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This position must have an in depth understanding of federal, state and local environmental regulations as they pertain to regulated waste. The incumbent must assist in the operational efficiency of the environmental compliance team. In case of an accident, the Environmental Compliance Team Lead must ensure the safety of patients; visitors etc. and assume role as Code Orange Team Leader.
Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
– Responsible for leading, mentoring, and influencing members of the environmental compliance team.
– Identify, understand, evaluate, apply, and enforce safety protocols within the department, acts as the safety coordinator.
– Monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, facilitate, and oversee supply inventory.
– Ensure equipment is used, maintained, and stored in a manner which maximizes life expectancy and minimizes cost.
– Participate in the evaluation, development, improvement, and implementation of procedures and supporting documents, including but not limited to, writing, reviewing, and revising SOPs.
– Participate in and completes internal audits, including the resolution of audit findings.
– Inspects and monitors Satellite Accumulation Areas and Central Storage Areas for corrective action, which may include the following: Floor coatings, cracks, labeling of containers, proper storage of incompatible hazardous waste, and containers that holds hazardous waste are properly closed.
– Actively participate in on-boarding of new team members.
– Establish and maintain a high level of interdepartmental communication and collaboration.
– Provide comprehensive technical and non-technical support to environmental compliance team members, and escalate issues to Environmental Compliance Manager as needed.
– Maintain proper documentation for regulatory purposes.
– Participate and assist facilitate team drills (category A, code orange).
– Completes assigned projects.
– Monitors internal barcoding and tracking system.
– Assists in the removal of Regulated Waste as needed.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
1. Strong communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
2. Provides Compliance Support by performing internal audits on Satellite Accumulation Areas, Central Storage Areas, and environmental compliance team members work areas and carts.
3. Work requires the use of protective safety devices including, but not limited to, safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, infection prevention apparel/apparatus.
4. Ability to understand verbal instructions.
5. Ability to identify environmental emergency/urgent situations and to follow established protocol in reporting and responding to these situations.
6. Work requires attention to detail.
7. Ability to monitor asset management system (TMS).
8. Communicates clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing.
This position does not provide patient care.
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