed to meet departmental and institutional objectives. Regular and predictable attendance is required. Additional responsibilities include developing EHS procedures and guidelines; assessing clinical and research activities; conducting laboratory and workplace inspections, including NIH biosafety inspections and PETRA Physical Environment risk assessment rounds; and preparing risk-assessment reports. The Safety Professional uses industrial hygiene air and noise sampling equipment and evaluates ventilation systems, develops and delivers safety training, serves as an Incident Commander on the institutional Hazardous Materials Response Team, advises on dangerous-goods and hazardous-materials shipping, and maintains regulatory permits, compliance records, and other documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in liberal arts, science, engineering, or a related safety discipline.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills, including the ability to translate complex technical information for diverse audiences.
- Ability to apply safety and quality standards, evaluate risks, support investigations and corrective actions, and develop solutions to improve safety performance.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships, carry out safety assessments and technical tasks with limited guidance, and manage priorities, resources, timelines, and deliverables.
Nice To Haves
- Hazardous Materials Technician training (24-hour), or ability to obtain the training within one year of hiring.
- DOT/IATA Dangerous Goods training, or ability to obtain the training within one year of hiring.
- Prior relevant experience in an applicable area, such as applied health physics in radiation safety programs, infection prevention and control, or EHS.
- Prior experience implementing federal and state regulations and license conditions.
- At least one year of experience working in an Environmental Health & Safety role.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and perform day-to-day workflow for safety programs and operational responsibilities, with guidance.
- Respond to or escalate safety-related questions and issues raised by cross-departmental stakeholders.
- Assist safety-area leaders with reports on work progress and identified areas for improvement.
- Assist departmental safety teams with institutional education and training.
- Gather, analyze, and trend data to assess and remediate risks in assigned safety areas.
- Clarify and support implementation of safety policies and procedures for assigned teams and areas.
- Support departmental processes that enhance the quality and safety of patient care.
- Develop EHS operating procedures, policies, and process guidelines.
- Conduct risk assessments for clinical and research activities and develop and guide implementation of control measures.
- Conduct and/or lead PETRA Physical Environment risk assessment rounds under the direction of the General Safety Officer.
- Conduct multidisciplinary safety inspections of laboratories and other work areas, including NIH biosafety inspections and PETRA Physical Environment risk assessment rounds.
- Prepare risk-assessment reports containing observations, commentary, and recommendations.
- Respond to employee safety concerns, including those reported in the EERS system; investigate hazards and prepare EERS reports as needed.
- Investigate employee injuries and conduct root cause analyses when necessary.
- Apply health and safety standards and guidelines, including those of TOSHA, DNV, EPA, NSF, TDEC, ACGIH, and NIOSH.
- Conduct occupational exposure assessments using industrial hygiene air and noise sampling equipment.
- Conduct ventilation assessments of air-handling equipment and other engineered systems.
- Develop and deliver safety training programs for clinical and research staff.
- Serve as a member and Incident Commander of the institutional Hazardous Materials Response Team.
- Provide expertise and guidance on dangerous-goods and hazardous-materials shipping practices.
- File and maintain regulatory permits and other compliance documents.
- Maintain records and documents, evaluate and interpret data, and resolve related issues.
- Perform other duties as assigned to meet departmental and institutional goals and objectives.
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
