Safety Officer

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Safety Officer FT Days with Rio Grande Regional Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Rio Grande Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Rio Grande Regional Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Safety Officer FT Days to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Under the direction of the Director of Facilities Management, the Safety Officer is responsible for coordinating and supervising compliance activities for the Emergency Management (EM), Environment of Care (EOC), and Life Safety (LS) standards. The employee performs additional tasks/activities as assigned. Provides leadership, training, education, and consultative services to departments and services within the organization to assist in achieving facility emergency preparedness, and regulatory & accreditation compliance.

What you will do in this role:

• Investigate safety and emergency management issues and develop documentation and/or procedures to correct them
• Helps design, implement, and maintain safety programs including the development and enforcement of policies, risk assessments, and training for all employees
• Designs, implements and maintains processes and documentation to ensure compliance with the Joint Commission’s Environment of Care (EOC) and Life Safety (LS) standards as well as other regulatory requirements. Helps chair the Environment of Care (EOC) Committee
• Participates in regular EOC/LS rounds throughout the hospital facility and all offsite properties
• Oversees vendors, contractors, and staff to ensure testing/repair/upgrade of life safety and safety systems is properly accomplished and documented
• Maintain the hospital’s compliance documentation platform (Complyos) and work order system (Engineering Central)
• Conducts drills to test hospital response to emergency situations
• Coordinates with outside regulatory and emergency management agencies as needed to ensure regulatory compliance and preparedness for emergencies
• Provides safety and emergency management training as needed for staff and executives
• Train and educate facility personnel following EC, EM, and LS policies
• Assist department directors and administrators in enforcing safety and emergency preparedness regulations and codes
• Be responsible for Safety and Emergency Preparedness for all offsite facilities and properties

What qualifications you will need:

• Associate Degree or Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration or a related field is required.
• 3 years’ experience with The Joint Commission’s Emergency Management, Environment of Care, and Life Safety standards is preferred.
• Experience managing safety programs in a hospital setting preferred.

Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas has been serving the Rio Grande Valley for more than 30 years. Our full service hospital has 320 beds and a team of more than 500 physicians representing 35 specialties. Rio Grande Regional Hospital offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services. Our Emergency Room is a Level III Trauma Center and we have extended our ER services into the Rio Grande Valley with our three remote ERs in McAllen/Mission, Edinburg, and San Juan. Our Women’s Services include L&D and a 30 bed NICU. We also have an entire children’s hospital within our main facility to care for the children in our community. We work with the Texas Transplant Institute, which serves local patients in need of organ, tissue or stem cell transplants. Our proven track record of serving the medical needs of the Valley communities we serve has led to Rio Grande Regional Hospital being recognized for patient safety and clinical excellence time and time again.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Safety Officer FT Days opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.