Description
In this role, you willserve as the technical expert in fire and life safety.In coordination with the Fire and Construction Safety Manager,you will lead all fire and life safety programs andoversee program compliancewithfor UCLA Health's medical centers and clinics to ensure asafe and secure environment for staff, patients and visitors.Provide expert counsel by evaluating, interpreting and applying laws across fire life safety for existing healthcarelocations and new construction sites.You will develop and implement policies to ensure our facilities are in compliance with federal, state, and local safety regulations.
This role may also provide support to other safety programs such as industrial hygiene, ergonomics, occupational safety, pest control, laboratory safety, hazardous materials control, emergency services and preparedness, radiological safety, and air/water/soil quality as needed.
Responsibilities include:
- Inspect/investigate incidents and complaints, and recommend corrective action as needed
- Design new and/or recommend improvements to existing processes and procedures related to health care facilities fire and life safety
- Audit construction and major renovation activities before, during and after projects. Assist in approving construction site set up and breakdown
- Oversee routine
and specialty fire drills in patient care, non-patient care, and high-risk
areas. Identify risks, opportunities for
improvement and system corrections - Drafts reports and other documentation, including use of relevant scientific data.
- Maintains knowledge on California Building Standards -Title 24 and, including but not limited to health care facilities codes such as NFPA 99, NFPA 101 and NFPA 25
This position is expected to travel throughout various UCLA Health locations as needed.
Salary range: $71,500-$154,900Annually
Senate
Bill 525was signed into law by Governor
Newsom in October 2023. Starting June 1, 2024, SB525 sets a new $23 minimum
wage for nonexempt healthcare workers and raises the exempt employee salary
threshold to $1,380/week (equivalent to $5,980/month or $71,760/year).
1. As
defined under SB525, healthcare workers are defined as employees who are
involved in the provision of "health care services," which means "patient
care-related services including nursing; caregiving; services provided by
medical residents, interns, or fellows; technical and ancillary services;
janitorial work; housekeeping; grounds keeping; guard duties; business office
clerical work; food services; laundry; medical coding and billing; call center
and warehouse work; scheduling; and gift shop work; but only where such
services support patient care".
2.
Employees (career, contract, student, per diem) in the UCLA Health medical
facilities (e.g. Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Santa Monica UCLA Hospital,
Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, etc.) meet these criteria.
University of California - Los Angeles Health
May 21, 2024