Safety Officer, Days, Emergency Management

Huhealthcare; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Howard University Hospital seeks a Safety Officer committed to high-quality, patient-centric care. This role involves managing safety programs, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring compliance. Candidates should possess relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree, offering a chance to join a renowned institution with significant community impact.

Benefits

Work life balance

Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

Comprehensive benefit plans including health and retirement

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in business continuity emergency/disaster planning.
• 3-5 years experience with Joint Commission (TJC) preferred.
• Five (5) years of experience required in lieu of Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage and ensure operation of the HUH Safety and Occupational Health Program.
• Coordinate development of Environment of Care Management Plans.
• Conduct facility tours to identify unsafe conditions.

Skills

Emergency Planning

Safety Management

Risk Assessment

Education

Bachelor's Level Degree

Master's Level Degree preferred

Job description

With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.

Howard University Hospital seeks to hire aSafety Officerwho will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

Full Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Pay Range: $35.69 - $57.10 hourly(actual offer rates are based upon the applicants relevant job experience and the requirements of the position)

The Safety Officer will:

• Manage, administer, and ensure the operation of the HUH Safety and Occupational Health Program, which focuses on the elimination or minimization of human injury, property and productivity losses caused by harmful contact incidents and/or, other safety hazards.
• Coordinate the development, implementation and assessment of the seven Environment of Care Management Plans (Safety, Security, Hazardous Materials and Waste, Emergency Management, Lab Safety, Medical Equipment and Utility Systems.)
• Conduct periodic facilities tours of the Hospital to ascertain and recommend the correction of unsafe conditions and acts, which may result in personal injury or property damage.
• Organize the Hospital's Safety Committee and serve as a member of the Hospital's Inspection Committee.
• Prepare and submit reports as required on safety conditions, in the Hospital to OSHA, TJC, D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, insurance companies and Executive Management.
• Develop and supervise the posting of evacuation plans, coordinate the locations of emergency signs, write procedures to change contaminated air filters, instruct staff on the proper handling of various contaminants, direct, coordinate and monitor the operation of an internal safety program.
• Identify existing and potential hazards in the work place including the physical plant, work processes, man/machine relationships and environmental conditions affecting health and efficiency of staff.
• Serve as a member of various committees concerned with safety matters.
• Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all-inclusive.

Qualified candidates will possess:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience working with business continuity emergency/disaster planning, disaster-related resources, and familiarization with national, state, and regional standards.
• 3 to 5 years of Joint Commission (TJC) preferred.
• Bachelor's Level Degree required; Five (5) years of business continuity emergency/disaster planning required in lieu of Bachelor's degree.
• Master's Level Degree preferred.

At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:

• Work life balance
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)

COVID-19 Vaccination
Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. ExternalApplicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.