Location: Oak Park, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Oak Park

Hospital: Rush Oak Park Hospital

Department: Facilities

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0. 9 and 1. 0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (8:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Pay Range: $25.20 - $39.69 per hour
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Summary:
The Occupational Safety Officer position is multifaceted, to ensure that Rush Oak Park Hospital (ROPH) is a safe environment for our employees, staff, guests, and patients. The safety officer will actively participate in operations which supports employee safety, emergency preparedness, and facility regulatory guidelines and codes. Operations including but not limited to: Safety related Committees, EOC Rounding, Fit testing, Fire Drills, Emergency preparedness exercises, Safety Education, Internal safety communications, Inspections and Audits, Injury investigations and safety program evaluation and improvement. The position will have a dual reporting role to the Director of Facilities and the Director of Occupational Safety. Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision, and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Other information:

Stay current with facility and safety related standards, codes and applicable Rush Oak Park Hospital policies.
Develop and implement project plans to correct facility deficiencies.
Review, validate and ensure timely completion of regulatory documentation.
Maintain a highly organized recordkeeping system for regulatory documentation.
Develop Monthly Safety and Emergency Management internal communications (Awareness Level)
Perform Inspections as need or prescribed by policy, i.e. Lab Safety inspections, Non-Patient Care rounds, Environment of Care rounds
Ensure the Fire plan is being followed and develop process as needed to ensure the task are followed.
Perform Construction Safety Inspection Daily
Review and approve Project Risk Assessment (PRA)
Train and document Interim Life Safety Measure training
Provide Hands on Fire Extinguisher Training (annually and per request)
Schedule, coordinate, score and evaluate Fire Drills
Maintain, update and communicate changes to Chemical Inventory Management system (3E)
Evaluate PPE and Safe Needle Devices annually
Coordinate and Manage Indoor Air Quality Testing
Coordinate and Manage Industrial Hygiene Chemical Monitoring, i.e. Xylene, Formaldehyde, Waste Anesthetic Gases, and other new products
Support Emergency Management Drills, Exercises, documentation, communication and coordination.
Support HICS training and sustainability
Support and Provide Fit Testing Services (Per ECHS schedule and per request)
Track/report Compliance with Fit Testing, Vaccination and Annual Mandatory Training
Collaborate with Management on the documentation of Employee Injury investigation and corrective action plans.

Responsibilities:

Stay current with facility and safety related standards, codes and applicable Rush Oak Park Hospital policies.
Develop and implement project plans to correct facility deficiencies.
Review, validate and ensure timely completion of regulatory documentation.
Maintain a highly organized recordkeeping system for regulatory documentation.
Develop Monthly Safety and Emergency Management internal communications (Awareness Level)
Perform Inspections as need or prescribed by policy, i.e. Lab Safety inspections, Non-Patient Care rounds, Environment of Care rounds
Ensure the Fire plan is being followed and develop process as needed to ensure the task are followed.
Perform Construction Safety Inspection Daily
Review and approve Project Risk Assessment (PRA)
Train and document Interim Life Safety Measure training
Provide Hands on Fire Extinguisher Training (annually and per request)
Schedule, coordinate, score and evaluate Fire Drills
Maintain, update and communicate changes to Chemical Inventory Management system (3E)
Evaluate PPE and Safe Needle Devices annually
Coordinate and Manage Indoor Air Quality Testing
Coordinate and Manage Industrial Hygiene Chemical Monitoring, i.e. Xylene, Formaldehyde, Waste Anesthetic Gases, and other new products
Support Emergency Management Drills, Exercises, documentation, communication and coordination.
Support HICS training and sustainability
Support and Provide Fit Testing Services (Per ECHS schedule and per request)
Track/report Compliance with Fit Testing, Vaccination and Annual Mandatory Training
Collaborate with Management on the documentation of Employee Injury investigation and corrective action plans.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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