Employee Safety Specialist- Full Time

General Summary

The Employee Safety Specialist under the general direction of the Manager of Employee Safety, is responsible for collecting, understanding, organizing, and sharing safety data at their respective site(s); developing interventions to address employee safety opportunities in partnership with site leadership and HR. The role also involves co-facilitating system Employee Safety initiatives and ensuring implementation of recommendations at local sites.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate and coordinate the design and implementation of employee safety initiatives, programs, and projects at the site level; provide project management support to clinical improvement initiatives.
• Assess project needs based on evidenced-based best practices and/or regulatory standards; guide the selection of appropriate team members to address project needs; develop a work plan including timelines; demonstrate the ability to develop an effective communication plan; seek leadership guidance appropriately to assist with the identification of obstacles/barriers to success.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the science of process improvement and provide formal and informal consultation; apply various quality improvement processes/tools and initiate, design, and develop process improvement projects and programs based on organizational need.
• Assist in analyzing and interpreting data; use data to develop programs to drive change.
• Provide formal and informal education to members of the business unit on employee safety and process improvement, performance measurement, and change management and other key subjects critical to the support of employee safety.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making using information technology.
• Actively participate in site Safety Huddles as well as system Employee Safety Forums and provide support and input to problem resolution, understanding of data, and process improvement.
• Experience with clinical quality and employee safety principles/initiatives; demonstrated ability to apply concepts.
• Ability to adapt, respond, and prioritize in a rapidly changing health care environment and ability to successfully manage multiple competing demands.
• Experience with new program/initiative development, implementation, and evaluation. Ability to act as a change agent, providing direction to others and gaining their support.
• Basic understanding of the research process and statistical analysis.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and staff.
• Strong oral and written communication skills including presentation skills.
• Computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, email, and internet navigation software.
• Understanding of health care cultures including medical and nursing cultures. Sound decision-making skills and problem-solving skills.

Education/Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field required.
• Five (5) years of employee safety/safety/clinical quality experience required with two (2) years project management experience preferred.
• Experience in the delivery of educational programs is an asset.
• Knowledgeable of MIOSHA and OSHA laws.