Radiation and Environ Safety Hazardous Materials Coordinator

Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

3d•$43 - $66•Onsite

About The Position

The Hazardous Waste Environmental Safety Coordinator at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles will perform a variety of duties in support of critical EH&S programs that provide a safe and regulatory compliant environment for staff, patients, and visitors. You will conduct a wide variety of hands-on technical duties in support of EH&S programs including but not limited hazardous waste pick-ups, hazardous material characterization & documentation, emergency spill response, equipment maintenance, ergonomic evaluations, environmental rounds and Safety Data Sheet management. As part of a team, you will respond to various incidents, emergencies and participate on-call. You will approach all issues and challenges with a customer-focused, practical, can-do attitude, considering the needs of the ‘customer’. You must be easily approachable, think creatively, and be able to communicate effectively to all audiences. You will identify meaningful metrics to demonstrate successes and identify opportunities for improvement. You will also generate and give professional presentations to interested persons and groups. You will generate and maintain records in a professional, regulatory compliant, and easily retrievable manner. Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, standards, regulatory expectations, and accepted good practice. Maintain responsibility for their own programs including hazardous waste management and operations, supporting other safety programs as assigned. Support the Emergency Management, Radiation Safety and Occupational and Environmental Safety programs, and performs other duties as needed. Work with a minimal amount of supervision and make independent judgements and decisions within the scope of their delegated authority and activities.

Requirements

Customer-focused, practical, can-do attitude.
Easily approachable.
Think creatively.
Able to communicate effectively to all audiences.
Professional, regulatory compliant, and easily retrievable record keeping.
Minimal amount of supervision.

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of hands-on technical duties in support of EH&S programs including hazardous waste pick-ups.
Hazardous material characterization & documentation.
Emergency spill response.
Equipment maintenance.
Ergonomic evaluations.
Environmental rounds.
Safety Data Sheet management.
Respond to various incidents and emergencies.
Participate on-call.
Identify meaningful metrics to demonstrate successes and identify opportunities for improvement.
Generate and give professional presentations to interested persons and groups.
Generate and maintain records in a professional, regulatory compliant, and easily retrievable manner.
Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, standards, regulatory expectations, and accepted good practice.
Maintain responsibility for their own programs including hazardous waste management and operations.
Support other safety programs as assigned.
Support the Emergency Management, Radiation Safety and Occupational and Environmental Safety programs.
Perform other duties as needed.
Make independent judgements and decisions within the scope of their delegated authority and activities.