Senior Director Emergency Management and Environmental Health & Safety

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!

Organization:

SHSO-Sutter Health System Office-Valley

Position Overview:

Oversees Emergency Management, Environmental Health and Safety for the a large healthcare system

Develops a defensible, sustainable, and scalable Integrated Resiliency Program framework and strategy. Provides programmatic oversight of strategic and operational resiliency initiatives related to business continuity, emergency management, and the environment of care and assures integration with Disaster recovery. Directs and leads the team to design, deploy, execute and review operational resiliency processes. Processes include but not limited to: risk assessments, business impact analyses, emergency communication systems, drills and exercises, training and education, regulatory and accreditation requirements, disaster response and recovery and overall program maintenance. Leads the long-term strategic, operational and planning process, and the development of metrics to ensure that applicable enterprise strategies cascade through all operating units to facilitate integration across Sutter Health. Ensures business continuity, emergency management and environment of care programs are aligned to industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Job Description:

EDUCATION:
Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma.

• Bachelor's: Emergency Management, Disaster Management, Environmental Health and Safety, or Public Safety or equivalent education/experience

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

• 15 years of recent relevant experience.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:

• CPHRM-Certified Professional Healthcare Risk Management preferred

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Mastery of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint tools.

• Ability to provide constructive feedback to team members to support continuous improvement.

• Ability to foster, drive and maintain team member engagement.

• Ability to effectively detect, surface and resolve conflicts among individuals and/or work groups.

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external customers, to include integration of new ideas, new services and clients.

• Ability to understand and adjust to changing priorities, circumstances, direction, and a variety of personal styles.

• Ability to recognize and research a problem, and to identify its component parts, causes and cost impact.

• Ability to identify concerns before they become problems, and to propose solutions to the concerns.

• Ability to make own decisions by inquiring, listening and evaluating alternative solutions.

• Ability to research and resolve complex issues.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-supervising.

• Must demonstrate the highest level of integrity and professionalism to handle sensitive and confidential information.

• Demonstrated ability to set priorities and to respond to changing demands from multiple sources in a fast-paced environment.

• Good interpersonal skills including active listening, critical thinking, ability to multi-task effectively.

• Ability to follow through, meet deadlines, anticipate requirements and build relationships.

• Analytical and problem solving skills combined with verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to exercise independent judgment and employ higher order reasoning skills.

• Knowledge of Healthcare industry and geographically dispersed organizations would be beneficial.

• Ability to work in varying environments, shifts, and hours.

These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).

Job Shift:

Days

Schedule:

Full Time

Days of the Week:

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements:

Occasionally

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

No

Position Status:

Exempt

Weekly Hours:

40

Employee Status:

Regular

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $215,113.60 to $344,177.60 / annual salary

The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.