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Requisition #:674921 Location:Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224 Category:Leadership Schedule:Day Shift Employment Type:Full Time
Job Responsibilities:
Responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating the environmental health, safety and emergency management services for the JHBMC campus. Provides technical guidance, training, inspection and risk analysis for the campus and ensures that all regulatory agency standards are followed. Directs all activities related to the general campus safety, fire protection, accident prevention, investigation of incidents and emergency preparedness.
Essential Functions:
- Develops goals and objectives for safety/emergency functions and activities. Advises executive leadership, administrative staff and employees on Health/Safety and Emergency programs, policies, and procedures.
- Develops reviews and revises written safety related plans according to regulatory guidelines. Communicates plans to campus constituents and monitors progress of plans, reporting compliance annually to the JHBMC BOT.
- Responsible for the campus environment of care standards for all facilities. Leads the environment of care inspection process throughout the Medical Center. Reports environment of care findings to the JHBMC Safety Committee on a monthly basis. As appropriate develops action plans and leads workgroups to address environment of care issues.
- Responds to and investigates employee complaints regarding safety/health concerns. Reviews incident reports from Occupational Health Services and investigates those warranting further action. Offers recommendations to improve employee safety and health. Leads Indoor Air Quality workgroup and provides routine reports to the JHBMC Safety Committee on a monthly basis.
- Oversees compliance with all regulatory agencies in regard to environmental health/ safety and emergency management (JC, NRC, NFPA, MOSH, OSHA, NIOSH). Oversees preparation and submission of all required records and reports necessary for Environmental Health and Safety and Emergency Management.
- Directs campus wide safety inspection/risk analysis services for all JHBMC facilities, construction sites and laboratories to identify/abate recognized safety hazards/loss exposures. Ensures effective Environmental Health and Safety monitoring is completed and issues are addressed as identified during renovations and new construction. As appropriate collaborates with the safety representative from facilities and inspects worksites to detect potential hazards and assess controls.
- Collaborates with Infection Control to ensure that all projects have appropriate risk assessments and corresponding documentation.
- Manage budget and staffing needs for Environmental Health and Safety Department and Emergency Management. Maintains records to support HPP purchases and reviews accounting routinely to ensure all funds for grant are appropriately allocated. Manages grant application process annually.
- Perform accident investigations to identify root cause and generate recommendations to reduce or eliminate hazards. Works with internal departments to establish safety/emergency programs and loss prevention strategies. Maintain appropriate records, and reviews environmental health/safety and emergency trends.
- Plan, organize, develop and implement various required occupational safety training (on-line & classroom based).
- Directs campus hazardous, medical and universal waste disposition in accordance with local, state and federal regulations. Responds to hazardous waste spills and incidents and takes appropriate action. Monitors completion of manifests and required reporting.
- Plans, directs and evaluates safety/emergency training and development activities and serves as consultant to Medical Center staff on all matters concerning safety.
- Acts as a liaison between FSK Land Corp. and Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, CEPAR, and JHBMC on campus environmental health/safety and emergency management issues.
- Provides direction and oversight for the operation and maintenance of the Emergency Command Center. Coordinates the actions and uses of emergency equipment during exercise and training. Participates in the Medical Center's preparations for and response to inclement weather situations, including active participation in the "Snow Team."
- Chairs JHBMC Green Team. Researches, directs analysis of, reviews data and advises Green Team relative to long and short range sustainability goals and projects. Provide quarterly reports to Executive Team and JHHS on Green Team activities and goals.
- Serve as liaison between local sustainability groups or projects and administration and professional staff. Appropriately involves Media Relations, Government Relations, and community outreach in external group interactions.
Qualifications:
- Work requires the knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts typically acquired through completion of a Master's degree in environmental safety or a closely related field and five years of previous experience. Safety experience in health care is required.
- CIH, Certified Safety Professional, CHSP or CHEM certification required.
Salary Range: $135,000 - $167,000 per year. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.
The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.
We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
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