Workforce Safety Coordinator

GULF COAST BLOOD

Location: 1400 La Concha Ln., Houston, Texas 77054

Position Title: Workforce Safety Coordinator

Join our team of heroes!

We are seeking a committed and self-motivated Safety Coordinator to join our team. Reporting directly to the Workforce Safety & Security Manager, this role is essential in protecting the organization’s property, assets, employees, and visitors. You will be responsible for implementing safety and security procedures, enforcing access policies, and promoting a safe work environment aligned with our organizational values.

This position is ideal for a dependable, detail-oriented professional with strong communication skills and a high level of integrity. If you are passionate about workplace safety and thrive in environments where policies and best practices are key, we encourage you to apply and contribute to our culture of safety and accountability.

Just For You:

• Career advancement opportunities.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

• Engaging and exciting opportunity to SAVE LIVES.

   

Tips to thrive in our culture:

• Embody our Core Values of Commitment, Integrity, and Respect

• Work to actively create experiences that inspire others to save lives, each and every day.

• Embrace doing it right, making connections, and creating desired experiences.

• Comply with all organizational policies and standards, including safety rules, and be willing to report actual and potential violations to the appropriate supervisor or manager.

   

In this role, you’ll:

• Manage the organization’s employee and visitor access policies
• Collaborates with stakeholders to develop, prepare, and implement safety and security policies and procedures.
• Coordinates the teammate safety & security programming (e.g. PPE, safe-lifting, de-escalation training) to promote and ensure a safe working environment.
• Establishes badging & access criteria and process to ensure consistency.
• Performs routine safety & security assessments to identify and address safety risks and recommends strategies for risk reduction.
• Provides and/or implements safety protocols for all assigned facilities and information systems.
• Takes proactive steps to provide a safe and secure working environment to staff and visitors.
• Responsible for accident/incident investigations, providing root cause analysis.
• Stays abreast of safety trends technology, regulations and process improvement best practices. 
• Responsible for accident/incident investigations, providing root cause analysis.
• Stay abreast of safety trends, technology, regulations and process improvement best practices.
• Manage safety equipment and supplies.
• Provides administrative support to P&C team- safety communications, scheduling, PPE assessments, etc.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Classify hazards and develop effective solutions.

   

We need someone who has:

• Associate degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have excellent judgment, observation, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent management and supervisory skills.
• CPR First Aid Certification a plus

Position Driving Status: Routine Driver

Physical Demands: Must be able to lift 25 lbs.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to blood and/or blood components, as well as any other biohazard materials.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job duties involved an inherent potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood with a risk of exposure to Hepatitis and HIV.

Who We Are: 

Gulf Coast Blood is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization and is accredited, licensed, and inspected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), AABB as well as local and state authorities. Serving the largest medical campus in the world, Gulf Coast Blood has grown to more than 750 employees and serves more than 170 hospitals and health care institutions in the 26-county Texas Gulf Coast, Brazos Valley, and East Texas regions. As it pertains to stability, we have been in business for over 50 years with no threat of mergers or acquisitions; and growing stronger as we gain more partnerships within the business community.  

Think you have what it takes to save lives with us? We want to hear from you.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT

Gulf Coast Blood is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants for positions are considered without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, military status, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic testing results, or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable law, statute, regulation or Executive Order. 

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