We are looking for a Captain of Risk and Safety to join our staff. Please read the description below and if you are interested, send a letter of interest and your resume to Lt. Omar Stout at ostout@empressems.com.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Captain of Risk and Safety plans, implements, coordinates and assesses occupational health and safety, environmental, and insurance claims utilizing industry-related health and safety engineering discipline strategies and operating regulations associated with 911 emergency and non-emergency services. The person in this role monitors and ensures regulatory compliance to all federal, state and local health, safety and environmental regulations that affect operations. They also act as a liaison for the company with insurance brokers and carriers and a subject-matter expert on employee health and safety and environmental concerns of the company.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Employee Health and Safety Compliance
- Develop, implement and review local risk and safety policies, procedures and programs; OSHA and state plans
- Identify risk and loss trends, make recommendations to management on ways to control, reduce and/or eliminate health and safety risks
- Develop and promote organizational health and safety risk reduction goals, strategies, and initiatives
- Foster a positive health and safety culture to achieve goals and reduce risk across the organization
- Conduct site visits, evaluations, and inspections to determine compliance with all applicable health and safety guidance
- Maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of health and safety regulations by attending webinars, workshops and training
Environmental Compliance
- Develop, implement and review Local Environmental policies, procedures and programs; EPA, RCRA, etc., and state environmental agencies
- Conduct site visits, evaluations, and inspections to determine compliance with all applicable environmental regulations
- Maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of environmental regulations by attending webinars, workshops and training
Insurance Liaison
- Act as the local point of contact for our insurance carriers, brokers, and third party claims administrators
- Review claims analysis for trends and make recommendations for risk reduction
- Stay abreast of new and emerging health and safety programs and technology within the ambulance services industry
- Handles confidential information with sensitivity and discretion
- Performs other duties and special projects, as identified, and assigned by the Sr. Director of Operations or Corporate Safety Liaison
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years progressive experience in safety/occupational health
- Two years experience in the EMS industry (preferred)
- Broad knowledge in multiple health, safety and environmental disciplines (EMS, OSHA, EPA, insurance, NFPA life safety) as it applies to analyzing work processes and conditions to eliminate occupational health and safety hazards
- Experience with unions (preferred)
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial safety, business, or related field (preferred)
- Valid state driver’s license and license record which is in good standing with the company’s driver license record requirements
- Certified Safety Professional designation (preferred)
COMPETENSIES
- Able to provide health, safety and environmental direction to multiple sites
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and personal information
- Ability to read and interpret federal regulations, understand the content, and develop appropriate programs to meet the requirements of the regulations
- Ability to multi-task while maintaining vigilant attention to details
- Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving ability
- Solid organizational and time management skills
- Highly organized, critical thinker focused on continual improvement
- Technologically savvy with experience in Microsoft Office Suite
- Dedicated, responsible individual with the highest level of judgment and integrity
- Positive, results-oriented personality, effective communicator, and team player
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
- Professional office environment, may involve all weather environments during field visits
- Frequent travel to local stations and depots
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodations
- Frequently required to sit, talk or hear, stand, walk, use fingers, hands and arms to handle, reach or operate basic office equipment, objects and tools or controls, lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell, lift and/or move 40 pounds
- Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
