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WI-SSM Health West Beltline
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
Named 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2025 - Becker's Healthcare
Named One of the World’s Happiest Workplace 2025 – WorkL
Named One of America's Best In-State Employers 2025 - Forbes
Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025 – Newsweek
Named One of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging & Community 2026 – Newsweek
SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 13,900+ providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.
With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 12 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.
This position will be based in Madison, WI, is NOT remote work eligible, and will require relocation upon acceptance of the position.
To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:
Angela Jones
Executive Talent Partner
[email protected]
Job Summary:
Develops, implements and manage environmental safety and emergency preparedness programs for all facilities, patients, staff, and visitors within the region. Leads system-wide initiatives.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develops, maintains, and implements policies and procedures that can be shared system-wide.
- Ensures compliance and maintains appropriate documentation for the region. Provides awareness of policies, procedures, and programs throughout the department and the region.
- Leads collaboration with local, state, and/or federal agencies, and maintains liaison status with all appropriate agencies.
- Develops and maintains a best practice training programs. With other regional leaders, ensures appropriate training for clinical staff.
- Leads a robust risk assessment program to drive an appropriate staffing model and supports investments in environmental safety and emergency preparedness.
- Participate in design and construction reviews to ensure safety through environmental design (CPTED) principles and department standards are incorporated. Leads programs to assess and maintain appropriate physical safety and emergency preparedness throughout the region.
- Develops and manages operational and capital plans to support the appropriate programs for the region. Ensures staffing levels and training are appropriate for each ministry/area within the region.
- Ensures teams within the region understand and leverage continuous improvement methods. Actively rounds within the region to understand needs first-hand, mentor team members.
- Leads direct reports consisting of managers throughout the region and regional support staff. Monitors turnover and length of service of personnel; develops plans as necessary to ensure retention. Counsels and applies appropriate promotional/disciplinary actions. Functions as a facilitator, coach, trainer and mentor to support development of personnel and ensure employee satisfaction.
- Demonstrates exceptional communication and engagement skills in working within a large healthcare system. Effectively drives change and positive improvements within the region, and throughout the system.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent years of experience and education
EXPERIENCE
- Seven years' experience, with five years' in leadership
Department:
9260000069 Facilities and Real Estate (WI Region)
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Benefits:
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
