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The HealthCare Safety Specialist is a healthcare enterprise position responsible for the oversight of the healthcare environment, including patient, visitor, and employee safety, regulatory compliance, and emergency management. The individual in this position will lead healthcare safety programs across the UKHC enterprise in order to ensure Joint Commission and OSHA compliance, as well as other regulatory bodies. In support of this, the HealthCare Safety Specialist will conduct inspections and audits and develop reports for both clinical and non-clinical areas, as well as research environmental safety trends within UKHC and outside entities through the evaluation of incident reports. In order to promote compliance and enterprise safety, the HealthCare Safety Specialist will participate in and collaborate with other departments and officials through various committees and work groups; conduct thorough and consistent rounding of the healthcare environment to evaluate potential issues and ensure all areas are meeting federal and university safety standards; lead the communication of planning and preparedness emergency management activities; monitoring and maintaining industrial hygiene equipment and exposure data for the enterprise; and providing healthcare leadership and officials with product evaluation and technical advisement. This is a hybrid position.

The ideal candidate will have an extensive background in environmental safety and related program leadership specifically within a large healthcare environment.

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Healthcare and/or environmental safety employment experience and current Certified Industrial Hygienist preferred.

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.


As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.


Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.