Director, Environmental Health & Safety

Company:  Sutter Health
Location: Sacramento
Closing Date: 04/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!

Organization:

SMF-Sutter Med Foundation- Central

Position Overview:

Sutter Medical Foundation (SMF) is a not-for-profit organization supporting the quality medical services provided by Sutter Medical Group and Sutter North Medical Group and a clinically integrated network (Sutter Physicians Alliance, also known as SPA), which includes Sutter Independent Physicians.

Serving the counties of Amador, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba, physicians are dedicated to delivering exceptional care and services, listening to patients’ needs and ensuring that patients play an important role in their health care.

SMF is also committed to delivering quality and convenient care to patients through numerous outpatient services including ambulatory surgery centers, diagnostic imaging, urgent care, home health, laboratories and physical therapy.

Leads the strategic planning and direction for developing comprehensive Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) services to affiliates in an operating unit or geographic area. Implements effective programs, systems, policies, procedures and practices to ensure affiliates' ongoing compliance with applicable legislative and regulatory protocols and requirements and to drive performance results. Monitors and evaluates operations to maintain a safe environment for all and to assure affiliate's readiness to responds to incidents. May serve as the coordinator for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) relating to access issues for healthcare services and activities.

Job Description :

EDUCATION:

  • Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma.

  • Bachelor's: Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Sciences, Industrial Safety or related field.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:

  • CSP-Certified Safety Professional

  • CHSP-Certified Healthcare Safety Professional

  • CSHM-Certified Safety and Health Manager

  • CHEM-Certified Healthcare Environmental Manager

  • REHS/RS-Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian

  • CIH-Certified Industrial Hygienist

  • CSP-Certified Safety Professional

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

  • 12 years recent relevant experience.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

  • Working knowledge of legislative and regulatory protocols and requirements relating to occupational health and safety, emergency planning and preparedness, and hazardous waste/material management.

  • Understanding of hospital/ambulatory healthcare operations.

  • Familiar with construction and facilities design and ability to read and interpret blueprints.

  • Demonstrates understanding of access issues for services and activities, and familiarity with the ADA.

  • Strategic skills for reviewing processes and strategies to ensure successful alignment with business needs and for identifying improvement opportunities.

  • Analytical skills with proven ability to resolve issues/problems by leveraging business and functional knowledge, and client relationships.

  • Ability to operate strategically and tactically.

  • Demonstrates credible leadership presence, with the ability to respond to questions with logic, clarity, calmness and authority.

  • Ability to bring individuals together to resolve differences and/or to achieve acceptance of a solution.

  • Ability to influence others by persuasion, negotiation, and problem solving, and to move others to recognize and appreciate different points of view and to consider/accept alternative options.

  • Collaborative working style to facilitate open sharing of information and cooperation with various project participants and/or stakeholders.

  • Demonstrates a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues to manage/minimize risks.

  • Ability to interact and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of role’s duties while respecting cultural and linguistic differences and fostering an inclusive work environment.

  • Ability to communicate through verbal and written means, and to present concepts and information in a manner that is readily understood by management and employees.

  • Organization and planning skills to effectively delegate, manage and/or re-prioritize activities and projects to meet deadlines wihle maintaining a high degree of responsiveness.

  • Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with changing business priorities.

  • Ability to use essential applications and/or databases associated with the role’s duties and responsibilities.

Job Shift:

Days

Schedule:

Full Time

Shift Hours:

8

Days of the Week:

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements:

None

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

No

Position Status:

Exempt

Weekly Hours:

40

Employee Status:

Regular

This position may regularly work, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drug(s) identified as hazardous, or potentially hazardous, by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for purposes of USP 800.

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $71.33 to $106.99 / hour

The salary range for this role may vary above or below the posted range as determined by location. This range has not been adjusted for any specific geographic differential applicable by area where the position may be filled. Compensation takes into account several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Base pay is just one piece of the total rewards program offered by Sutter Health. Eligible roles also qualify for a comprehensive benefits package.

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