Safety Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Three years’ experience in healthcare with two years’ experience in healthcare safety preferred.
• Organizational, management and communication skills.
• Ability to effectively deal with people.
• Objectivity in dealing with identified problem.
• Computer skills are required with knowledge of Word, Excel and Power Point preferred.
• Must maintain confidentiality when dealing with all customers.
• Must be flexible to change and have the ability to work in a team environment.
• Performs all duties consistent with safety principles and is expected to comply with all laws, regulation and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, OSHA, Medicare and Medicaid.
• Responsible for own actions.
• Ability to educate/train others.
• Constant exposure to medical and personal information requires confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

• Baccalaureate degree in nursing, medical technology, healthcare management, or safety desired but not required. Applicable work experience may be acceptable in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Will personally serve as coordinator of the safety program
• Will provide individualized department safety training, as needed
• Assist all departments in developing safety rules and practices
• Will have fire drills on a monthly basis to ensure the hospital is in compliance with federal and state requirements. Alternate day and night shift.
• Maintain policies and procedures as related to safety
• Maintain a “master copy” of all MSDS or SDS on the “P” drive, accessible to all employees or a location where certain departments are stored
• Request that all departments annually review their MSDS/SDS update to me.
• EP Drills - Plan, coordinate, communicate, perform after-action review and document EP drills as well as response to actual events in accordance with CMS requirements
• Liaison –Act as communication liaison with County, State and Avera EP Coordinators.
• Activate Internal eICS, State Ready Op, & Hav-Bed (Secondary back-up needed).
• Complete FEMA HSEEP reports -to the State, Regional & National Emergency Response Commission.
• Will hold monthly Safety Committee meetings
• HVA – Coordinate annual Hazardous Vulnerability Analysis with local jurisdiction and submit report to the Safety Committee.
• EP report to the Safety Committee.
• Decon Team – Collaborates with support for ED nursing training from Decon Coordinator.
• Coordinates and tracks employee PPE for TB & Pandemic response in collaboration with Infection Prevention.
• Security – Sits on Security subcommittee (quarterly) from an EP perspective. IE: Active Shooter, Lock Down.