Admin. Dir. Life Safety in El Paso, Texas at University Medical Center of El Paso

Job Summary

The Administrative Director for Life Safety provides strategic, administrative, and operational leadership for the organization's Life Safety and related physical-environment compliance programs. Directs organizational processes for assessing life-safety conditions, maintaining regulatory readiness, identifying and mitigating risks, monitoring deficiencies, coordinating corrective actions, and maintaining required compliance documentation.

Serves as the organization's subject-matter leader for life-safety compliance and collaborates with Facilities and Engineering, Safety, Emergency Management, Infection Prevention, Security, clinical and operational departments, construction and project management, vendors, and executive leadership to promote a safe and compliant healthcare environment.

Leads preparation and organizational readiness activities associated with life-safety and applicable physical-environment requirements of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), The Joint Commission, applicable NFPA codes and standards, state and local regulatory authorities, and other authorities having jurisdiction. Federal hospital requirements require the physical plant and overall environment to be maintained to assure patient safety and include specific requirements for life safety from fire.

Minimum Job Requirements:

Work Experience:

Seven years of experience in healthcare facilities, engineering, life safety, fire safety, physical-environment compliance, construction, facilities regulatory compliance, or a closely related function.

Seven years of management experience required.

License/Registration/Certification:

Certification in Healthcare Facility Management, Healthcare Safety, Fire and Life Safety, Facilities Engineering, Construction Management, Regulatory Compliance, or a related field preferred.

Education and Training:

A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Construction Management, Safety, Fire Science, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Architecture or related field is required.

Master’s degree in a related field required.

Skills:

1. Extensive knowledge of healthcare, life-safety, fire-safety, facilities, and physical-environment compliance principles.
2. Knowledge of applicable federal, state, local, accreditation, NFPA, and other requirements affecting hospital life-safety operations.
3. Ability to interpret complex regulatory and accreditation requirements and translate them into organizational policies, processes, monitoring activities, and corrective actions.
4. Knowledge of healthcare facility operations, building systems, construction, renovation, maintenance activities, and associated life-safety risks.
5. Ability to design, implement, administer, evaluate, and continuously improve an organization-wide Life Safety Program.
6. Ability to identify, assess, prioritize, communicate, and escalate life-safety and regulatory risks.
7. Skill in developing and monitoring corrective-action plans, compliance assessments, performance indicators, dashboards, regulatory documentation, and audit processes.
8. Ability to lead regulatory and accreditation readiness activities and effectively support surveyors and regulatory representatives during inspections and surveys.
9. Ability to lead multidisciplinary initiatives and develop effective working relationships with executive leadership, department leaders, Facilities and Engineering, clinical departments, consultants, vendors, contractors, and regulatory representatives.
10. Advanced leadership, analytical, organizational, communication, problem-solving, project-management, and decision-making skills.