Safety Officer II

Overview

Medxcel is here to lead the transformation of healthcare facilities management by incorporating a new approach to providing services. Created by healthcare, for healthcare, we have a dedicated focus on our people and customers, as well as providing tools, processes, support resources, data analytics and insource strategies that drive results.

The Safety Officer II is an advanced professional position for the Emergency Management (EM), Environment of Care (EC) and Safety programs. As a Safety and EM professional, this position will exercise responsibility and accountability for coordinating, collecting, disseminating, and intervening in a manner that anticipates, prevents, and identifies, evaluates, and controls hazards. This role maintains continuous survey readiness through compliance with regulations from regulatory agencies, including The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),The Joint Commission (TJC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), state and local agencies, and identified industry best management practices (BMP).

This is a role in which the associate serves regularly in a highly visible capacity: experience, skills, demeanor, and ability to handle difficult and sometimes stressful circumstances are a clear expectation. In addition, the position will be responsible for implementing and maintaining the Environment of Care Program, which includes safety and security management, fire safety, hazardous materials and waste management, medical equipment, utilities management, and Emergency Management.

This position will be located at St. VIncent's-Indianapolis,IN. 

“As a healthcare company we have an important responsibility to protect individual and public health. This position will require individuals to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of their job responsibilities, unless an exemption can be confirmed based on a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief. Submission & Approval of an Exemption does not guarantee that an exemption can be accommodated.”

Responsibilities

Manage and maintain EM, EC, and Safety compliance (40%)

• Coordinates the Emergency Management (EM), Environment of Care (EC), and 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 EC in efforts to maintain high standards of safety, regulatory compliance, maintaining documentation of findings and improvements;
• Participate in incident investigation to identify causal factors to determine how incidents might be prevented in the future;
• Monitor potential and actual environmental Participates in root and apparent cause analysis and recommends remedial and corrective action. Leads EC rounding activities;
• Participates in or leads internal committees EM, EC, and Safety, management, and initiatives;
• In coordination with the Regional Emergency Management Officer, serves as the facility’s EM liaison with local, regional, state, public, and private entities;
• Assists in coordination of exercises as outlined by Medxcel and regulatory authorities;
• Assists in OSHA, TJC, and, as directed, other regulatory compliance investigations.

Training (10%)

• Develops and implements education programs and materials to train staff to detect, mitigate, and avoid workplace hazards;
• Provides technical guidance to management, surveyors, and other appropriate parties regarding occupational health and safety-related problems regarding accreditation standards;
• Develops and implements educational programs for EC and EM regulatory

Policy and Procedure Support (20%)

• Provides policy and procedure interpretation and education as it applies to the EC and Emergency Management Plans;
• Conduct research and applicable regulations/standards concerning workplace safety and integrate findings into policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance;
• Provide education and training regarding accreditation standards and regulations as they relate to Medxcel policies and procedures;
• Maintain the policy and procedure repository and revision process including FMOS for EC and EM.

Document Management (30%)

• Maintains and continuously improves the Medxcel Facility Management Plans, including the EC and EM plans and ensures compliance with regulatory standards and implementation at the facility;
• Maintain regulatory readiness documentation, ensuring the organization is compliant with regulatory standards and that associates are trained accordingly;
• Maintains FMOS binders specific to EC and EM, to include all required documentation, data, reports, etc. and produces required materials accordingly.

Qualifications

Education:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from a program centered on Safety, Emergency Management, or a related field, or a high school diploma with four (4) years experience in hospital 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 
• Relevant certifications in areas of Environmental/Regulatory compliance and safety preferred 
• CHSP, CHEP preferred 

Experience:

• Four years of experience in hospital 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 hospital safety management, security management, risk management, emergency management, facilities management, quality improvement, infection control, or related field required 
• Five (5) years experience in hospital safety management, security management, risk management, emergency management, facilities management, quality improvement, infection control, or related field preferred
• Previous experience developing policies and procedures preferred 

Competencies:

• Knowledge of safety/emergency management, hospital/facilities management, clinical engineering, and/or regulatory standards is required;
• Experience in developing policies and procedures;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office;
• Analytical skills to comprehend and interpret complex regulations, perform data analysis, problem solve, and communicate results to others;
• Ability to work as part of a team, build collaborative relationships, and influence others;
• Organizational and project management skills; and
• Effective written, verbal, and presentational communication

#MFMSFEM