Life Safety Specialist

At Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital we offer an excellent Benefits Package, to include:

• Affordable healthcare
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and company paid holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Life and disability insurance
• Opportunities for career development
• Employee discount program - travel, tickets, dining and more!

Life Safety Specialist Position Summary:
The Life Safety Specialist supports the Director of Safety with the coordination of the Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (JHACH) Environment of Care, Life Safety and Emergency Management programs. This position will be responsible for performing a wide variety of survey related activities ranging from Environment of Care/Life Safety inspections, document review and verification,management plan review and development, fire drill coordination, staff training and readiness reporting. Partnerships with
internal departments such as Risk Management, Security, Maintenance and Regulatory Affairs will play a prominent role in the further success of this position. This position will also provide technical advisement to remedy non-compliance issues concerning federal, state, and local fire code as well as assist in the development of procedural guidelines, bulletins and related interpretation.
Life Safety Specialist Key Accountabilities:

• Performs routine safety inspections at all JHACH campus locations and existing occupancies to identify fire and Life Safety non-compliance items according to Joint Commission Standards, federal, state and local fire code.
• Ensures recognized regulatory deficiencies are addressed in a timely manner to mitigate risk, preserve life, property and other tangible assets.
• In coordination with Security and Risk Management, the Life Safety Specialist will plan, conduct and assess a series of programmed on-going fire drill cycles to meet all requirements of authorities having jurisdiction.
• Performs outreach and other Emergency Preparedness related training sessions for staff and internal audiences to increase procedure awareness.
• Reviews plans, blueprints, equipment standards and related processes to ensure compliance to Life Safety standards. Provides technical advisement to management regarding relevant fire code standards and conformity concerning renovations of existing structures or facilities.
• Develops, evaluates, processes and maintains a variety of files related to fire prevention and suppression activities. Ensures campus-wide record keeping practices meet or exceed regulatory requirements relative to Life Safety standards.
• In coordination with local fire officials, performs annual regulatory fire prevention/Life Safety inspections and systems test. Ensures regulatory deficiencies identified by state or local officials are corrected and reviewed prior to follow-up re-inspection.
• Coordinates the Interim Life Safety Measure processes that need to be enacted as a result of compliance issues and deficiencies. Performs follow-up activities to verify compliance related items are corrected in a manner that meet regulatory standards and expectations.
• Attends a variety of continuing education classes, seminars and meetings to remain current on applicable codes,regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Provides hands on training, demonstration and technical guidance pertaining to the proper use of fire extinguishers and other fire prevention methods.
• Serves on Environment of Care and Emergency Management Committees/councils as requested and regularly reports on findings.
• Other duties as assigned to support JHACH operations.

Work Schedule: Full Time
Work Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Life Safety Specialist Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Fire Science or related field.
• Masters in similar concentration preferred and at least 5 years of experience in fire prevention, suppression and regulatory Life Safety code compliance. (Master's degree will substitute for 2 years of work experience).
• Certified Healthcare Emergency Professional CHEP preferred.
• FEMA Certified Trainer preferred.
• Requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills combined with a diversified and complex approach to analyze and interpret specific and non-specific information in a decision-making process.

We are committed to providing a healthy and safe environment for our patients, visitors and staff members. The Johns Hopkins Hospital has a tobacco-free at work policy. Employees must refrain from using any tobacco products during their work shifts - including while at lunch or on breaks, and whether they are on or off campus.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.