Safety Coordinator

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Job Summary: The role of the Safety Coordinator is to direct and coordinate all phases of the hospital’s Safety Program, Emergency Preparedness, and all other duties as assigned.

Position Accountable to:   Maintenance Director & Administrator

Essential Job Functions:

• Will personally serve as coordinator of the safety program
• Will provide individualized department safety training, as needed
• Assist all departments in developing safety rules and practices
• Will have fire drills on a monthly basis to ensure the hospital is in compliance with federal and state requirements. Alternate day and night shift.
• Maintain policies and procedures as related to safety
• Maintain a “master copy” of all MSDS or SDS on the “P” drive, accessible to all employees or a location where certain departments are stored
• Request that all departments annually review their MSDS/SDS update to me.
• EP Drills - Plan, coordinate, communicate, perform after-action review and document EP drills as well as response to actual events in accordance with CMS requirements
• Liaison –Act as communication liaison with County, State and Avera EP Coordinators. Activate Internal eICS, State Ready Op, & Hav-Bed (Secondary back-up needed). Complete FEMA HSEEP reports -to the State, Regional & National Emergency Response Commission.
• Will hold monthly Safety Committee meetings
• HVA – Coordinate annual Hazardous Vulnerability Analysis with local jurisdiction and submit report to the Safety Committee.
• EP report to the Safety Committee.
• Decon Team – Collaborates with support for ED nursing training from Decon Coordinator.
• Coordinates and tracks employee PPE for TB & Pandemic response in collaboration with Infection Prevention.
• Security – Sits on Security subcommittee (quarterly) from an EP perspective. IE: Active Shooter, Lock Down.

Essential Physical Demands:  Walking, alternating with sedentary work.  Must be able to tolerate sitting for long period of time. Must have near and far vision acuity, field of vision accommodation, and hearing acuity for up to 8 hours.

Work Environment:  Works inside.  Maybe required to inspect outside areas.  Works with and around others.  Has verbal face to face contact with others.  Exposure to blood and body fluids, airborne pathogens, hazardous waste and chemicals, communicable disease, moving objects, high places, slippery surfaces is possible.

Equipment Used to Perform Job:  Computer, Copier, Fax, Telephone, calculator reference books, scanner.

Mental Requirements:

___ reading, simple                   __  spatial                     __  tending

_x_ reading, complex                 __  form                       __  precision working

___ writing, simple                    _x_ clerical                   _x_ follow instructions

_x_ writing, complex                 _x_ compiling                _x_ influence others

___ math skills, simple               _x_ coordinating            _x_ time requirement

_x_ math skills, complex            _x_ analyzing                _x_ memorization

___ tasks, simple                       ___ synthesizing            _x_ problem solving

_x_ tasks, complex                    _x_ supervising             _x_-independent judgment

_x_ driving                                _x_ instructing              _x_ decision making

Potential Job Stressors:  Time constraints due to numerous simultaneous projects and assignments.  Constant changing of the regulatory guidelines.   Dissatisfied internal and external customers.

Education:  Baccalaureate degree in nursing, medical technology, healthcare management, or safety desired but not required. Applicable work experience may be acceptable in lieu of degree.

Licenses/Certificates: n/a

Experience:  Three years’ experience in healthcare with two years’ experience in healthcare safety preferred.

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:  Organizational, management and communication skills.  Ability to effectively deal with people.  Objectivity in dealing with identified problem.  Computer skills are required with knowledge of Word, Excel and Power Point preferred. Must maintain confidentiality when dealing with all customers. Must be flexible to change and have the ability to work in a team environment.  Performs all duties consistent with safety principles and is expected to comply with all laws, regulation and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, OSHA, Medicare and Medicaid.

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:

• Responsible for own actions.
• Ability to educate/train others.
• Constant exposure to medical and personal information requires confidentiality.