Job Summary

Assists with maintaining safety and industrial hygiene compliance with applicable codes, regulations, and standards.

Job Duties

• Serves as lead for Safety and Industrial Hygiene inspections at assigned sites.
• Develops, implements, and maintains the building safety inspection data base and effectively follows up with clinic operations personal to ensure identified corrective action items or needs are completed in a timely manner and employee or patient risk is minimized.
• Assists with Construction Compliance at Clinics as needed.
• Conducts Hazard Surveillance Rounds at assigned locations.
• Assists with Emergency Management where appropriate or as requested by Safety Director.
• Assists with Employee Complaints where appropriate.
• Oversees Hazard Waste, Pharmaceutical Wastes, and Sharps or Bio Hazard Coordination.
• Assists with Respiratory Protection Program, OSHA, DEP, or Joint Commission inspections, Ergonomics Compliance, compliance projects, and maintaining Chemical Inventory.
• Assists with Material Safety Data Sheet maintenance, Confined Space, Lockout, and Tagout or other key OSHA standards for compliance training.
• Serves as laboratory chemical hygiene officer and liaison.
• Maintains record keeping process with Risk Console program and ensures all buildings are being inspected as needed or requested by insurance or loss drivers.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Travel may be required. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

*Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate’s Degree = 2 years; Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years).

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required), Bachelor's Degree-Healthcare Related Degree (Preferred)

Experience

Minimum of 10 years-Relevant experience* (Required)

Skills

Interpersonal Communication; Organizing

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Geisinger values who you are, where you are from, and where you are going. We seek out people of various backgrounds and cultures with unique abilities, non-traditional career paths and ambitious aspirations. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status. Read more about Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruiting.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.