Regional Director of Physical Environment Safety

The Regional Director Physical Environment Safety oversees operations of the maintenance and facilities department to ensure alignment with the mission, values, and objectives of the organization. Develops, implements and aligns operational goals to the strategic direction of the organization as well as the facility strategic plans. The Regional Director Physical Environment Safety ensures safe and efficient operations in compliance with applicable regulatory and safety guidelines while maintaining service excellence. The Regional Director Physical Environment Safety exemplifies and drives a customer centric philosophy that highlights both internal and external relationships; identifies customer needs/expectations and strives to exceed them with efficient, safe and compliant facility operations.

This position will be located at Remote in Michigan.

• Leads the Physical Environment (PE) and Medxcel Associate Safety programs as they directly relate to the health care setting and the overall environment of care;
• Identifies risks based on regulatory interpretation and other methods, and apply to policy creation;
• Oversight of PE in efforts to maintain high standards of safety, regulatory compliance, maintaining documentation of findings and improvements;
• Participates in incident investigation to identify causal factors to determine how incidents might be prevented in the future;
• Monitors potential and actual environmental hazards. Supports in root and apparent cause analysis and recommends remedial and corrective action.
• Leads the organization’s Physical Environment committee and its performance initiatives;
• Assists in MIOSHA, TJC, and, as directed, other regulatory compliance investigations
• Oversee the physical environment safety of major infrastructure repair and renovations projects
• Leads the system Physical Environment Committee, and participates in other committees on workplace safety, emergency management, and regulatory accreditation planning
• Ensures that the Physical Environment documents and supplemental materials are up to date and effective including all reporting, and hazard materials assessments are complete. Assures the summaries of these activities and action reports are conveyed to the appropriate committees.
• Establishes a safe work environment for employees by performing safety audits and inspections, conducting safety-related training, and maintaining on-going communications with employees
• Develops and implements educational programs for Physical Environment regulatory readiness

• Ensures that facilities follow applicable regulatory requirements and that compliance with regulatory requirements are documented appropriately in FMOS or other appropriate systems
• Maintain and continuouslyimprove the Medxcel Facility Management Plans, including the Physical Environment, and Life Safety management plans ensuring that compliance with regulatory standards and implementation at the health care system
• Serve as change agent throughout the organization
• Identify opportunities for process improvement
• Implement efficiency improvements

• Provide strong leadership particularly in the areas of physical environment safety, regulatory compliance, risk reduction, performance metrics, work process efficacy and efficiency, team performance, and the pursuit of excellence utilizing MedxcelFM Programs
• Lead and guide lead(s) to obtain optimal performance and operational excellence
• Manages department budgets and operational cost savings initiatives
• Ensures appropriate staffing coverage to support safe and efficient physical environment safety program operations
• Develops and implements policy and procedures which guide and support the provisions of services and meets all productivity plans
• Provide policy and procedure interpretation and education as it applies to the physical environment program
• Provide education and training regarding accreditation standards and regulations as they relate to Medxcel policies and procedures
• Interface with all unit operations, leadership and the line organization to administer programs, procedures, and ensures compliance
• Represents the company with internal and external customers
• Display customer centric philosophy that highlights both internal and external relationships; identify customer needs/expectations and strives to exceed them.
• Drives service excellence in daily operations and customer interactions

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Emergency Management, or related field, or a high school diploma with 6 years experience in hospital safety management, security management, risk management, emergency management, facilities management, quality improvement, infection control, or related field.
• Master’s degree from a program centered on Safety, Emergency Management, or related field.

License/Certification:

• Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager (CHFM)-preferred.
• Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP)- preferred.

Experience:

• Five years’ experience in healthcare facilities management, including safety and/or emergency management-required.
• Knowledge and experience with The Joint Commission, NFPA, state and federal regulations for healthcare facilities-required.
• Three years’ experience in a large, multi-campus healthcare system-preferred.

• Knowledge of safety systems, hospital/facilities management, clinical engineering, emergency management, and/or regulatory standards is required;
• Experience in developing policies and procedures is required;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office is required;
• Analytical skills to comprehend and interpret complex regulations, perform data analysis, problem solve and communicate results to others is required;
• Ability to work as part of a leadership team, build collaborative relationships, and influence others;
• Organizational and project management skills;
• Effective written, verbal, and presentational communication skills;
• Performs work with a high degree of latitude; and
• Possesses expert knowledge of subject matter
• Problem solving: Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyse information skilfully.
• Quality management: Ability to find ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Planning/organizing: Ability to prioritize and plan work activities, use time efficiently and develop realistic action plans.
• Ability to Adapt: Ability to adapt quickly to changes in scope or direction and be flexible to adopting changes quickly
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate across all levels of the organization, including technology, tools, and processes.
• Strong analytical abilities for understanding and interpreting building system documents, prints and layouts are required.
• Critical thinking skills: Ability to gather, synthesize, analyze information to objectively draw conclusions, make reasonable decisions and provide solutions and communicate the situation, action and result clearly and concisely
• Decisive judgment: Ability to assess situations or circumstances and draw sound and objective conclusions
• Accountability: Ability to take responsibility for action and results
• Ability to delegate tasks, follow up on assigned tasks and report on progress of work
• Ability to train others on technical components, applicable regulations and internal procedures to ensure efficient and safe plant operations
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment