Safety Officer. Coordinates management plans, meetings, sub-committees and consulting activities, working with Director of Facilities and Support Operations, Service Director of Quality Management, Coordinator Performance Improvement, Plant Operations Manager, sub-committee chairs and other hospital staff. Actively seeks opportunities to advance hospital safety and associate knowledge of safety policy and procedures. Collaborates with Safety, Employee Health, and Infection Control departments on program revisions and updates. Manages hospital process to assure ongoing evaluation and correction of environmental risk and safety evaluation. Working with hospital management staff, manages processes to regularly evaluate conditions throughout the organization related to risk, code and general safety are being conducted, documented, measured and actively followed up on. Monitor major construction and renovation projects from a life/fire safety, risk management perspective using ICRA training. Provide advice and assists with project problem solving to keep projects in compliance with code. Environment of Care Coordination. Develop and implement policies and procedures that guide and support compliance with DNV Standards or other regulatory agencies. Monitor service and staff performance in relation to those standards, policies and procedures. Develop standards of accountability and reporting. Provides oversight of DNV statement of conditions report. Works with Director Facilities and Support Operations and Manager of Plant Operations to assure projects are actively managed, funded and corrected. Leads EOC rounds on a regular basis to assess physical environment, detect code violations, hazards and inappropriate work processes and procedures. Reviews event reports and investigations and makes recommendations to maintain a hazard free environment. Assesses and conducts risk assessments that proactively evaluate the impact of buildings, grounds, utilities/water, equipment, occupants, and internal physical systems on patient and public safety. Makes effective recommendations for action and correction. Prepare annual evaluations of EOC management plans for report to EOC committee and administration. Annual evaluations of EOC are reported to the board. Participate on hospital or medical staff committees as assigned or required identifying service requirements and staffing needs. Plan for and implement strategies to determine long range plans for programs, facilities, equipment, and human resources as well as the continuous assessment, improvement and maintenance of the quality of services provided. Works directly with Support Service Managers in identifying, collecting, reporting, and monitoring of key compliance indicators in support of EOC requirements. Assist with improvement initiatives, action planning, and implementation communication. Maintain hospital compliance with all assigned regulatory/accreditation requirements. Develop and implement policies and procedures that direct and support the provision of services within regulatory guidelines. Supports hospital sustainability efforts through review of hospital operations, collaboration with hospital leaders, and identification of industry-leading efforts and research. Perform other duties as needed or assigned as work is expected to vary with changing needs and priorities. Purposefully conducts all aspects of the job in an ethical manner in support of the hospital's commitment to ethical behavior in all areas of personal and professional activity. Qualifications. Three (3) years relevant experience, including one (1) year of progressively responsible experience within safety, including leadership and program management. Work experience in a related industry may substitute. Communication-written & verbal. Must be able to communicate and work effectively with a wide range of hospital, health system, and vendor personnel including executives, clinicians, and staff. Relationship management. Project management. Knowledge required to recognize environmental factors, stresses associated with complex work operations and to ascertain their effects on the health and well-being of employees. Excellent organizational and planning skills.