Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Gillette Children's•Saint Paul, MN

3d•$80,828 - $121,264•Hybrid

About The Position

The Safety Specialist is responsible for supporting a safe, compliant, and family-centered environment. This role focuses on implementing and maintaining safety programs that protect patients, families, visitors, and staff, while meeting regulatory standards and the unique needs of a pediatric population. The ideal incumbent brings strong knowledge of hospital safety regulations, including but not limited to The Joint Commission, OSHA, federal, state, and local codes and regulations, along with sensitivity to working in a child- and family-focused healthcare setting. This position will also have additional responsibility for other safety and quality improvement initiatives within the organization. This is a 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week) hybrid opportunity with an expectation of working onsite at our St. Paul campus three days per week, with additional onsite presence as needed to support the role. Initial training will be conducted 100% onsite. The position follows standard business hours, Monday through Friday.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in safety/ industrial hygiene or related field. Five or more years of emergency management and/or safety experience in a health care setting may be substituted for degree requirement.
Must achieve FEMA emergency management institute certification for IS 100, IS 200, IS 700, and IS 800 within one year of hire in order to respond to regional level events.
Excellent customer service skills
Ability to communicate and deal effectively with people and meet customer expectations
Computer experience using Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint. Ability to learn new skills/software as required
Ability to operate testing equipment and analyze data
Able to deal with emergency management response situations to act as a emergency management resource in disaster or drill events
Maintain the highest level of confidentiality
Travel to various sites

Nice To Haves

Minimum five years related experience which includes safety compliance and emergency

Responsibilities

Utilizes investigative techniques, interprets data, prepares reports, and identifies corrective measures.
Interprets and translates regulatory compliance requirements related to Joint Commission, ABC survey, CARF, Department of Health, OSHA or other regulatory agencies.
Maintains hazardous waste and materials storage or disposal documentation.
Determines schedule for compliance in safety surveys with appropriate follow up.
Implements disaster drills or response to actual events.
Provides appropriate HICS response and documentation.
Acts as the safety officer in the absence of the manager.
Conducts Environment of Care Surveys (safety audits) in all Gillette departments and locations 2x per year.
Conducts emergency evacuation equipment training (multi-story facilities).
Conducts fire drills, safety exercises, and security response drills.
Conducts quality testing for Environmental Services (EVS) and prepares summary reports of results.
Conducts education and competency verification for EVS.
Manages the MSDS (SDS) Online program.
Displays competence in technology required of position.
Uses special testing equipment or measuring devices for the determination of environmental or physical factors in the workplace.
Participates in special studies and monitoring programs to determine environmental conditions.
Takes samples of work materials to detect and evaluate employee risks.
Reviews safety policies with appropriate department representatives to identify best practice in safety.
Identifies new regulation and writes new policy to meet new requirements.
Acts as representative on metro-wide committees focused on safety, emergency management or hazardous waste compliance.
Acts as committee chair for the Safety Committee.