Safety Officer (43394)

Under general supervision of the Risk Manager/Compliance Officer, serves as the Safety Officer (SO). An integral job responsibility includes responsibilities of the Winslow Indian Health Care Center (WIHCC) Safety and Emergency Preparedness program. Using current objectives and protocol, seeks to improve according to industry standards to further develop, coordinate, implement and evaluate a comprehensive Safety and Emergency Preparedness Program to ensure a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors at DMC including Leupp, and WIHCC satellite clinics. Ensures that the Safety Program complies with criteria established by Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), The Joint Commission (JCAHO)   standards and regulations promulgated under the Navajo Nation Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NNOSHA) Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA). Uphold the principles of WIHCC’s Vision, Mission, and Value Statements. Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information at all times.

This list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only of the tasks performed by this position and is not all-inclusive.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintains regular attendance and punctuality.
• Implements and manages the WIHCC Safety Program, which includes regulatory compliance with national accreditation AAAHC CORE standards, JCAHO Life Safety, Emergency Preparedness, including NNOSHA and OSHA.
• Manages and maintains the WIHCC All Hazards Emergency Operations Plan.
• Interprets and enforces the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Life Safety Codes.
• Develops facility safety policies and procedures. Reviews and updates at least annually in accordance with industry standards.
• Conducts risk analysis surveys to identify and correct unsafe conditions to the public, patients, employees and the facility
• Participates and assures hazard surveillance for building and grounds. Conduct safety/environmental rounds twice a year in patient care areas and annually in other locations to determine compliance with safety OSHA, EPA, AAAHC, JCAHO and NFPA standards.
• Provides written reports of findings to Risk Manager/Compliance Officer, Chief Operating Officer (COO), CEO, and Safety Committee. Establishes follow-up and identifies unsafe situations and work practices and ensures correction with supervisor in within a defined time.
• Coordinate environmental monitoring to identify and report health and facility exposure problems resulting from chemical agents, biological agents, noise, vibrations, and excessive temperature extremes.
• Develop, implement and maintain the facility’s Environment of Care (EOC) program, including safety management, hazard surveillance, and workplace injury prevention.
• Provide assistance to supervisors in developing departmental safety policies and maintaining safety data sheets (SDS) to comply with OSHA requirements.
• Conducts investigations as needed to identify problems for employees resulting from ergonomic conditions to control or eliminate such unhealthy conditions. The Risk Manager/Compliance Officer, CEO, COO, Employee Health and Human Resources Department are apprised of identified problems.
• Manage the facility I-STAR program; collect and review all facility injury data to analyze trends and recommend preventive measures.
• Conduct injury investigation, helps assist and analysis reviews of OSHA Recordable injuries with employees, supervisors and Health Benefit Coordinator.