Safety Technician
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Job Description
Title: Safety Technician
State Role Title: 49053
Hiring Range: $37505 $ 51576
Pay Band: 3
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location:Hiram Davis Medical Center
Agency Website:hwdmc.dbhds.virginia
Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only A
Job Duties
Facility Access and Control.
Controlling access to the facility by monitoring access doors and cameras allowing entry when necessary. Ensuring that everyone entering the facility has been identified and has a valid reason to be in the facility.
Issuing and tracking visitor badges: This includes having all visitors sign in prior to a visitor badges being issued. This also included informing the appropriate staff that visitors are here.
Relaying messages and information to staff: This includes relaying messages from visitors staff and other departments to the appropriate individuals.
Maintaining facility access and safety logs: This includes maintaining logs of all access to the facility and logs of any safety incidents that occur. This is an important recordkeeping measure that helps to track security activity and to identify potential security risks.
Conduct Environment of Care and Safety Rounds.
Conducts hourly EOC and Safety rounding in the facility: This includes walking around the facility and checking for any potential safety hazards. This could include things like:
Loose wires or cords
Wet floors
Obstructed walkways
Broken equipment
Unsecured objects
Open or unsecured doors and facility equipment
Visually inspects fire extinguishers: This includes checking to ensure fire extinguishers are properly mounted charged and labeled.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge and understanding of local state and federal safety regulations with the ability to apply and comply with them effectively.
Strong problemsolving and communication skills to promptly address safety concerns and communicate them to relevant parties.
The capacity to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team fostering a safety culture throughout the organization.
Meticulous attention to detail recognizing potential safety hazards and taking proactive measures to mitigate risks.
Physical capability to conduct safety inspections and respond promptly and effectively to emergencies.
In certain situations the position may involve interacting with residents/patients and implementing therapeutic options to ensure their safety.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Assist with implementing Safety and Emergency Management Procedures.
Assist with incoming afterhours calls: This includes answering phone calls taking messages and responding to inquiries from residents patients visitors and staff.
Follow detailed instructions and SOPs during Code situations: This includes knowing the facilitys emergency response plan and following instructions quickly and accurately.
Keep the Facility Emergency Manager updated on all unusual occurrences: This includes reporting any incidents or events that could lead to an emergency.
Ensure all notifications occur according to SOP: This includes notifying the appropriate personnel of any emergencies or incidents and following the facilitys policies and procedures for notification.
Additional Considerations
Experience in Healthcare facility and in Life Safety Measures.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Hiram Davis Medical Center
Phone:
Email:
In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). ServiceConnected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022 February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
