Safety Officer

Pay Range:

Pay Range:$31.83 - $44.56 Manages day-to-day functions, as directed by the Director of Safety, associated with the overall SEARHC Safety Program. The position is responsible for ensuring a comprehensive environmental, health and safety program at multiple inpatient, outpatient and support facility locations; evaluating, identifying, planning, coordinating, and leading system-wide and entity-based employee/patient safety activities.

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job

• Conducts regulatory compliance surveillance and track mitigation within inpatient, outpatient and support facilities.
• Serves as regulatory compliance liaison during inspections and investigations.
• Completes employee injury investigations, injury event analysis with recommendations and communication to stakeholders, reporting of trends, and compliance to loss control targets.
• Conducts routine and ad hoc environmental health and safety (EH&S) surveillance both in general and focused studies
  • Determines risk for exposure of harm/potential harm in response to identified opportunities.

Other Functions

• Assists in design and implementation of the SEARHC emergency management and response programs.
• Plans, organizes, coordinates, and conducts emergency preparedness drills SEARHC facilities; ensures that drills are conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements and accreditation guidelines.
• Participates in development and implementation of community-wide emergency response including attending planning meetings and participating in drills.
• Participates in the development and implementation of standardized EH&S practices at system and facility levels.
• Assists with development and implementation of the Environmental Safety Management Plan, Hazardous Materials Management Plan and employee safety activities.
• Provides staff orientation and in-service training in general safety, fire safety, radiation protection, occupational safety and health, emergency preparedness, and other related environmental and occupational health programs.
• May be required to go into areas in of the facility not normally visited by other employees such as attics and crawl spaces while potentially wearing a respirator/PPE.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position does require supervisory responsibilities.

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required:

• Bachelor of Science in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, environmental health),
• Educational Equivalency: eight years of experience in a related field (ex. Safety & Security, Environmental Health, inspection related activities, compliance related roles, etc.).
• Approved trainer certification in dealing with aggressive behaviors within three months of hire.
• Must have a valid driver's license and remain insurable under the SEARHC automobile insurance policy.          
• Current certification in NIMS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800 or the ability to obtain within 3 months of hire and maintain on a regular basis.  

Experience Required:

• Implementing safety and occupational health program elements, standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards—required
• Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards—required.
• Experience in healthcare—preferred.

Knowledge of:

• Environmental health, safety, and security management techniques including the hierarchy of controls.
• Regulatory/accreditation criteria and the ability to research/interpret requirements.

Skills in:

• Highly developed problem solving skills.
• Conducting safety and security related investigations, corrective action development, and follow-through
• Developing, implementing, and evaluating program objectives.
• Performing complex statistical analysis

Ability to:

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, and external contacts

Travel Required: 

Up to 25% travel expected.

Required Certifications:

National Incident Management System Certification - Federal Emergency Management Agency

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!