Physical Environment Safety Officer II

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain Physical Environment Safety compliance
• Celebrates the Physical Environment (PE) and Medxcel Associate Safety programs as they directly relate to the health care setting and the overall environment of care.
• Identifies risks based on regulatory interpretation and other methods, and apply to policy creation.
• Oversight of PE in efforts to maintain high standards of safety, regulatory compliance, maintaining documentation of findings and improvements.
• Participates in incident investigation to identify causal factors to determine how incidents might be prevented in the future.
• Makes sure the environment is safe and complies with regulations from various agencies like CMS, TJC, MIOSHA, EPA, NFPA, and more.
• Makes sure the organization is ready for inspections by regulatory bodies.
• Supports the Physical Environment committee and its performance initiatives.
• Assists in regulatory compliance with MIOSHA, TJC, and other relevant agencies as needed.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s degree from a program centered on Safety, Emergency Management, or a related field, or a high school diploma with three (3) years’ experience in safety management, security management, risk management, emergency management, facilities management, quality improvement, infection control, or related field- required. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a program centered on Safety, Emergency Management or related-preferred.
• License/Certification: Valid Driver’s License-required. Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP)-preferred. Certified Healthcare Emergency Professional (CHEP)- preferred.
• Relevant certifications in areas of Environmental/Regulatory compliance and safety including IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800- preferred. NFPA 101-2012 and NFPA 99-2012 Healthcare Certifications-preferred. MIOSHA Level 1 or 2 Occupational Health Certificate Program- preferred. OSHA 10 or 30 Hour for General Industry-preferred.
• Experience: Three years of experience in safety management, security management, risk management, emergency management, facilities management, quality improvement, infection control, or related field; or a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a program centered on Safety, Emergency Management, or a related field and two years of experience in safety management, security management, risk management, emergency management, facilities management, quality improvement, infection control, or related field- required. Experience in a hospital or healthcare facility in a related field- preferred. Previous experience developing policies and procedures -preferred. Previous TJC/CMS Survey- preferred.