Injury Prevention Specialist - 133439

UC San Diego Health seeks an experienced Environmental Health & Safety professional committed to reducing workplace-related injuries and fostering a culture of safety. The ideal candidate will leverage their expertise to develop, implement, and manage injury prevention programs that enhance health and safety across all UC San Diego Health locations.In this role, youll collaborate within the Injury and Illness Prevention team, focusing on workplace hazard recognition, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement of safety policies and procedures. Your work will drive key safety initiatives across departments and disciplines within all the UC San Diego Health locations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Program Management: Manage and administer one or more safety and health programs within UC San Diego Healths EH&S-Injury Prevention scope.
• Risk Assessment: Conduct comprehensive workplace assessments to identify hazards and evaluate risk factors.
• Injury Prevention: Review and follow up on injury reports, proactively identify opportunities for injury prevention, and recommend workplace modifications to promote a safer workplace and minimize work-related hazards.
• Training & Education: Develop and deliver engaging safety training and educational materials across UC San Diego Health locations.
• Collaboration & Planning: Participate in project planning, workgroups, and committees to encourage interdisciplinary safety collaboration.
• Metrics & Reporting: Track and report key metrics to support program analytics, monitor progress, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Technical Evaluation: Use various methods, techniques, and evaluation tools to achieve safety goals and objectives.
• Hazard Documentation: Generate detailed reports that outline hazards, analysis methods, data interpretations, corrective actions, and evaluations of intervention effectiveness.

Additional Responsibilities: Support related programs as needed, including safe patient handling, ergonomics, needlestick reduction, occupational safety, and general workplace safety initiatives. Other duties assigned, depending on business needs.

• Bachelors degree in Public Health, Allied Health, Healthcare, Occupational Health and Safety, or a related field and at least three (3) years of relevant experience in healthcare, laboratory, or industrial settings.
• Certification Requirement: Cal/OSHA 30-Hour Certification - General Industry.
• Certification Commitment: Successful completion of Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP) certification within six months of hire.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Cal/OSHA Title 8 regulations and ANSI standards.
• Proficiency in using measurement, sampling tools, and safety equipment/devices.
• Solid understanding of workplace safety principles and injury prevention strategies.
• Proven ability to develop, implement, and manage an effective safety program.
• Strong presentation skills, with the ability to effectively engage diverse audiences.
• Competence in data collection, analysis, and reporting for program evaluation.
• Skilled in hazard assessment, incident follow-up, and creating actionable incident reports.
• Ability to troubleshoot and recommend solutions for safety-related challenges.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Additional safety certifications: ASP, CHSP, COSS, CEAS, or CSP.
• Background in healthcare safety.
• In-depth knowledge of Cal/OSHA Title 8 and The Joint Commission (TJC) standards.

• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.

If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.

UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region, providing leading-edge care in patient care, biomedical research, education, and community service. Our facilities include two university hospitals, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the only Burn Center in the county, and and dozens of outpatient clinics. We invite you to join our team!

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To foster the best possible working and learning environment, UC San Diego strives to cultivate a rich and diverse environment, inclusive and supportive of all students, faculty, staff and visitors. For more information, please visit UC San Diego Principles of Community.

UC San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

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UC San Diego is a smoke and tobacco free environment. Please visit smokefree.ucsd.edu for more information.

UC San Diego Health maintains a marijuana and drug free environment. Employees may be subject to drug screening.

Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

a. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• Abusive Conduct in the Workplace