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Dover, DE
About the Job
The class incumbent reports to an administrative superior and is responsible for the design implementation and ongoing evaluation of safety, security, and sanitation components of Department of Correction facilities. These programs may include risk management, infection control, unexpected adverse events, hazardous waste control and inmate housing areas, staff and visitor safety. Work includes developing and implementing risk assessment activities and developing and monitoring corrective action plans. The incumbent is responsible for the regular review of incident reports involving risk and safety management and investigation of serious problems as needed. An incumbent may be responsible for the development and implementation of the facility disaster management plan.
- Designs, implements and evaluates program including risk management, unexpected adverse events, hazardous waste control and patient, staff and visitor safety.
- Reviews incident reports to determine extent of risk and safety management factors. Investigates or coordinates investigations and prepares report of findings and corrective action needed.
- Coordinates safety and risk management programs with the Quality Assurance section to insure compliance with accreditation standards and regulatory requirements pertaining to safety and risk management.
- Works with facility managers and supervisors to insure the implementation of corrective action plans. Monitors and follows up on corrective action.
JOB REQUIREMENTS for Risk Management Safety Officer
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:
- Six months experience in program design, implementation and monitoring of compliance for regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Six months experience in descriptive statistics such as the mean, median, mode or standard deviation.
- Six months experience in facility environmental safety risk management programs.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources.
Pre-employment Drug Testing: Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.
Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.
This position is a classification organized under an exclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been elected by employees as their representative for collective bargaining and other applicable terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Title 29, Chapter 59 and Title 19, Chapter 13 and 16. This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement based on its individual terms.
Upon a conditional offer, the applicant must undergo a pre-employment base line two step tuberculin skin test (TST) as part of the hiring process.
To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/
The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties. For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content. Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.
Once you have submitted your application on-line, all future correspondence related to your application will be sent via email. Please keep your contact information current. You may also view all correspondence sent to you by the State of Delaware in the “My Applications” tab at StateJobs.Delaware.gov.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an auxiliary aid or service please call (302) 739-5458. TDD users should call the Delaware Relay Service Number 1-800-232-5460 for assistance.
The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.