Location: Houston,TX, USA
**Overview**
Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care neuroscience oncology transplantation and more. Our teams efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experiencemodeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients visitors staff and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care research and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.
**Responsibilities**
The Safety Specialist develops, implements, and directs programs that maintain compliance with Federal, State, and municipal regulars associated with environmental health and safety; is the subject matter expert on environmental health and safety
issues; Works with other members of the health system to ensure that hospital and departmental practices reflect current standards in environmental health and safety.
**ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**
1. Develop, design, and implement educational programs for all employees to ensure compliance with environmental health and safety standards/regulations.
2. Conduct and evaluate employee fire response by initiating fire drills at frequencies established by accrediting and regulating agencies.
3. Participates in safety Rounds including Environment of Care Rounds and Tracer Rounds as assigned.
4. Perform safety monitoring including chemical exposure monitoring, coordinating chemical waste disposal, monitoring confined space entries, and evaluating emergency preparedness drills.
5. Assists in the monitoring of environmental health and safety compliance through development and review of hospital policies/procedure associated with environmental health and safety.
6. Work in conjunction with Occupational Health to review accident reports for trends and unsafe conditions or actions that warrant intervention, and conduct additional investigation as needed.
7. Coordinates with Capital Projects, Facilities Engineering, Infection Control and contractors to access and document construction related safety issues including risk assessments, permits and building shutdowns.
8. Working familiarity with local, state and federal regulations and regulatory agencies to include Fire Department, Department of State Health Services, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, EPA, OSHA, etc.
**Qualifications**
**Required Education and Experience:**
+ Bachelor's Degree
+ Two (2) years of related work experience
+ **Preferred** : GSP or ASP with Hospital, Life Safety, Hazardous Waste, Hosting committees experience.
**Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training:**
+ Work independently with minimal supervision.
+ Exercise sound judgment, discretion, and exhibit initiative.
+ Demonstrate a positive, professional, and personal image.
+ Utilize strong organizational and analytical skills.
+ Maintain confidential safety information.
**_Disclosure Summary:_**
_The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned._
**Pay Range**
$26.51 - $38.44 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.