Health and Safety Specialist

Health/Safety Compliance SpecialistThe Health/Safety Compliance Specialist, working under the direct supervision of the Health/Safety Compliance Manager, will focus on health promotion and workplace safety issues affecting employees of the Sheriff's Office. This includes handling workers' compensation injuries, work accommodations, and Family Medical Leave (FMLA) matters. Responsibilities include but are not limited to; yearly fit testing of employees, maintenance of the employee medical files, monitoring the infectious disease prevention program, processing new hire medicals, coordinating the workers' compensation and return to work program, ensuring that safety regulations, ADA, Family Medical Leave, and applicable state and federal requirements are met.Tasks include completing assignments as directed, maintaining work areas, knowledge of general orders, reporting identified or potential safety, maintenance, or non-compliance issues, completing, updating, submitting required reports/documents/forms, monitoring agency compliance with infection control policies/procedures, updating and revising infection control activities, policies, and procedures, generating and submitting monthly/annual infection control reports, monitoring infectious disease exposure reporting, researching and disseminating infectious disease information, identifying, establishing and monitoring workplace safety regulations/compliance indicators, monitoring workplace safety program, assisting, updating, revising workplace safety policies/procedures, coordinating wellness vaccination programs, reviewing infection control compliance, following infection control procedures, monitoring employee compliance, updating and maintaining exposure documentation, assisting with workplace safety inspections/document review, participating on safety committee, monitoring ADA compliance indicators, maintaining ADA logs, disseminating family medical leave information/forms, reviewing family medical leave requests, preparing response to family medical leave requests, disseminating workers' compensation procedures, monitoring work-related and non-work related return to work and light duty programs, assisting in completing and submitting W/C insurance claims, reviewing all pre-employment medical files, maintaining confidential medical files, and coordinating exposure training requirements.Minimum requirements include two years minimum related experience (the term "experience," refers to active full-time employment, either in the same position, or directly related to the position applied for. The experience must have occurred within three (3) years prior to application with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office), demonstrated skill in the use of computer and office equipment with the ability to generate reports and maintain online documentation, effective communication and interpersonal skills to work with diverse teams, assist with training staff on health/safety protocols, and familiarity with workers' compensation, FMLA, and ADA processes.