Title: Safety Technician

State Role Title: 49053

Hiring Range: $37,505 - $ 51,756

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Hiram Davis Medical Center

Agency Website: hwdmc.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

Facility Access and Control.

• Controlling access to the facility by monitoring access doors and cameras, allowing entry when necessary. Ensuring that everyone entering the facility has been identified and has a valid reason to be in the facility.
• Issuing and tracking visitor badges: This includes having all visitors sign in prior to a visitor badges being issued. This also included informing the appropriate staff that visitors are here.
• Relaying messages and information to staff: This includes relaying messages from visitors, staff, and other departments to the appropriate individuals.
• Maintaining facility access and safety logs: This includes maintaining logs of all access to the facility and logs of any safety incidents that occur. This is an important record-keeping measure that helps to track security activity and to identify potential security risks.
Conduct Environment of Care and Safety Rounds.

• Conducts hourly EOC and Safety rounding in the facility: This includes walking around the facility and checking for any potential safety hazards. This could include things like:
• Loose wires or cords
• Wet floors
• Obstructed walkways
• Broken equipment
• Unsecured objects
• Open or unsecured doors and facility equipment
• Visually inspects fire extinguishers: This includes checking to ensure fire extinguishers are properly mounted, charged, and labeled.
Assist with implementing Safety and Emergency Management Procedures.

• Assist with incoming after-hours calls: This includes answering phone calls, taking messages, and responding to inquiries from residents, patients, visitors, and staff.
• Follow detailed instructions and SOPs during Code situations: This includes knowing the facility's emergency response plan and following instructions quickly and accurately.
• Keep the Facility Emergency Manager updated on all unusual occurrences: This includes reporting any incidents or events that could lead to an emergency.
• Ensure all notifications occur according to SOP: This includes notifying the appropriate personnel of any emergencies or incidents and following the facility's policies and procedures for notification.
Other duties as assigned.

• Assist with training and staff education, such as orienting new employees, training staff on new procedures, or presenting in-service training.
• Assist with Emergency Management drills and exercises, such as setting up and breaking down equipment, directing participants, or documenting the exercise.
• May be required to escort residents and/or patients to and from appointments, locations within the facility, or outside the facility.
• May be assigned 1:1 duty as needed, such as supervising a resident or patient who requires close observation.
• Implement Interim Life Safety Measures, such as evacuating a building or area, closing a hallway, or directing traffic.
• Receive after-hour deliveries, such as medical supplies, food, or equipment.
• Must make state vehicle runs, such as transporting residents or patients to appointments, picking up supplies, or delivering documents.
• May be required to assist the agency or state government in the event of emergency declaration by the Governor.
• Perform other assignments at the request of management that are approved by your director.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of local, state, and federal safety regulations, with the ability to apply and comply with them effectively.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills to promptly address safety concerns and communicate them to relevant parties.
• The capacity to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team, fostering a safety culture throughout the organization.
• Meticulous attention to detail, recognizing potential safety hazards, and taking proactive measures to mitigate risks.
• Physical capability to conduct safety inspections and respond promptly and effectively to emergencies.
• In certain situations, the position may involve interacting with residents/patients and implementing therapeutic options to ensure their safety.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Additional Considerations

. Knowledge and understanding of local, state, and federal safety regulations, with the ability to apply and comply with them effectively.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills to promptly address safety concerns and communicate them to relevant parties.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applicants must list all relevant experience that you wish to be considered for this position. Applicants will be provided confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

A fingerprint-based criminal history check and reference checks are required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code §37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers, persons who have been convicted of specific “barrier” crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending “barrier” charges.

DBHDS facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated against COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits, and continue to offer COVID-19 vaccination programs to staff, residents/clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process. If you have any questions, contact the Office of Human Resources.

Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS, to get their Certificate of Disability. To obtain a Certificate of Disability go to: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview process per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources at (804)524-7600 for assistance.

DBHDS is an equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability. Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.

Contact Information

Name: Hiram Davis Medical Center

Phone: 8045247437

Email: HiramHR@dbhds.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.