Occupational Safety & Environmental Health Coordinator

NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Retirement Savings and Pension Plans

Paid Holidays and Vacation

Loan Forgiveness Programs

College tuition discounts

Union Benefits

Commuter Benefits Programs

Job summary

A leading public health system in New York is seeking an Occupational Safety & Environmental Health Coordinator. The ideal candidate will oversee safety initiatives, respond to workplace violence incidents, and educate healthcare personnel. Applicants should hold a Master's or Bachelor's degree in relevant fields with experience in healthcare administration. This is a full-time role within a 24-hour operational department with various shifts available.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and 1 year of experience in healthcare administration.
• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience in healthcare administration.
• Experience in safety incident response and environmental health.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives related to incident response and workplace violence reporting.
• Conduct routine safety rounds to identify environmental hazards.
• Compile and distribute workplace violence and injury reports.
• Conduct in-service education on safety procedures.

Skills

Incident response

Safety education

Environmental risk mitigation

Data management

Workplace violence prevention

Education

Master’s degree in Public Administration, Public Health or related discipline

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Occupational Safety & Environmental Health Coordinator

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation. We are a network of 11 hospitals, trauma centers, neighborhood health centers, nursing homes, post‑acute care centers and correctional health services. We are a home care agency and a health plan, MetroPlus. Our health system provides essential services to 1.4 million New Yorkers every year in more than 70 locations across the city’s five boroughs. Our diverse workforce of more than 42,000 employees are uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services is one of the nation’s leading correctional health care systems in quality of and innovations to care, and access from pre‑arraignment through compassionate release. In‑jail services include medical, nursing, mental health, substance use treatment, social work, dental and vision care, discharge planning and re‑entry support. In addition to providing direct patient care in the jails, CHS leverages the resources of the nation’s largest municipal health care system to help discharged patients successfully return to their communities. CHS is also a pivotal partner in New York City’s criminal justice reform efforts.

Shift Schedule: This position is part of a 24‑hour operational department that runs Monday through Sunday. There are multiple openings available, and shift assignments may vary.

Facility: Various Locations on Rikers Island.

Under the general direction of the Director of Safety & Environmental Health, or designee, the Occupational Safety & Environmental Health Coordinator is responsible to lead initiatives related to incident response and reporting of workplace violence and staff occupational injuries. Conduct routine safety rounds in all facilities where CHS employees are located while identifying potential environmental safety hazards to the Department of Corrections (DOC) for mitigation. The Coordinator will engage with staff to identify safety gaps or environmental health concerns, provide ongoing support and follow‑up for staff involved in workplace violence incidents and/or who have suffered occupational injuries. This role serves as a central resource for safety education, incident response and environmental risk mitigation across all CHS sites and services.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond on‑site to serious incidents of workplace violence, occupational injury or environmental hazards, provide support, gather factual information and develop a detailed report of findings.
• Conduct post‑incident well‑being checks for employees who were involved in a workplace violence incident or who may have sustained a severe work‑related injury.
• Assist in maintaining workplace violence, occupational injury and other safety‑related databases and logs.
• Compile workplace violence and staff injury reports for distribution to required entities.
• Perform regularly scheduled and unannounced walkthroughs of Rikers Island, community warehouses, outposted sites and court‑based facilities to engage staff, identify, document and address workplace concerns in a timely manner.
• Conduct in‑service education to health‑care personnel on safety procedures, including but not limited to situational awareness, workplace violence prevention and emergency response actions.
• Represent CHS as needed in internal or external committees and workgroups where safety representation or perspective is required.
• Implement and maintain safety standards and protocols that comply with local, state and federal regulations, including routine safety inspections and risk assessments to identify potential hazards.
• Other relevant assignments as required.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Public Health, Business Administration or a related discipline, and one (1) year of full‑time experience in an administrative capacity in business management systems, general administration, health care or medical/patient systems administration; or,

2. A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Public Health, Business Administration or a related discipline, and two (2) years of full‑time experience in an administrative capacity in business management systems, general administration, health care or medical/patient systems administration.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hours per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees’ collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discount programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs