Manager- Environmental Risk/Emergency Management

UHS•King of Prussia, PA

7d•Remote

About The Position

The UHS Corporate Insurance Department is hiring a Manager-Environmental Risk/Emergency Management to assist with organizational planning, implementation, evaluation, and management of UHS Emergency Management and Environmental Risk programs. These programs are intended to enhance patient care quality and physical-environment security and safety, reduce injuries, prevent claims, and minimize liability exposure. This is a remote opportunity with frequent travel to assigned facilities and other locations as necessary. The role provides consultation and direction to facilities, supports emergency preparedness and environmental-risk compliance, and assists with disaster response and recovery. The manager also contributes to program development, facility audits and surveys, corrective-action plans, and related corporate safety initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
At least five years of experience in an acute or behavioral healthcare organization, with increasing responsibility in emergency management and environmental risk programs.
Critical-thinking skills and ability to independently analyze identified problems and use appropriate resources to determine corrective actions.
Comprehensive knowledge of risk identification and prevention; ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to use independent judgment and manage and impart confidential information.
Effective administrative and management skills.
Ability to manage and motivate facility-based staff, with effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Effective problem-solving, persuasion, and negotiation skills.
Knowledge of healthcare emergency preparedness requirements.
Knowledge of security and safety practices and theory in healthcare.
Knowledge of hazardous materials and waste programs in a healthcare environment.
Knowledge and understanding of principles and procedures for investigating and processing environmental liability losses.
Ability to draft reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; interpret data; and translate abstract concepts into tangible information.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations, and applicable state licensure and accreditation laws and regulations.
Knowledge and skills using computers and software including Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Zoom.
Skill in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Incident Command Control Methodology Training.

Responsibilities

Provide consultation, direction, and assistance to facilities implementing, monitoring, and enforcing UHS and industry-standard Emergency Management and Environmental Risk programs.
Analyze emergency preparedness and environmental-risk issues and interpret regulatory compliance standards, including TJC and CMS requirements, for acute care and behavioral health facilities.
Consult with and guide facility-based staff when complex situations may threaten corporate assets or facility well-being.
Assist with disaster response and recovery activities, including HVA, MRs, After Action Reports, regulatory findings, and security and sustainability assessments.
Guide the development of Environmental Risk and Emergency Management programs, training, and toolkits.
Participate in assigned facility audits, consultative visits, and regulatory surveys as deemed necessary by the Corporate Director of Environment of Care/Emergency Preparedness.
Monitor and assist with facility corrective-action plans when requested.
Maintain communication with appropriate corporate and facility leadership and personnel.
Support Corporate Patient Safety, Employee Safety, Workplace Violence Programs, and Facility/Design and Construction safety initiatives as assigned.
Travel frequently to assigned facilities and other locations as necessary to accomplish department and organizational goals.