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Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Facilities Management and Development at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Environmental Health & Safety Manager / Associate Facilities Program Coordinator. The successful candidate will:

• Coordinate and generate all the required reports and certification as mandated by regulatory agencies.
• Act as the facility liaison with hazardous waste disposal companies, arranging for waste pick-up dates, supervising waste pick-up, etc.
• Oversee the University Hospital Pharmaceutical Waste and Controlled Substances Disposal Program, providing full-time support and guidance to staff.
• Effectively implement the Joint Commission Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Plan.
• Act as the facility liaison for biological safety cabinet and fume hood certification, maintenance and repairs.
• Regularly inspect campus facilities where hazardous waste is stored and evaluates compliance; tracks accumulation of satellite storage containers.
• Comply and maintain list of hazardous waste requiring disposal and organizes the waste for transport and disposal.
• Communicate the applicable requirements of legal mandates to faculty, managers and employees.
• Administer the Laboratory Training and Inspection program for all labs on campus.
• Investigate injuries and exposures within the laboratories.
• Investigate and respond to Indoor Air Quality complaints.
• Participate as team member for Environmental Safety Rounds throughout University Hospital.
• Participate as team member during IACUC and AAALAC inspections program.
• Coordinate, purchase and distribute personal protective equipment as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and other campus needs throughout academic facilities.
• Coordinate and conduct industrial hygiene and surveys utilizing testing equipment such as an indoor air quality monitor, digital pressure gauge, and microbial air sampler.
• Manage exposure monitoring in research and clinical laboratory settings.
• Administer hazardous waste, biosafety and chemical hygiene training for staff both in-person and via learning management system.
• Maintain purchase orders for exposure sampling, hazardous waste disposal, laboratory clean outs and decontamination, mold abatements and certification of biological safety cabinets and fume hoods.
• Participate as a volunteer member of the campus Emergency Response Team.
• Conduct Job Hazard Analyses (JHA) and PPE assessments as needed.
• Attend departmental meetings, professional development courses; participates in committees (Radiation Safety, Environment of Care, Institutional Biosafety) and hospital/campus activities, as directed Assists with emergency response and responds to spills and leaks and assess potential hazards, as needed. Initiate monitoring and laboratory analysis, as required.
• Coordinate or conduct, and update regulatory required environmental training of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University staff, including but not limited to, hazardous/universal waste, Regulated Medical Waste, RCRA, DOT, Pharmaceutical Waste, SPCC, and spill kit clean-up.
• Assist in management of IBC coordinator in dual role between IBC and EH&S.
• Assist with budgetary matters, contract drafting, processing of requisitions and purchase orders as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Safety, Life Science, or Environmental Science.
• 5-years of related experience in environmental health and safety in Environmental/Industrial Hygiene, hazardous waste management, and research and clinical lab environments.
• US RCRA/DOT Certification.
• Be self-motivated, a proactive thinker, and customer service oriented.
• Ability to effectively work both independently and in a team environment.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Possess great attention to detail.
• Ability to work with accuracy and efficiency, multi-task, prioritize duties and problem solve.
• Or, a satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, education and training to the above. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; 9:00am to 5:00pm (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu