Environment of Care (EOC) Officer (7204U), University Health Services #89342

University of California; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

University Health Services (UHS) at the University of California, Berkeley seeks an Environment of Care Officer to lead the EOC program, coordinating safety, compliance, and risk across campus locations. The role ensures a safe, functional healthcare environment through policy development, training, and auditing processes.

The position emphasizes regulatory awareness (AAAHC/Joint Commission), emergency preparedness, and collaboration with Facilities, Security, and Occupational Health.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of healthcare environmental safety regulations (AAAHC, OSHA).
• Ability to support all-hazards emergency planning and drills.
• Knowledge of handling regulated medical waste and chemical hazards.
• Ability to conduct hazard surveillance and safety inspections.
• Collaboration with facilities maintenance and external inspectors.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains the EOC program; ensures regulatory compliance.
• Lead the Health, Safety and Security Committee; prepare materials.
• Coordinate with Facilities, Security, and Occupational Health on concerns.
• Oversee hazard surveillance, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Manage hazardous materials handling, storage, and disposal programs.
• Coordinate emergency preparedness plans, drills, and after-action reports.

Skills

Communication skills

Hazardous materials handling

Emergency preparedness

Safety compliance

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management or related field

2+ years healthcare safety experience

Job description

Environment of Care (EOC) Officer (7204U), University Health Services #89342

At the University of California, Berkeley , we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging makes it a special place for students, faculty, and staff, who are among the most talented and accomplished anywhere, including Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and MacArthur Fellows. Since our founding in 1868, we have been an engine for innovation - driving intellectual, economic, and social progress that benefits California, the U.S., and beyond. Together, we change the world.

At Berkeley, the best careers are built on a foundation of continuous learning and growth . We actively support professional development by providing all full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours of paid time per year and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups.

University Health Services (UHS) is a comprehensive college health service providing fully accredited, primary medical care, counseling and psychological services, and innovative health promotion programs for students, faculty, and staff. UHS provides on-campus medical care and coordinates supplemental needs for off-campus care through a network of community specialists and hospitals. UHS manages the student health insurance and workers’ compensation insurance programs.

UHS provides services to students Monday through Friday from 8:00AM to 6:00PM and on weekends. Approximately 65,000 visits occur annually including Primary Care, Urgent Care, Occupational Health, and Specialty Clinics. Services are designed to enable students to get the most from their educational experience, minimizing the impact of illness, injury and emotional distress on their academic careers. Medical care and wellness programs for faculty and staff are designed to meet their occupational health needs and minimize lost work time. These visits generate ancillary encounters with the Radiology, Clinical Laboratory, Physical Therapy and Pharmacy departments. The Counseling and Psychological Services department sees an additional 15,000 visits per year.

Position Summary

UHS’ Environment of Care is the physical and organizational setting where healthcare is provided. The goal of Environment of Care (EOC) is to create a safe and supportive environment that minimizes risks and promotes quality healthcare. The Environment of Care (EOC) Officer serves as the central organizational connector and coordinator responsible for the EOC Program. The role provides centralized coordination, accountability, risk identification, follow-through, documentation, and communication across internal departments and campus partners to ensure a safe, secure, functional, and compliant healthcare environment. The EOC Officer oversees physical structure, safety protocols, hazardous materials, emergency preparedness, medical equipment, security, utility systems, and staff training related to Environment of Care.

The EOC Officer is responsible for the EOC Program which includes developing, implementing, and managing programs and policies that ensure a safe, functional, and compliant healthcare environment for patients, staff, and visitors. It involves ongoing monitoring, assessment, and improvement to ensure compliance with regulations and standards, as well as to provide a positive experience for all stakeholders. The EOC Officer’s duties include physical structure (building design, layout, accessibility, fire safety, emergency preparedness), equipment and supplies (medical devices, infection control, waste management), EOC policies (development, ownership, review), security (access control, surveillance, incident response), business continuity planning, and staff training (safety protocols, emergency response, infection control).

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is October 28, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

Responsibilities

Environment of Care (EOC) Compliance and Program Management - 40%

• Develops and maintains the EOC program. Ensure compliance with American Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), University of California Office of the President, University of California Berkeley and state/local regulations and/or the ability to learn.
• Lead the Health, Safety and Security Committee; prepare meeting agendas, minutes, and reports. Ensure adherence to fire safety, hazardous materials handling, infection prevention, and emergency preparedness protocols.
• Collaborate with Facilities, Security, and Occupational Health departments to address environmental concerns. Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation related to safety inspections, incident reports, and emergency drills.
• Coordinates programs to prevent injury and identify/correct environmental hazards. Oversees accident, injury, and fall reporting and trending.
• Conducts structured, recurring Environment of Care rounds and hazard surveillance across UHS locations. Tracks incident investigations and corrective actions, partnering closely with Risk Management.
• Hazardous Materials & Waste Management: Oversees the safe handling, storage, inventory, and disposal of chemicals, biological hazards, regulated medical waste, and pharmaceutical waste. Coordinates chemical inventory/SDS maintenance, spill and exposure response protocols, vendor services, and staff training compliance.

Emergency Preparedness - 20%

• Maintains an all-hazards approach for UHS emergency management planning. Oversee annual hazard assessments. Ensures compliance with accreditation standards of performance.
• Coordinate and oversee quarterly drills, including planned exercises and real-life events. Provide after action reports for drills or events for all UHS locations (Tang, Anna Head, Haas Pavilion, Simpson Center).
• Represent UHS at campus or committee emergency management meetings. Develop and maintain emergency preparedness plans and procedures.
• Maintain emergency management and UCB business continuity plans and ensure clinic and department readiness and/or the ability to learn.
• Coordinates fire safety rounds, evacuation drills, egress maintenance, and staff life-safety education.
• Coordinates with Facilities and the campus Fire Marshal for fire alarm/sprinkler/extinguisher inspections, construction/remodel reviews, and corrective action tracking.

Policy and Procedure Implementation and Maintenance - 10%

• Assist with the development, implementation, and updates of Environment of Care policies and procedures.
• Ensure EOC policies are consistently applied across departments.
• Chairs the Environment of Care multi departmental committee.

Inspections, Audits and Risk Assessments, Data Collection and Reporting - 10%

• Conduct regular environment of care rounds and hazard surveillance (e.g., hazard vulnerability analysis and hazard safety assessment), documenting findings and ensuring timely corrective actions.
• Maintain logs and records for safety, incidents, inspections, and drills.
• Prepare regular reports for leadership and regulatory agencies. Track and report safety trends and deficiencies to leadership.
• Prepare and present an annual EOC report to the Risk and Quality Committee.

Training, Education and Other Duties as Assigned - 10%

• Develops and delivers EOC-related education and training programs for staff.
• Ensure staff training on and completion of safety topics including at a minimum fire extinguisher use, hazardous waste handling, evacuation procedures, bloodborne pathogen standards, and emergency response protocols.
• Other duties as assigned.

Equipment and Facilities - 10%

• Ensure medical and non-medical equipment is maintained, tested, and inspected per required schedules.
• Work with business operations facilities/maintenance teams to resolve physical environment concerns (e.g., lighting, temperature, signage, exits).
• Track the status of EOC-related repair work orders and ensure timely resolution of identified issues.
• Advise on capital projects from an EOC perspective. Advise or help oversee purchases from an EOC perspective.

Required Qualifications

• Working knowledge of healthcare environmental safety regulations, standards, and practices (e.g., AAAHC, OSHA, Cal/OSHA, local fire codes, and life safety regulations).
• Demonstrated ab ility to support or coordinate all-hazards emergency planning, hazard vulnerability assessments, business continuity plans, and emergency drills (e.g., fire, evacuation, emergency response). Ability to respond effectively in emergencies.
• Basic-to-intermediate knowledge of compliance standards for handling, inventorying, and disposing of regulated medical waste, pharmaceutical waste, chemical hazards, and bloodborne pathogen protocols.
• Ability to conduct structured hazard surveillance, safety inspections, and environment of care rounds, with demonstrated skill in identifying hazards and tracking corrective actions to resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with facilities maintenance, physical plant teams, and external inspectors/vendors to track work orders, verify equipment maintenance schedule s, and address physical environment concerns.
• Strong critical thinking skills to investigate safety incidents, analyze risk findings and trend data, and formulate practical, compliant corrective action plans.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to develop and deliver mandatory safety training programs, present clear reports to leadership committees, and lead multi-departmental committee meetings.
• Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail, capable of maintaining precise regulatory logs, incident reports, policy documentation, and inspection records across multiple healthcare sites.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands‑on experience and/or ability to learn managing or coordinating Environment of Care, occupational health and safety, or facilities safety programs in an outpatient clinic, student health center, or ambulatory healthcare setting.
• Direct experience preparing for, participating in, or leading and/or ability to learn accreditation surveys and compliance audits (specifically AAAHC, The Joint Commission, or equivalent ambulatory care bodies).
• Familiarity with and/or ability to learn higher education administrative structures, campus safety protocols, campus Fire Marshal procedures, and University of California policies or similar institutional frameworks.

Education / Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, Healthcare Administration, Facilities Management, or related field. (Preferred)
• Minimum 2 years of experience in healthcare safety, environment of care, or facilities management. (Required)

Licenses / Certifications

• Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP), Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM), Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and/or Certified Health Care Environmental Services Professional (CHESP) (Preferred)

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted annual range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $95,000.00 - $105,000.00.

• This is an exempt, monthly-paid position.
• This is a full-time (40 hours/week) Career position eligible for UC benefits.