Environmental Health and Safety - Panorama City, United States - Kaiser Permanente

Description

: Job Summary:

Develops, implements, and oversees strategies and programs to enable compliance with applicable federal, state, and local Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) regulatory requirements, and organizational EH&S and Workplace Safety (WPS) policies and standards with minimal day-to-day supervision. Assists with implementation, evaluation, monitoring, and enhancement of Environmental Health and Safety programs with minimal supervision. Contributes to employee safety and protection through implementing aspects of Environmental Health and Safety programs and training efforts with minimal guidance. Ensures high-quality service by resolving basic issues and acting as a resource on EH&S and WPS matters with minimal day-to-day supervision. Recognizes and assesses hazards and risks by developing and implementing best practices for identifying, analyzing, documenting, and communicating workplace environmental health and safety risk trends according to general guidelines. Prepares high-quality analysis and reports regarding the state of environmental health and safety according to general guidelines. Contributes to risk control by following general direction to promote workplace safety and compliance and evaluate the effectiveness of measures to improve workplace safety outcomes.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Pursues effective relationships with others by sharing resources, information, and knowledge with coworkers and members. Listens to, addresses, and seeks performance feedback. Pursues self-development; acknowledges strengths and weaknesses based on career goals and takes appropriate development action to leverage / improve them. Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work. Assesses and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments by applying up-to-date knowledge in subject area to meet deadlines; follows procedures and policies, and applies data and resources to support projects or initiatives with limited guidance and/or sponsorship. Collaborates with others to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information. Supports the completion of priorities, deadlines, and expectations. Identifies and speaks up for ways to address improvement opportunities.
• Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work.
• Collaborates with others to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information.
• Adheres to compliance standards with minimal day-to-day supervision by: developing, implementing, and overseeing strategies and programs to enable compliance with applicable federal, state, and local Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) regulatory requirements, and organizational EH&S and Workplace Safety (WPS) policies and standards, with minimal day-to-day supervision; participating in and serving as a liaison for all EH&S regulatory, accreditation, and grant agency inspections and surveys (e.g., The Joint Commission [TJC], Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], Division of Occupational Health and Safety [DOHS], Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA], State Fire Marshall, state and public health county inspections); upholding Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures and Principles of Responsibilities, with general directions; beginning to plan and schedule for the completion and submission of regulatory reports within appropriate time frames, with general guidance; and learning and broadly applying process changes to support efficient and effective compliance.
• Supports training and continuous learning about Environmental Health and Safety by: engaging in training and development as directed and integrating learning and feedback into daily work tasks; presenting safety education and training programs for management and staff with some supervision (e.g., proper use of tools, procedures, and safety measures; environmental hazards and risks); and participating in and assisting with implementation of assessments to measure and ensure training effectiveness with minimal direction.
• Completes work assignments by applying up-to-date knowledge in subject area to meet deadlines; follows procedures and policies, and applies data and resources to support projects or initiatives with limited guidance and/or sponsorship.
• Listens to, addresses, and seeks performance feedback.
• Supports safety practices by: ensuring employee safety and protection by educating employees, leaders, and other key stakeholders on employee safety; reporting, investigating, and analyzing employee safety incidents as needed with minimal guidance; conducting safety-related activities for all employees in collaboration with Employee Health with minimal guidance; and implementing changes to the employee safety program with minimal day-to-day supervision.
• Supports Health and Safety programs with minimal day-to-day supervision by: assisting with the implementation of environmental health and safety programs with minimal supervision; conducting standard assessments and analyses to evaluate health and safety programs with general supervision; and consistently making recommendations to enhance existing programs based on analyses and observations.
• Identifies and speaks up for ways to address improvement opportunities.
• Supports the completion of priorities, deadlines, and expectations.
• Pursues effective relationships with others by sharing resources, information, and knowledge with coworkers and members.
• Recognizes and assesses hazards and risks by: beginning to develop and implement best practices for standard assessments and data analysis to identify workplace environmental health and safety risk trends with minimal day-to-day supervision; preparing high-quality analysis and reports regarding the state of environmental health and safety with minimal day-to-day supervision; and contributing to standard communication and documentation to enable tracking/trending of safety information, using appropriate software and tools according to general guidelines.
• Contributes to risk control by: assisting with implementation of changes that promote workplace safety and compliance (e.g., accident prevention, hazardous materials management, fire/life safety) with minimal supervision; and assisting with the evaluation of change effectiveness on workplace safety outcomes, with limited guidance.
• Pursues self-development; acknowledges strengths and weaknesses based on career goals and takes appropriate development action to leverage / improve them.
• Contributes to high-quality service by: responding to complaints and resolving standard issues with minimal day-to-day supervision, escalating as needed; and acting as a consultant/resource for local administration, managers, physicians, and staff on basic Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) and Workplace Safety (WPS) matters (e.g., environmental management, industrial hygiene, safety).
• Assesses and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Natural Science, Engineering, Emergency Management, or related field AND Minimum one (1) year of experience in environmental health and safety, risk management, or directly related field OR Minimum two (2) years of experience in environmental health and safety, risk management, or a directly related field.

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Risk Management; Compliance Management; Safety and Environmental Health Management; Employee Training; Work Process Design; Adaptability; Safety Trend Analysis; Safety and Environmental Health Knowledge; Employee and Physician Safety; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery; Employee/Labor Relations; Member Service; Compliance; Ergonomics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or related certification.

Primary Location: California,Panorama City,Panorama City Medical Offices 4
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-SCAL-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Specialty: Environmental Health & Safety
Department: Panorama City MOB #4 - Safety
Pay Range: $ $88110 / year The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: Yes, 50 % of the Time
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest