DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES

Address:  501 N 24th Street Phoenix, AZ. 85008

Salary: $26.1779 

Grade: 20

Under the supervision of the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Safety and Preparedness Specialist will complete work of considerable difficulty to ensure the hospital remains in compliance with various regulatory standards specific to Life Safety, Environment of Care, and Emergency Management - including those mandated by the NFPA, OSHA, CMS, state licensing, and The Joint Commission. Provides guidance and support to the Operations team by emphasizing and conducting safety assessments. Ensures safety and quality control ls in compliance with local, federal, state regulation and provides consultations and performs risk assessments when necessary.

− Coordinate and document various safety exercises and real-life events to ensure compliance with Joint Commission emergency planning (EM) standards.
− Survey hospital facilities to assess compliance with OSHA, Joint Commission and state licensing standards. Develop plans of correction as necessary.
− Update hospital policies and procedures specific to life safety practices. Including the hospital's Joint Commission Management Plans, the Emergency Operations Plan, and the Continuity of Operation Plan.
− Monitor contractor compliance with hospital safety expectations and provide guidance when necessary.
− Develop and provide training to new employees during orientation, and provide on-the-job coaching to employees specific to safety issues.
− Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge of:
− OSHA, CMS, Joint Commission, State Licensing, NFPA and other regulatory standards as they relate to a health care environment.
− Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.

Skill in:
− Excellent documentation skills necessary to supply evidence of compliance with regulatory standards.
− Organization and Interpersonal relationships.
− Providing training and presentations to individuals and groups.

Ability to:
− Maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of health care professionals and community groups.
− Develop, maintain and continuously document hospital plans and activities to ensure compliance with regulatory bodies.
− Communicate expectations to staff and provide justifications for specific safety standard adherence.
− Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.

Bachelor's degree in a related safety and/or in a health field from an accredited college or university or three years of work-related industrial safety experience providing a broad industrial safety knowledge base including general industry, construction and agriculture and appropriate training courses and seminars specific to the field of industrial safety.

A State Hospital employee must be able to obtain a valid Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1758.07.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
− Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
− Paid vacation and sick time
− Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
− 10 paid holidays per year
− Wellness program and plans
− Life insurance
− Short/long-term disability insurance
− Defined retirement plan
− Award winning Infant at Work program
− Credit union membership
− Transit subsidy
− ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will make a contribution to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27 week wait period for contributions to begin.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-1085. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.