Job Description:
The safety and industrial hygiene professional II is responsible for implementing workplace health, safety, and environmental programs at the care site level.
Essential Functions
- The Safety & IH Professional II applies technical knowledge of workplace safety, industrial hygiene, hazardous waste, ergonomics, fire/life safety, laser safety, indoor air quality, ventilation controls, respiratory protection, bioaerosols, environmental infection control, noise, heat stress, fall protection, confined space, lockout/tagout, blood borne pathogen, laboratory safety, workplace violence, and regulatory compliance.
- Leads care site level committees such as the Environment of Care Committee, Safety Committee, Hazardous Materials Committee, and/or Fire Safety Committee. Develops and presents educational sessions on workplace safety and health.
- Analyzes accident and injury data and implements actionable injury control recommendations for care site leadership.
- Implements workplace safety, health, and environmental initiatives at the care site including leading complex accident and injury investigations.
- Serves as a regulatory liaison for OSHA, EPA, and accreditation bodies. Participates in the on-call system to provide immediate consultation and regulatory reporting related to serious injuries or environmental incidents.
- The Safety and Industrial Hygiene Professional II has a high level of independent decision making, expertise, and project management skill as demonstrated through experience and certification/credentials (GSP, ASP, CSP, CIH, and/or PMP).
Skills
- Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, NFPA, and The Joint Commission regulations/standards
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Safety investigations and root cause analysis
- Project and program management
- Workplace safety inspections
- Problem solving
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Data analysis and statistics
- Chemical and physical stressor exposure assessment
- MS office
- Business
- Relationship building
- Group presentations
Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience managing workplace safety and industrial hygiene programs
- Demonstrated Healthcare safety and industrial hygiene experience
- Professional certification or credentialing including GSP, ASP, CSP, CIH, and/or PMP
- Bachelors degree in safety, industrial hygiene, environmental health, engineering, or science preferred
- Three years of experience managing safety and industrial hygiene programs preferred
Physical Requirements
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
- Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
- May have the same physical requirements as those of clinical or patient care jobs, when the leader takes clinical shifts.
- For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
Location:
Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital, Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital
Work City:
St George
Work State:
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$44.99 - $69.44
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
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