Location: Peoria,IL, USA
Overview
Illinois CancerCare is seeking Health and Safety Coordinator to join our team! The Health and Safety Coordinator is responsible for planning, implementing, and overseeing employee health & safety at work. The position completes tasks to uphold & aid in our goal of ensuring a safe working environment and preventing injuries and accidents.
Responsibilities
* Daily coordination, organization, and response to on-site situations such as emergency concerns and threats, weather, pest control, lift team calls, front desk (upset visitors, policy concerns, and pets), and hazardous waste.
* Guide and support operational leaders, business leaders, and the workforce around implementing safe thinking and safe systems. .
* Review, document, and act on all employee and patient incidents received.
* Monitor and record sharps injuries and lab checks.
* Update and maintain the pest spray log including communication with maintenance.
* Develop new and review existing policies and procedures.
* Coordinate and perform tasks for Hazardous Material policy such as Daniels and Heritage pick up and medical waste manifest.
* Continuous monitoring of working conditions: weekly, monthly, and annual facility and eye wash logs.
* Regular travel to clinics and as needed.
* Facilitate new employee onboarding process for safety.
* Coordinate education and training for Volunteers.
* Plan and run the safety meetings.
* Responsible for facilitating compliance with occupational health and safety (OSH) guidelines. Adhere to and keep abreast of all related laws, rules, and regulations. Communicate changes or updates.
* Advise, remind, and lead employees on various safety-related topics.
* In conjunction with HR, coordinate general liability, work comp, and other safety and health-related items.
* In conjunction with HR and Accounting, coordinate Insurance Policies.
* In conjunction with Lab Management, help with specialized testing and records maintenance.
* Prepare education and training regularly and adapt to needs.
* Prepare and present reports on accidents and violations and help determine causes.
* Complete and report OSHA form 300.
* Provide annual TB risk and report.
* Be familiar with and prepared for Fire inspection.
* Coordinate compliance with food truck vendors and inspections.
* Safety data sheet review and coordination.
* Track and store medical device corrections.
* Provide support for risk assessments.
* In conjunction with the Director, enforce preventative measures.
* Identify process bottlenecks and offer timely solutions.
* Verify if all the employees are acting in adherence to rules and regulations.
* Oversee the lift team program.
* Oversees the weather policy and active shooter plan.
* Overseas evacuation plan, evacuation chair, and sled teams.
* Maintain information posted on the Safety page of the employee intranet.
* Coordinate and perform Respirator FIT testing.
* Coordinates regulatory responses
* Serve on various committees including safety, compliance, and others as needed.
* Collaborate with USON Risk and Safety Teams. Attend quarterly meetings.
* Reviews and approves invoices.
* Meets regularly with the Director of Diagnostic Services and monthly with the Diagnostic Servies Liaison and team.
* Perform all other duties as requested or required.
SPECIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
* Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
* Requires sitting at desk, standing, and walking for extensive periods.
* Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 25-50 pounds.
* Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
* Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
* Requires frequent bending, reaching, squatting, stooping.
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS/TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
Potential exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations, chemotherapy, biohazardous specimens & wastes and other conditions common to a clinic environment.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
* Excellent knowledge of legislation and procedures.
* Quick thinker and easily adapts.
* Outstanding organizational and documentation skills.
* Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
* Team player.
* Great time-management skills.
* Great interpersonal and communication skills.
* Excellent knowledge of potentially hazardous materials or practices.
* Experience with writing policies and procedures for health and safety.
* Familiarity with conducting data analysis and reporting statistics.
* Proficient in MS Office.
* Working knowledge of safety management information systems.
Qualifications
Degree in occupational safety & health or another health care or science-related field.
Two or more years of experience at a healthcare organization relating to safety, healthcare professional, or a similar role.
A certificate in occupational health and safety preferred.
Experience in lift training and Basic life support preferred.