Healthcare Environmental, Health, and Safety Consultant - BSI Consulting Services (Job)
Description:
BSI’s Consulting Services Division in the Seattle, OR or Portlant, OR area is looking for mid to senior level Healthcare Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Consultant with experience in EHS consulting and/or corporate EHS program management who are highly motivated by the cultivation of long-term and mutually rewarding relationships with clients, coworkers, and partners.
The successful candidates will have a history of performing healthcare environmental, health and safety technical work and servicing clients. Successful candidates should have experience within healthcare (including hospitals, clinics, or other patient care facilities) and consulting.
Responsibilities:
- Developing strategic plans to implement and design written EHS programs and procedures specific to the Healthcare industry to include:
- Injury and Illness Prevention
- Emergency Action Plan
- Waste Management
- Ergonomics
- Workplace Violence
- Biosafety
- Hazardous Materials (chemical and biological)
- Radiation Safety
- Controlled Substance
- Safe Patient Handling
- Environment of Care
- Performing basic project management and internal customer management
- Job Hazard Analysis and Root Cause Analysis
- Assisting clients with Regulatory Inspections to include (Joint Commission, DNV, OSHA, CUPA, Medical Waste, Radiation, Controlled Substance, Fire Department, Chemical Management, Storm Water, EPA, and BAAQMD)
- Developing and delivering First Aid, CPR, and Emergency Response training, drills, and programs
- May supervise and/or mentor junior staff
Skills/Eligibility:
To be successful in the role, you will have:
- This position requires a BS in a related EHS, engineering or sciences related field
- Associate Safety Professional (ASP) / Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or ASP/CSP Eligible
- Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP) highly desirable
- Medical degree – nursing, emergency medical technician (EMT), physical therapist/occupational therapist is a plus
- Certified to train First Aid / CPR / AED courses is a plus
- 7+ years of experience with hospital health, safety and environmental programs
- Direct experience working in a hospital setting