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Texas Department of State Health Services · 1 month ago

Safety Office Team Leader

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$5,797.66/mo - $7,653/mo

5+ years exp

Texas Department of State Health Services is committed to public health and is seeking a Safety Office Team Leader to oversee a comprehensive safety compliance program for the Public Health Laboratory Division. The role involves developing safety procedures, ensuring compliance with regulations, and leading safety training for laboratory staff.

Health Care

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Oversees, evaluates, and monitors a highly advanced and comprehensive safety and compliance program for laboratory staff

Develops safety procedures, rules, and standards to ensure quality and consistency

Directs, plans, and monitors safety training and evaluates the competency of a team of safety officers

Maintains infectious and chemical waste

Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to: actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency's obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation

Qualification

Laboratory SafetyPublic Health KnowledgeRisk ManagementPolicy DevelopmentHazardous Materials ShippingBudget ManagementCommunication SkillsTeam LeadershipDecision MakingMentoring

Required

Have an earned bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in a chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution and have at least one year of high complexity laboratory experience; or have an earned associate's degree in a chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science, or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution and have at least two years of high complexity laboratory experience, required. Experience and education may be substituted as defined by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, required

A minimum of 5 years public health laboratory or hospital experience, required

Experience interpreting and applying federal and state laws applicable to public health and/or safety, required

Experience in writing, developing, implementing and monitoring policies and procedures, required

Experience in mentoring, coaching and/or counseling employees and/or teams, required

Preferred

Experience in laboratory/hospital safety programs, protocols, risk management and/or administrative aspects of safety in the workplace, preferred

Experience in shipping hazardous materials, 49 Code of Federal Regulations, preferred

Benefits

DSHS offers insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS).

Company

Texas Department of State Health Services

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Texas Department of State Health Services focuses on public health to promote and protect the health of Texans & their communities.

Founded in 2015

Austin, Texas, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/

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