Job Description
With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.
Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a
Safety Officer who will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.
Full Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Pay Range: $35.69 - $57.10 hourly (actual offer rates are based upon the applicants relevant job experience and the requirements of the position)
The Safety Officer will: - Manage, administer, and ensure the operation of the HUH Safety and Occupational Health Program, which focus e s on the elimination or minimization of human injury, property and productivity losses caused by h a r mful contact incidents and/or, other saf e ty hazards.
- Coordinate the development, implementation and assessment of the seven Environment of Care Management Plans (Safety, Secu r ity, Hazardous Materials and Waste, Emergency Management, Lab Safet y , Medical Equipment and Ut i l ity Systems.)
- Conduct periodic facilities tours of the Hospital to ascertain and recommend t he correction of unsafe conditions and acts, which may result in personal injury or property damage.
- Organ i ze the Hospital's Safety Committee and serve as a member of the H o spit a l's Inspection Committee.
- Prepare and submit reports as required on safety conditions, in the Hospital to OSHA, T JC, D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, insurance companies and Executive Management.
- Develop and supervise the posting of evacuation plans, coordinate the locations of emergency signs, write procedures to change contaminated air filters, instruct staff on the proper handling of various contaminants, direct, coordinate and monitor the operation of an internal safety program.
- Identify existing and potential hazards in the work place including the physical plant, work processes, man/machine relationships and environmental conditions affecting health and efficiency of staff.
- Serve as a member of various committees concerned with safety matters.
- Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all-inclusive.
Qualified candidates will possess: - A minimum of 3 years of experience working with business continuity emergency/disaster planning, disaster-related resources, and familiarization with national, state, and regional standards.
- 3 to 5 years of Joint Commission (TJC) preferred.
- Bachelor's Level Degree required; Five (5) years of business continuity emergency/disaster planning required in lieu of Bachelor's degree.
- Master's Level Degree preferred.
At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering: - Work life balance
- Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
- Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)
COVID-19 Vaccination Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.
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Hourly pay, Full time, Monday to Friday,