Facilities & Safety Manager

Portland, OR, United States

**Facilities & Safety Manager**

Portland, OR **Title: Facilities & Safety Manager**

**Schedule: Monday Friday / 9am-6:30pm**

**Location: Portland, OR (Rockwood)**

**Who We Are:**

Wallace mission statement: We provide an open door to exceptional health services and connections that support individuals and their families in healthy living.

Wallace is a not-for-profit Federally Qualified Health Center that is making a visible difference in improving the health outcomes of our community. As a rapidly growing patient-centered primary care home, we are committed to offering high quality programs based on the most promising and progressive best practices. We are deeply rooted in our dynamic, vibrant, multi-cultural--and underserved--community. We believe that health care extends beyond the exam room, and focus on serving the whole person with support and resources that engage them fully in creating good health.

* The Wallace staff is our greatest asset in providing essential, high-quality health services to the greater Portland area. As the community we support grows, our team grows with it. We offer an exceptional workplace that values individual contributions, cultural diversity, and ongoing learning.

* Employees have the opportunity to engage with overlooked and underserved individuals and families in our community.

* We collaborate with dedicated staff in an open, cooperative and respectful environment.

* We provide generous benefits for employees working 32 hours or more per week including 10 paid holidays per year, PTO beginning at 90 days, 100% employer paid medical benefits with buy up options, dental, vision, life and disability plans, medical and dependent care FSA plans, and 401(k) with employer match.

**Who You Are:**

We are looking for someone who thrives in a team environment and who is passionate about serving their community. The technical requirements for this position are:

* Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required

* Minimum two years experience with heavy public contact and an emphasis on customer service

* Certification as a Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager (CHFM) by the American Hospital Association preferred

* Excellent communication skills (Bilingual in English/Spanish is a plus)

* OSHA 30 and OSHA 521 certified preferred

* Proficient knowledge of all Federal, State, Local regulations, and industry requirements

* CPR/First Aid certified

* Critical thinker with problem-solving skills

* Excitement and passion for safety and compliance

* Ability to lift objects weighing up to 50 lbs.

* Work requires active physical exertion up to 65% of the time

* Comfortable with handling escalated, sometimes difficult, interactions with the public which may require removal from the premises

Wallace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in the power of communities to transform their health. We embrace diversity and inclusion in a serious way because we know that it makes us stronger. Were committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that we are all "together in health.

**What Youll Do:**

The Wallace Facilities & Safety Manager ensures the safety and security of patients, employees, visitors, and physicians within the boundaries of Wallace Medical Clinic and provides assistance to customers as an informational resource; ensures the safety and security of all property to include buildings, equipment and other assets located onsite. Duties include:

*Security Management*

* Respond timely to urgent situations or escalations involving facilities

* Ensure security of all clinics by installing and monitoring access and technology

* Assess building and parking lot areas to ensure site security

* Coordinate and manage building access including the assignment of keys and door access upon employee on-boarding, the collection of keys and fobs upon employee off-boarding, and the reporting of staff access as needed

* Provide oversight and management of Wallace staff parking permits

*Facilities Management*

* Arranges regular maintenance and inspection of equipment and internal systems such as clinical system, heating system, alarms, security cameras and access control systems

* Facilitates the implementation of space planning efforts to include space enhancements and updates, parking allocation, and moves coordination

* Manage vendor relationships to ensure regular preventive maintenance of facility equipment including HVAC, water distribution controls, fire suppression systems, fire/burglar alarms, and indoor/outdoor signage

* Monitor and ensure timely renewal of state certifications and annual fire inspections

* Develop and maintain a short and long term list of building and facilities maintenance priorities

*Safety Management*

* Conducts regular job site safety visits and inspections

* Maintains and enforces safety policy and procedures, implements preventative and corrective actions when necessary

* Organizes and conducts safety training and certification as necessary with internal and external employees.

* Organizes and facilitates the safety committee meetings to ensure that safety issues in all areas are being addressed and resolved

* Manages all accident and safety claims as they occur, conducts near miss and accident investigations; maintains current knowledge of all open cases and works with the insurance providers to reduce risk and manage claims

* Prepares and reviews safety statistics, accidents reports, and safety audit reports in order to analyze risk trends and implement necessary controls with the assistance of leadership

* Ensures completion of required OSHA record-keeping and reporting

*Other duties*

* Provide assistance, leadership, and coordination of other Wallace projects as needed

* Other duties as assigned

**How to Apply:**

Please submit your resume and cover letter outlining why youre an excellent fit for this position. Applications can be submitted through our careers webpage , or through the job boards to which this announcement is posted.

**Note: Applications must include a cover letter to be considered.**

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