Find your calling at Mercy! This position provides the necessary technical expertise, support, and coordination for the environmental safety and emergency preparedness programs throughout Mercy. The purpose of this position is the implementation of program goals and objectives that support a safe working environment and drive disaster planning improvements for all staff, physicians and visitors within all Mercy entities. Programs will comply with OSHA, Joint Commission, NFPA, CMS, and State agencies as it relates to all departments throughout Mercy. This position ensures a safe working environment and supports an exceptional Environment of Care for Mercy. Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards.
Position Details:
Minimum Required Qualifications: Education: • Bachelors Degree in public health, emergency preparedness, safety, or other related fields, or commensurate experience.
Licensure: • Must maintain a valid drivers license
Experience: • Minimum 2 years leading and developing innovative strategies that support Environment of Care and Emergency Management programs in a multi-facility environment. • Must have knowledge of healthcare emergency preparedness and environmental safety regulations pertaining to Federal and State, OSHA, and TJC. • Must have project management skills and be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Certification/Registration: • Other Skills and Knowledge: • Must have excellent written and strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills necessary to effectively build relationships at all levels of the organization. • Ability to prepare presentations and speak in front of groups. • Ability to be flexible and creative in developing solutions that deliver results. • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple initiatives simultaneously and to adapt to rapidly changing schedules, priorities, and workflow. • Ability to be a self-starter, self-directed and work independently. • Must have sound judgment and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills that deliver practical solutions. • Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to make programmatic changes and decisions derived from data and or regulatory research • Ability to teach or conduct learning sessions as needed. • Knowledge of NFPA, TJC, and CMS codes and standards.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education: • Masters Degree preferred in public health, health care administration, emergency preparedness, law enforcement or related field.
Licensure: • Experience: • 5 or more years of experience in healthcare Emergency Management or Environmental Safety • Certification/Registration: • Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP) • Certified Healthcare Emergency Professional (CHEP) • Other Skills and Knowledge: • OSHA 511 Standards for General Industry • NIMS certification 100, 200, 700, and 800.
Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period. Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, youll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, youll grow with us.
Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 185 years. It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who wanted to help the poor women and children of Dublin. Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill her dreams. In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to poor women and educate children. Many volunteers came to help. A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, the first religious order not bound to the rules of the cloister, whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes. By the time Catherine died in 1841, there were convents in Ireland and England, and in 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States. In 1871, they traveled to St. Louis and from there throughout the Midwest, beginning what would, today be known as Mercy.
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2018, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 800 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 44,000 co-workers and 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.