- Requisition # 2024-155367
- ShiftDay
- StatusFull Time with Benefits
Overview
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.
At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.
Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The Safety Specialist, Laboratory coordinates laboratory safety activities, assists laboratory personnel and staff, and implements laboratory safety policies of the Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation Health and Safety program with the intention of providing a safe and effective laboratory environment.
Responsibilities
A day in the life of a Safety Specialist, Laboratory at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
- Assist laboratory personnel in all issues involving laboratory health and safety; including training, risk assessment, auditing and emergency response issues.
- Conduct laboratory safety inspections within varying laboratory environments.
- Develop and provide laboratory safety training.
- Provide safety recommendations and corrective actions to foster a safe and effective laboratory environment.
- Assess laboratory accidents and provide guidance and support for any corrective measures.
- Perform comprehensive risk assessments for work with hazardous materials within the laboratory environment.
- Develop, establish and enforce institutional policies in regards to laboratory safety.
- Perform accident investigations and work with researchers to correct hazards and improve laboratory procedures.
- Provide emergency laboratory response, which may include response on weekends and after regular business hours.
- Lifts a minimum of 60 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 80 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
- Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Environmental Health and Safety.
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Health Sciences or Safety Management.
- Must have a functional knowledge of hazards within the laboratory environment.
- Must communicate and work cooperatively with personnel throughout the laboratory research environment.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
- Certification in environmental safety and health, occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, or hospital safety.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
Our Network
Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility
As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.
Awards We’ve Received
US News & World Report 2023
- HUMC - #1 Hospital in NJ & #5 in NY Metro Area
US News & World Report 2023
- Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital - #1 Children’s Hospital in NJ
US News & World Report 2023
- JSUMC - #6 Hospital in NJ
2023
2023 & 2022 Magnet Designations
for 9 HMH Institutions
Newsweek 2022 Best Hospitals USA
- HUMC - #57
Newsweek 2022 America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers
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Diversity Inc. 2023
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Becker’s Hospital Review 2022
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