Job Description:
This posting represents one available position. Applicants will be considered for both the Safety and Industrial Hygiene Professional I and Safety and Industrial Hygiene Professional II levels. Placement into the appropriate level will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, certifications, and relevant experience. Both job descriptions are listed below for review.
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.
Job Summary
The safety and industrial hygiene professional I is responsible for implementing workplace health, safety, and environmental programs at the care site level.
Essential Functions
The Safety & IH Professional I 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.
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 Healthcare safety and industrial hygiene experience
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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