Coord-Life Safety

• JOB SUMMARY

  • The Environment of Care\Life Safety Coordinator reports to the Director of Environment of Care\Life Safety. The EOC\LS Coordinator will assist in carrying out a broad range of leadership and operational responsibilities which include assisting with the Environment of Care\Life Safety Programs, building codes, OSHA regulations, Joint Commission Standards, Environment of Care Committee and other associated compliance issues as they relate to existing and new construction and property related projects related to the Health System. This position also has extensive involvement with members of the Leadership team.

DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assist in the management of the Health System’s Environment of Care\Life Safety Program, Interim Life Safety Program, State building regulations and related TJC, assists in the management of OSHA regulations, HAZMAT program, Emergency Operations and construction related compliance issues.

• Interfaces with construction to assure Safety programs are followed such Interim Life Safety, Infection Control policies, ceiling permits, hot work permits, and deactivation of sprinklers, fire alarm and other life safety systems, assist in maintaining the Organizational Safety Manual(s) to assure current status at all times, assists in providing code interpretations and assistance in the planning process for projects and departmental relocations, ongoing assessment of facility conditions and initiation of corrective action for resolution of problem issues.

• Oversees Facilities documents such as drawings and other records using AutoCad, web-based browsers and other physical and electronic media as required, provide departmental evacuation plans and updates.

• Represents the Health System when dealing with issues regarding regulations and the Facilities such as State Inspections, Joint Commission Surveys, insurance inspections and other building related regulatory issues.

• Directly or indirectly reviews all of the required Life Safety Testing and Records to assure current status at all times; organize components for the annual safety education and work with other key safety leaders to provide mandatory and relevant safety education to all Medical Center Team Members.

• Assist in the maintaining of a current Statement of Conditions and building safety drawings; assists in leading of the Environment of Care Committee, assembling members, overseeing the scheduling and documenting of meetings, establishing files for reports and activities for the Medical Center, disseminate relevant safety findings to programs, services, departments and key leaders, provide recommendations regarding continuing safety education to appropriate departments.

• EDUCATION/LICENSE/ CERTIFICATIONS/OTHER REQUIREMENTS

  Minimum requirement:

  • High school diploma or (GED)

  • Certified Training in Safety, Life Safety, codes and standards

  • Combination of experience and education equivalent to a minimum of 5 years in related Safety field

  Preferred qualifications:

  • Associate or Bachelor degree in Occupational Safety/Health

• WORKING ENVIRONMENT

  • While performing the duties of this job, the team member occasionally works in outside weather conditions.

  • Occasionally exposed to heat and cold extremes and temperature changes; seldom exposed to loud noises; occasionally exposed to moderate, noise; seldom exposed to vibration, toxic conditions, odors, dust, and poor ventilation.

  • Occasionally exposed to hazards or risk of bodily injury.

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS

  • Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).

  • Frequently required to walk and move about.

  • Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.

  • Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.

  • Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

  • Occasionally required to communicate with patients, customers and other care team requiring talking and hearing.

  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception