Overview

A Safety Coach plays an important role in meeting our Health System's goal to achieve zero events of preventable serious harm by 2025. The Safety Coach is an every day champion and role model that is willing to promote the tools of BE SAFE, BE CARING, BE KIND in daily interactions. If you are interested in being considered as a volunteer for one of the Saftey Coach roles in your unit or department, please complete this application. 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities: This role will allow you to lead by example and coach others using BE SAFE tools. You will help encourage safety event reporting and provide feedback to the lead coach. You may be asked to share learnings from safety events, identify and lead projects to improve local issues, as well as be a resource to the staff on safety initiatives. You will be required to attend Safety Coach meetings. 

Qualifications

Criteria: Candidate should have completed 90 days of employment, had "meets expectations" on annual review, and no recent disciplinary issues. Must be passionate about safety and process improvement. This position requires effective communication skills and the confidence to speak up for safety. Willing to attend 3-hour onboarding session and ongoing training on safety initiatives. 

Experience: Any associate meeting above criteria