Safety Manager

For more than 50 years St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster Erie Brighton Broomfield Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics ambulatory surgery center birthing center with private birthing suites Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging 2023 we received our prestigious Magnet designation! We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience wellness and person-centered care we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site with an emphasis on preventive health wellness and health education.

As our Safety Manager you will manage plan facilitate and advise hospital leadership on issues relating to Environment of Care Emergency Management and Security ensuring compliance with all required standards and regulations.

Every day you will ensure adherence to TJC OSHA CDPHE EPA DOT and NFPA standards conduct life safety education and fire drills and serve as the on-site security contact and facility contract liaison for security vendors.

To be successful in this role you will possess comprehensive expertise in safety management strong leadership and advisory skills and a thorough knowledge of federal state and local safety and health codes standards and regulations.

• Manage plan facilitate and advise hospital leadership and staff on issues relating to the safety and security of the facility.
  
• Conduct an annual and comprehensive risk assessment and program review for the EC EM and Security. Develop a formal report and present the report to the EC Committee the hospital leadership team and to the Board of Trustees/Quality Committee of the Board.
  
• Direct responsibility for development and maintenance of all hospital EC EM and Security policies and procedures. Coordinates compliance and performance improvement activities within the EC (e.g. Hazardous Materials and Waste Medical Equipment Fire/Life Safety Utilities...).
  
• Serve as hospital chairperson of EC/Safety Committee with direct oversight and potential cochairperson of related subcommittees (e.g. Safety Patient Handling Workplace Violence...).
  
• Conducts safety inspections (typically weekly) to identify risks in the environment and facilitates solutions.
  
• Issues are tracked to help identify trends and hospitalwide solutions are then facilitated. Results of safety inspections are reported to the EC/Safety Committee.

This position will float between St. Anthony North Hospital and Longmont United Hospital

• Bachelors Degree in Occupational Safety Environmental Safety Industrial Hygiene Fire Science or related discipline
  
• Five (5) years of experience in a safety related role within a healthcare organization including comprehending interpreting and implementing procedures and programs in compliance with hospital guidelines and healthcare regulatory agencies
  

Preferred

• A current working knowledge of The Joint Commission or other similar agencies Centers for Medicare/Medicaid NFPA and/or OSHA standards and regulations
  
• Employee management experience
  
• FEMA Incident Command Certified Healthcare Safety Professional or other strongly related certifications