What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Safety Specialist position at Hackensack Meridian Health?
Description
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.
At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.
Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The Senior Safety Specialist is responsible to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness.
This is a hybrid position - Onsite 3-4 days; Remote 1-2 days (depending on need)
Responsibilties
A day in the life of a Senior Safety Specialist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.
At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.
Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The Senior Safety Specialist is responsible to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness.
This is a hybrid position - Onsite 3-4 days; Remote 1-2 days (depending on need)
Responsibilties
A day in the life of a Senior Safety Specialist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
- Update the RPP as changes are made, and as a result of annual program evaluations using observations made during fit testing, medical clearance, PPE use, cleaning, storage, etc.
- Perform written hazard analysis as a basis for all new products and RPP changes.
- Develop and implement procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace.
- Develop and implement procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations.
- Develop and implement procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators.
- Develop and implement procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators.
- Conduct training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations.
- Conduct training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and cleaning.
- Identify work areas, processes, or tasks that require respiratory protection based upon hazard analysis.
- Monitor OSHA policy and standards for changes and make changes to RPP.
- Select respiratory protection products.
- Monitor respirator use to ensure that respirators are used in accordance with their certification.
- Distribute and evaluate education/medical questionnaire.
- Evaluate any feedback information or surveys.
- Conduct hazard assessments.
- Arrange, in collaboration with occupational health; PAPR training and education is provided for high risk groups identified and for those individuals who are unable to be fit tested to N95 respirators.
- Arrange for and/or conduct training for fit testers, PAPR and EHFR, SCUBA and other RP wearers.
- Create process and workflow for proper storage and maintenance of respiratory protection equipment.
- Other safety related duties as assigned.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Bachelor's degree with 3 years of safety experience.
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of TJC's Environment of Care and Life safety standards and requirements.
- Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state and local regulations pertaining to safety and fire safety; ability to identify and evaluate hazard and risks and make effective recommendations based upon comprehensive, regulatory compliant assessments.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; ability to prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence and other written materials; ability to supervise and coordinate the work of others.
- Ability to conduct team member injury investigations.
- OSHA Hazwopper - 40 hour training.
- Knowledgeable of OSHA.1910.134 and other sections of 29 CFR 1910.
- Knowledge of EPA and local NJDEP requirements.
- Public speaking and training experience.
- Performance and project management skills preferred.
- Certified Health Safety Professional or Certified Health Fire Safety Professional.
