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Description:

This position assists in developing Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic’s Safety Programs. Ensures regulatory compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), The Joint Commission (TJC), and other agencies. Manages all components of YVFWC’s Safety Programs.

What You’ll Do:

• Develops and organizes the Corporate Safety Committee and its processes to comply with WISHA, Oregon OSHA, and other regulatory and accreditation agencies. Oversees all site Safety Committees.
• Provides training and organizational support to the Corporate and Site Safety Committee(s).
• Leads the Corporate Safety Committee’s analysis of accident trends and survey findings.
• Oversees environmental and safety accident reporting, investigations, and corrective action plans.
• Develops processes to identify and remediate potential safety hazards.
• Reports to executive management safety program progress and on-going concerns.
• Maintains professional knowledge of The Joint Commission (TJC), National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), and OSHA guidelines, standards, and regulations.
• Educates YVFWC employees on safety program responsibilities.
• Performs Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), TJC, EOC and safety and building code compliance inspections, and suggests corrective actions for non-compliance issues.
• Assists managers with regulatory compliance, performance improvements, and the design of required employee safety-training programs.
• Designs safety program trainings and initiatives to decrease risk and increase compliance.
• Maintains compliance documentation for TJC surveys and audits.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to review worker’s comp injuries, near accident/misses, and over utilization to create and implement improvement measures. Reports recordable injuries to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Creates and distributes OSHA 300 logs.
• Identifies incident trends and partners with Quality, Facilities, and Operations to decrease negative incidents.
• Reviews Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) reports to align policy and practice; monitors Annual HVAs for all sites and creates and reviews HVA reports with corporate and site Safety Committees.
• Manages RCRA Program (Hazardous Medication) & relationship with Stericycle.
• Manages Alert Media, safety messaging communications system.

Skills/Eligibility:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Health Management, Safety Technology, or Public Policy.  Or Bachelor’s degree in another field with significant safety experience.
• 2 or more years of professional experience leading safety compliance, healthcare safety inspection, public policy development and implementation, workplace/process/system design and modification, and/or healthcare accreditation.
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certification, and/or Healthcare Environmental Manager (HEM) Certification preferred. HEM required within 2 years of hire date.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of State and Federal safety codes, building codes, ADA and special healthcare environment requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of safety, environmental, health and fire & life safety practices as well as regulations promulgated by NFPA, OSHA, and other industry organizations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clinical staff, corporate management, and executive staff about safety issues, preventive measures requirements and programs.
• Effective verbal, written and listening communication skills with individuals and groups.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills to be able to assess an issue and determine an optimal solution.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Basic proficiency with a variety of computer programs including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.