Facilities Environmental Safety Specialist - Atrium Health's Carolina Medical Center FT Days

American Addiction Centers • Charlotte, NC

22h • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Facilities Environmental Safety Specialist at Atrium Health's Carolina Medical Center, focusing on managing and overseeing Accreditation Environment of Care (TJC) and/or Physical Environment (DNV) Safety programs across multiple Advocate facilities. Key responsibilities include acting as a liaison for various safety chapters, coordinating and chairing safety committees, and ensuring compliance with Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA) and Environmental Compliance (EPA) regulations. The specialist will support regulatory inspections, interface with facility administration and leadership on special projects, and deliver safety training. The position involves discussing risk assessment impacts, initiating and disseminating critical safety documentation (PCRA, ICRA, ILSM) for construction projects, and generating comprehensive safety reports. Additionally, the specialist will conduct internal inspections, manage hazardous waste/materials, respond to emergencies, and collaborate with other service lines to enhance patient, teammate, contractor, and visitor safety. The role also requires maintaining constant on-call readiness and serving as a first responder during incident command events. Advocate Health, the parent organization, is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, providing care across multiple states and employing 155,000 teammates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 2-4 years or more of experience in safety and/or facilities management that includes experience in emergency management, environmental safety, and life safety
• Ability to clearly communicate verbally, in person, and in writing with patients, families/agencies and the health care team
• Possess a sense of urgency and make sound decisions
• Responsible for setting a strong example of safety by working safely and utilizing personal protective equipment (PPE) appropriately
• Critical thinking and independent decision making and is solution oriented
• Ability to operate computer and computer software programs
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday
• Functional speech, vision, smell, touch and hearing
• Ability to lift up to 10 lbs. regularly and up to 50 lbs. occasionally
• Physically able to wear and function in a Level C protective suit for training, simulation and actual responses to decontamination needs

Nice To Haves

• Hospital experience
• Health Care Environmental Manager (HEM) certification issued by the ECRI, Institute's Center for Healthcare Environmental Management (CHEM)
• Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP)
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Certified Industrial Hygiene (CIH)
• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) or other related industry certifications

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee portions of the Accreditation Environment of Care (TJC), and/or Physical Environment (DNV) Safety programs for multiple Advocate 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.
• Assists with, Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA), Environmental Compliance (EPA), 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.
• Supports regulatory agency personnel during compliance inspections.
• Interfaces with Advocate Facility Administration and Department Leadership to 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.
• Discuss safety and risk assessment impacts to operational changes that has effect on 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 Advocate 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, DNV, DHSR, CMS, CARF, CAP, CLIA) to Leadership and appropriate departments.
• Educate and coordinate corrective actions for any deficiencies identified during surveys, inspections, and assessments.
• Manages and completes various internal inspections of the physical environment, performs 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
• Competitive compensation
• Generous retirement offerings
• Programs that invest in your career development
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees