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Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Join Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

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Jamaica Hospital

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center a member of the Medisys  Health Network is a 404 bed fully accredited  community based teaching hospital and level I Trauma and Stroke Center  We are currently seeking an experienced Environmental Health & Safety Manager for a full time position in our Plant Operations Department.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Selected candidate will plan, direct, and implement Hospital environmental, health and safety (EHS) programs to ensure JHMC compliance and identify and resolve EHS deficiencies and/or issues. Other duties will include:

  • Conducting on-going training regarding safety for all employees.
  • Ensuring employee orientations and  appropriate work area training.
  • Planning and implementing health and safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations.
  • Identifying and suggesting corrective measures to minimize accidents and achieve EHS goals.
  •  Conducting routine safety meetings to review new procedures and policies.
  • Inspecting facility site areas to detect existing or potential accident and health hazards.
  • Determining corrective / preventative measures and follow up to ensure measures have been implemented.
  • Investigating employee Environmental, Health and Safety complaints to develop and recommend corrective solutions.
  • Providing information, signs, posters, barriers, and other materials to warn of potential and actual safety hazards and to prevent access to hazardous conditions.
  • Preparing, compiling and submitting accident reports for appropriate regulatory agencies.
  • Maintaining and updating EHS files and records
Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of Joint Commission Environment of Care standards and other regulatory requirements
  • Knowledge of DEP, DEC, and other applicable industry and governmental standards/requirements
  • Strong analytical skills to evaluate performance metrics and outcomes
  • Superior communication skills – verbal and written
  • Ability to manage and train staff including: organizing, prioritizing, scheduling daily work and projects and promoting professional development
  • Strong problem solving and decision making skills with the ability to develop multiple solutions to an issue and make valid recommendations for resolution
  • Able to understand and execute processes including: recognizing customer needs, communicating process changes, measuring and assessing success and identifying areas of improvement
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to develop and implement environmental and safety policies, programs, and training
  • Experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other applicable computer applications
  • Knowledge of Healthcare practices and processes
  • Able to work well in a team environment or independently

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health & Safety and/or other related field.
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