Safety Manager - SBH Health System : Job Details

Description

Assist the Safety Director in managing SBH Health System's Safety, Environment of Care, and Emergency Management programs at the main hospital and affiliate facilities (MMTP, Ambulatory Care Building, Out-Patient Hemodialysis, Union Community Health Center, and Wellness Center) to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

• Promote a safe, cooperative, and professional healthcare environment to ensure optimum patient care.
• Adhere to all hospital policies, procedures, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to time and attendance, cellular phone usage, dress code, and rules of conduct.
• Make customer service a priority, treating customers (patients, visitors, and coworkers) in a professional manner, exercising courtesy and tact. Effectively communicate with patients and others about SBH Services in their area(s) of expertise or responsibility and ensure that concerns, questions, or issues reach the right person(s) in SBH in a timely manner. Behave in a manner consistent with maintaining and furthering a positive public perception of SBH Health System and its employees.
• Assist the Safety Director in maintaining a safety program that meets and, where necessary, exceeds City, State, Federal, and Accreditation Agencies regulations to provide a workplace free of recognized hazards.
• Act as a liaison between the Safety Director and other Department Heads to assure inter-departmental communication and exchange of information.
• Assist the Safety Director in preparation for surveys for all regulatory agencies (TJC, OSHA, DOH, etc.), keeping all documentation and reports up to date and closing open items.
• Assist the Safety Director in coordinating, scheduling, and conducting training (OSHA, Environment of Care, The Right to Know, Hazardous Materials and Universal Waste, Fire Safety, Radiation Safety, Ergonomics, Emergency Management, and new employee orientation).
• Assist the Safety Director in conducting Emergency Preparedness and Fire Safety drills at all sites.
• Manage and participate in multidisciplinary Environmental Safety/Infection Control rounds, including preparation and distribution of all environment of care rounds documentation.
• Attend committee and management meetings as appropriate or requested by the Safety Director.
• Maintain established hospital departmental policies and procedures.
• Manage recordkeeping of all safety incident and accident reports.
• Assist the Safety Director in enforcing safety regulations and codes.
• Assure proper maintenance of department files and record keeping, contracts, and reports.
• Perform all related or additional duties as assigned.

The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required, Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of Safety, Fire Safety, and Emergency Management experience.
• Knowledge of TJC, DOH, EPA, OSHA, FDNY, and NFPA regulations.
• FDNY Certificate of Fitness W07 Citywide Fire and Emergency Drill Conductor.
• FDNY F01 Citywide Fire Guard for Impairment.