Regional Workforce Health & Safety Leader

Northwestern Medicine; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine seeks a senior manager to lead the Workforce Health and Safety team across designated regions, driving program oversight, data analytics, and policy alignment with system-wide initiatives.

You will oversee OSHA, Joint Commission, CMS, and IDPH compliance, manage budgets and large-scale projects, and act as a change agent to foster a fair and just safety culture across NM locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in occupational/environmental health, Public Health, Industrial Hygiene, or related field and/or comparable experience.
• Seven to ten (7-10) years progressive, relevant work experience.
• Ability to effectively manage a team.
• Rigorous analytical skills and persuasive leadership skills.
• Proven experience organizing, planning, and executing large-scale projects from the conceptual stage through implementation.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, including group presentations.
• Innovative thinker who can lead multidisciplinary teams to a common goal using interpersonal skills, relationship building, trust, and integrity.
• Knowledge of OSHA, Joint Commission, CMS and IDPH standards and other relevant regulatory health and safety codes
• Proven software competencies (MS Office Suite)
• Ability to travel to designated NM locations

Responsibilities

• Manages the health, safety, and well-being initiatives of the NM Workforce in designated geographic region or business unit(s) and provides oversite on assigned systemwide programs and initiatives.
• Manages overall program operations that support the strategic objectives of Workforce Health and Safety. Sets explicit priorities, establishes effective action plans, and anticipates obstacles and alternatives for challenging but realistic work goals.
• Integrates workplace interventions that protect and advance the overall well-being of the workforce.
• Develops and manages processes and systems for collecting, analyzing and reporting data regarding employee injuries, illnesses, and exposures. Reviews employee injury data to prioritize initiatives and implement injury reduction strategies.
• Identifies root causes and risks for the workforce and works collaboratively with NM stakeholders to respond with appropriate policies, process improvements, training and mitigation strategies to ensure a safe work environment for employees, physicians, residents, students, visitors, and other campus partners.
• Monitor regulatory changes, trends, benchmarks and best practices and report findings and recommendations to the Program Director or Director of Workforce Health and Safety.

Skills

Team management

Analytical skills

Leadership

Project management

Effective communication

Strategic planning

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in occupational/environmental health

Master's degree in occupational/environmental health

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Northwestern Medicine seeks a senior manager to lead the Workforce Health and Safety team across designated regions, driving program oversight, data analytics, and policy alignment with system-wide initiatives.

You will oversee OSHA, Joint Commission, CMS, and IDPH compliance, manage budgets and large-scale projects, and act as a change agent to foster a fair and just safety culture across NM locations.