Admin. Dir. Life Safety

Umcelpaso; El Paso (TX); In loco; USD 110.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

University Medical Center of El Paso seeks an Administrative Director for Life Safety to provide strategic and operational leadership for life-safety and physical-environment compliance programs across the organization.

You will drive readiness for CMS, The Joint Commission, NFPA standards, and other authorities, coordinating with Facilities, Safety, Infection Prevention, Security, and clinical teams to ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance.

Competenze

• Extensive knowledge of healthcare life-safety principles and compliance.
• Knowledge of NFPA, CMS, Joint Commission, and local/state requirements.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into policies and actions.
• Experience with life-safety and physical-environment risk management.

Mansioni

• Provide strategic leadership for life-safety compliance programs.
• Lead preparation for CMS, Joint Commission, NFPA, and other authorities’ readiness.
• Coordinate corrective actions and maintain compliance documentation.
• Collaborate with multiple departments and executives to promote a safe hospital environment.
• Coach and mentor teams on regulatory and accreditation readiness.

Conoscenze

Life safety knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Regulatory interpretation

Facility operations

Project management

Leadership

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Facilities Management/Safety/Business

Master’s degree in related field

Descrizione del lavoro

• Facility University Medical Center of El Paso
• Schedule - Shift - Hours Full Time - Days

The Administrative Director for Life Safety provides strategic, administrative, and operational leadership for the organization's Life Safety and related physical-environment compliance programs. Directs organizational processes for assessing life-safety conditions, maintaining regulatory readiness, identifying and mitigating risks, monitoring deficiencies, coordinating corrective actions, and maintaining required compliance documentation.

Serves as the organization's subject-matter leader for life-safety compliance and collaborates with Facilities and Engineering, Safety, Emergency Management, Infection Prevention, Security, clinical and operational departments, construction and project management, vendors, and executive leadership to promote a safe and compliant healthcare environment.

Leads preparation and organizational readiness activities associated with life-safety and applicable physical-environment requirements of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), The Joint Commission, applicable NFPA codes and standards, state and local regulatory authorities, and other authorities having jurisdiction. Federal hospital requirements require the physical plant and overall environment to be maintained to assure patient safety and include specific requirements for life safety from fire.

Work Experience

Seven years of experience in healthcare facilities, engineering, life safety, fire safety, physical-environment compliance, construction, facilities regulatory compliance, or a closely related function.

Seven years of management experience required.

License/Registration/Certification

Certification in Healthcare Facility Management, Healthcare Safety, Fire and Life Safety, Facilities Engineering, Construction Management, Regulatory Compliance, or a related field preferred.

Education and Training

A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Construction Management, Safety, Fire Science, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Architecture or related field is required.

Master’s degree in a related field required.

Skills

• Extensive knowledge of healthcare, life-safety, fire-safety, facilities, and physical-environment compliance principles.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, local, accreditation, NFPA, and other requirements affecting hospital life-safety operations.
• Ability to interpret complex regulatory and accreditation requirements and translate them into organizational policies, processes, monitoring activities, and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of healthcare facility operations, building systems, construction, renovation, maintenance activities, and associated life-safety risks.
• Ability to design, implement, administer, evaluate, and continuously improve an organization-wide Life Safety Program.
• Ability to identify, assess, prioritize, communicate, and elevate life-safety and regulatory risks.
• Skill in developing and monitoring corrective-action plans, compliance assessments, performance indicators, dashboards, regulatory documentation, and audit processes.
• Ability to lead regulatory and accreditation readiness activities and effectively support surveyors and regulatory representatives during inspections and surveys.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary initiatives and develop effective working relationships with executive leadership, department leaders, Facilities and Engineering, clinical departments, consultants, vendors, contractors, and regulatory representatives.
• Advanced leadership, analytical, organizational, communication, problem-solving, project-management, and decision-making skills.

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