RiskSafety officer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee programs that promote patient safety and employee safety including identification assessment and mitigation of clinical environmental and workplace risks

• Develop implement and maintain the organizations emergency management and disaster preparedness program to ensure readiness for internal and external emergencies

• Coordinate emergency response activities including drills tabletop exercises and real-time incident command as applicable

• Monitor investigate and trend patient and staff safety events injuries near misses and hazards; lead root cause analyses and corrective action plans

• Ensure compliance with regulatory accreditation and safety standards (CMS Joint Commission/AAAHC OSHA state and local requirements)

• Collaborate with leadership nursing medical staff and department teams to integrate safety practices into daily operations

• Develop and deliver education and training related to patient safety staff safety emergency preparedness workplace violence prevention and safe work practices

• Maintain safety-related policies procedures and documentation including emergency operations plans and risk assessments

• Serve as liaison with external agencies such as emergency services public health and regulatory bodies

Qualifications

• Active unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license

• Bachelors degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred

• Minimum of 35 years of clinical nursing experience; experience in risk management quality safety or emergency preparedness preferred

• Knowledge of emergency management principles and incident command systems (ICS/NIMS)

• Strong leadership communication and analytical skills

Safety Culture & Collaboration

• Champions a just culture and encourages open reporting without fear of retaliation

• Acts as a visible advocate for safe practices that protect patients staff and visitors

• Works collaboratively across departments to strengthen safety awareness and emergency readiness

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
• And more!

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organizationis an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race color creed sex religion marital status age national origin or ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition parental status sexual orientation veteran status genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation benefits training promotions transfers layoffs our organizationiscommitted to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority