Hospital Safety Officer (H) - Environmental Compliance & Continuity

Hospital Safety Officer

The University of Miami/UHealth department of Facilities has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Hospital Safety Officer to work at the UHealth Medical Campus. The Hospital Safety Officer is responsible for ensuring that all Joint Commission guidelines for the Physical Environment of Care standards at the assigned hospital and/or hospital based clinics remain compliant. This includes annual review and completion of the Periodic Performance Review (PPR), which include the following Joint Commission Chapters: Life Safety (LS), Emergency Management (EM), and Environment of Care (EOC).

Core Responsibilities

• Ensures that all Joint Commission guidelines for the EOC, Life Safety, and EM chapters at the hospitals and clinics remain compliant. This includes annual review and completion of the Periodic Performance Review (PPR).
• Coordinates and oversees all AHCA, CMS, OSHA and all other applicable AHJ standards.
• Coordinates activities of the management plans within the Environment of care for the hospital and serves as the Safety Officer. Co-chairs EOC Committee with the Director of the EOC Compliance.
• Provides support to the Director of EOC Compliance, regarding safety improvement efforts.
• Ensures safety and facility quality control is in compliance with local, federal, state regulations and provide consultations.
• Reviews and track data provided within the EOC program to make ongoing improvements.
• Participates in hospital committees as required by the Director of EOC Compliance. This includes community involvement regarding emergency preparedness and serve as consultant to other departments.
• Reviews and update policies regarding the EOC, LS, Fire Safety (FS) and EM.
• Participates in performance improvement and information management activities. Coordinates and participates with multidisciplinary team to conduct ongoing safety tours of clinical and nonclinical areas.
• Assists in the enforcement of interim life safety plans and infection control risk assessments.

Department Specific Functions

• Leads internal safety audits and inspections in all assigned areas of the organization.
• Performs risk assessments, develops, and coordinates the enforcement of interim life safety measures.
• Performs Pre-Construction Risks Assessments (PCRA) in partnership with Infection Preventionists, Project Managers, and Department Managers.
• Oversees all on-site safety inspections, assisting inspectors and surveyors in the performance of their duties; provides reports as required in follow-up to surveys, inspections, and audits.
• Ensures safety issues identified through inspections, audits, AHJ, or the Environment of Care Committee are documented, monitored, and completed with results reported back to the committee.
• Actively participates in the safety management of the Environment of Care Committee.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for OSHA compliance to all areas of the organization and assists all departments in complying with the fire safety standards. Responsible for creating a Plan of Correction when safety deficiencies, building code violations, or safety failures are identified.
• Responsible for developing and implementing safety education and training for all facility and UHealth staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Travel to multiple work sites, as required.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Qualifications

• High School Diploma required. Bachelors degree in relevant field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Any relevant education, certifications and/or work experience may be considered.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time

Employee Type: Staff