Injury Prevention and Ergonomics Analyst *Hybrid*

Injury Prevention and Ergonomics Analyst *Hybrid*

Under the direction of the IP&E Manager, the IP&E Specialist manages programs for injury prevention, reduction and promotion of health at a regional level. The position will provide project management to new and existing programs in cooperation with the IP&E Manager to decrease caregiver harm through engineering, administrative, and work practice controls. The position will collaborate with IP&E Managers, Supervisors, Coordinators, Caregiver Health, Workers' Compensation and Return to Work, and local leadership to provide efficient and cost effective inter and intra facility services and training for ergonomics, safe patient handling, and other injury reduction services. The position will also support safety compliance with legislation (where applicable) and regulatory bodies (example: Occupational Safety & Health Administration and The Joint Commission). The position will promote integration of services within a culture of safety, wellness, and injury prevention, demonstrating principles of a highly reliable organization, including pay attention to detail, communicate clearly, have a questioning attitude, operate as a team and speak up for safety. Will also perform basic data analysis to help identify injury trends, prioritize areas for risk reduction, develop risk reduction strategies and work with appropriate leaders to implement interventions. This position will support locations in the valley and will work from each, so driving will be required.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Human Resources and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

• Within 2 years of hire Certification in ergonomics or safe patient handling
• 3 years Work experience related to ergonomics, injury prevention and safety or healthcare setting (i.e. RN, PT, OT, exercise physiologist).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Healthcare related field (RN, OT, PT, ATC, industrial hygiene, Occupational Health and Safety, Kinesiology).
• Coursework/Training Ergonomic related training (i.e. CPE, CEAS, CIE, CAE, CHSEP, Human Factors Engineering, & SPHM).
• Coursework/TrainingProject Management related training (i.e. Lean, Continuous Improvement).
• Upon hire: Physical Therapist License (LPT)
• Upon hire: Occupational Therapist License (OT)
• Upon hire: Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association
• 2 years Work experience related to project management.
• 1 year Work experience related to caregiver injury prevention or workers' compensation.
• 1 year Acute health care experience.

Why Join Providence? 

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security.  We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

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