Safety and Security Coordinator

VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region Inc•Rutland City, VT

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region is seeking a Safety and Security Coordinator to support all its locations. This role is responsible for supporting regulatory compliance, coordinating safety education and training, and overseeing emergency preparedness activities to ensure a safe environment for employees, patients, visitors, and the communities served. The agency is a non-profit home health and hospice care provider based in Vermont, recognized as one of the nation's top 100 performing home health agencies.

Requirements

Three to five years of experience in healthcare safety, emergency preparedness, security, risk management, law enforcement, EMS, military, occupational safety, or related field.
Valid State Driver's license required.
Ability to successfully pass pre-employment driver record, criminal, adult and child abuse background check/review required.
AVADE Instructor certification or ability to obtain
Pepper Spray Instructor certification or ability to obtain

Nice To Haves

A degree in Emergency Management, Occupational Safety, Public Safety, or related field preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience considered.
Experience providing staff education and coordinating organizational safety initiatives preferred.
Experience with healthcare regulatory compliance preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides agency-wide coordination and subject matter expertise for safety, security, workplace violence prevention, emergency preparedness, and related risk-management activities across all agency locations and field operations.
Co-chairs the Agency Safety Committee, including coordinating meetings, developing agendas, reviewing safety trends, assigning and tracking action items, and monitoring completion and effectiveness of safety initiatives.
Maintains the Agency Safety Event Log and monitors and trends employee and patient safety events, concerns, workplace violence incidents, injuries, vehicle incidents, and other safety-related occurrences to identify opportunities for prevention and improvement.
Coordinates safety and security investigations, including information gathering, interviews, site assessments, identification of contributing and root causes, development of corrective and preventive action plans in collaboration with leadership, and follow-up to evaluate implementation and effectiveness.
Coordinates and delivers staff safety and security education, including AVADE, pepper spray training, workplace and personal safety, active threat awareness, and new employee safety orientation.
Coordinates agency-wide emergency preparedness activities in accordance with the Home Health and Hospice Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
Coordinates safety drills including fire, evacuation, severe weather, active threat, and other required emergency exercises.
Conducts routine safety rounds, environmental assessments, and security assessments at agency locations in collaboration with the facilities coordinator and other appropriate personnel; identifies hazards and vulnerabilities and provides recommendations to leadership for corrective action.
Assists with maintaining agency compliance with OSHA, CMS, state licensing requirements, and accreditation standards related to safety and emergency preparedness.
Responds to employee safety concerns and provides guidance and support to staff regarding safety and security concerns encountered in the field, including conducting co-visits with field clinicians as needed to assess and address identified safety concerns.