Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital's team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the Port St. Lucie area. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers a wide variety of services to meet community needs. Here, you will be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.

As an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, you will plan, develop, and implement comprehensive environmental health and safety programs to protect caregivers, visitors, and patients from recognized environmental, safety, and health hazards. Under general supervision, you will support organizational safety initiatives and promote a safe environment through hazard prevention, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance.

A caregiver in this role works Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., with off-hours and weekend work as needed.

Travel requirements are approximately 50%, with travel limited to the Florida market.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Use qualitative and quantitative analyses of products, systems, operations and activities to identify hazards and establish programmatic plans and goals.

• Identify events, likelihood of occurrence, severity of results, risk and cost.

• Collaborate with others during the preparation of risk assessments and associated action plans.

• Participate in accident and incident investigations.

• Provide consulting services to internal customers regarding safety, health and environmental hazards, controls, and regulatory standards (EPA, OSHA, DOT, NFPA, TJC, ODH, CMS and others).

• Develop and conduct training programs.

• May be responsible for one or more Joint Commission Environment of Care management plans.

• Conduct audits of facilities and operations to ensure Environment of Care requirements are met.

• Collect, analyze and maintain EHS data.

• Maintain appropriate records for operational processes and regulatory agencies and submit required documents by established deadlines.

• Manage direct reports or indirect personnel resources to achieve departmental and organizational goals.

• Manage budget and contracted services as appropriate.

• Act as a member of the Emergency Response Team.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, hazardous materials management, environmental science, one of the physical sciences, or a related field

• Valid State driver's license

• Three years of experience in a Healthcare or safety field

Preferred qualifications for the ideal caregiver include:

• Master's degree

• Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and/or other safety certification

Physical Requirements:

• Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.

• Ability to lift and transport up to 25 pounds.

• May require extended periods of standing, walking, or sitting.

• Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Minimum Annual Salary: $69,600.00

Maximum Annual Salary: $106,132.50

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities