Associate Director, Employee Health

85005BR

Campus: Tempe

Assoc Dir Employee Health

Job Description

Plans, directs and manages ASU Employee Health including but not limited to the Occupational Health program management required by federal, state, and local requirements. Develops, maintains and promotes policies, procedures and programs to ensure compliance with regulations, laws and regulatory agencies. Reports to Assistant Vice President.

Job Family

Environmental Health/Safety

Department Name

EHS Leadership

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

VP Code

EVP BUSINESS & FINANCE

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

Depends on experience

Close Date

26-October-2022

Essential Duties

• As an effective people leader, provides performance and personal development input to staff including coaching, professional development, goal setting, and performance feedback for personnel within the Employee Health unit.
• Adept at strategic planning and forward-thinking program design to facilitate organizational effectiveness and innovation.
• Collaborates with Leadership and HR to create succession strategies and plans that align with EHS business and diversity objectives.
• Plans, directs and manages the Employee Health program on a daily basis; includes providing clear communications, appointment scheduling, and post-care tracking, maintaining confidential care records following HIPAA regulations.
• Responsible for establishing, developing and implementing the policies, procedures and systems relating to Employee Health.
• Recognizes, evaluates, interprets, recommends, and implements policies and procedures for all components of the Employee Health, including occupational health, medical surveillance and certification, workers’ compensation, health promotion, emergency response, employee assistance, and medical epidemiology in accordance with current published literature.
• Reviews and incorporates, as appropriate, health and medical surveillance standards as promulgated by OSHA, HHS, DOD, CDC, USDA and other Federal, State and local regulatory agencies.
• Provides leadership direction to management and professional personnel of the organizational unit.
• Evaluates and identifies hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions with health risks associated with administrative, research, and teaching activities at ASU to ensure safe work environments.
• Provides guidance to the Workers Comp Committee and relevant research committees (e.g., Institutional Biosafety Committee, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Institutional Review Board, Radiation Safety Committee).
• Assists the ASU Wellness Program with ergonomics-related issues, flu shots, wellness education, and works cooperatively with the Employee Assistance Office.
• Provides training and serves as a resource for heat stress prevention; provides first aid and emergency response training in laboratories, animal facilities, and high containment facilities via the unit maintained training center.
• Provide health education, prophylactic care, including pre-hire/ongoing employee screening and testing and job duty related communicable disease exposure consultations.
• Works with EHS, Risk Management, and HR to create a Loss Prevention program that identifies illness and injury patterns and monitors trends over time; evaluate effectiveness and development of programs using appropriate statistical methods.
• Centralizes collection and storage of data related to occupational incidents, injuries and exposures for analysis and identification of trends utilized for program initiation and post implementation evaluation of effectiveness for prevention of potential health risks/ threats to the ASU community.
• Conducts focused, in-depth surveillance, follow-up accident investigations, and interventions for select, targeted conditions or trends and collaborates in execution of exposure prevention education programs.
• Oversees the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program and university automated external defibrillator (AED) programs.
• Partners with departments and colleges (e.g., Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation) to provide future nurses and other health professional students with practical, hands-on experience to enhance their ASU education.
• Reviews research protocols and activities involving hazardous materials for compliance with state and federal regulations and/or guidelines to include monitoring potential exposures to hazardous materials and informational consultations.
• Minimizes negative impacts resulting from non-compliance and facilitates satisfactory stewardship through effective communication of regulatory requirements to stakeholders. 

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in occupational health, medical sciences, nursing, public health, physical or natural sciences and seven (7) years of related administrative experience in occupational health which includes four (4) years supervisory experience, Or, any equivalent combination of experience or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience managing a medical clinic or healthcare facility.(3 years)
• Experience in managing medical and administrative staff.(5 years)
• Evidence of executive level leadership skills.
• Experience designing and implementing medical programs at enterprise level.
• Demonstrated knowledge of clinical operations.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of occupational health.
• Knowledge of health and wellness principles and practices.
• Knowledge of medical surveillance, infection control, public health and proactive medical practices.
• Knowledge and experience performing audits, and audit principles and practices.
• Knowledge of strategic planning principles and practices.
• Knowledge of budget management methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of management and supervisory principles and practices.
• Skill in decision-making and problem resolution.
• Evidence of effective communication.
• Skill in program design and development.
• Skill in complex problem solving and decision-making.
• Skill in effectively managing, supervising, and coaching assigned staff.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.
• Ability to interface with diverse client groups with an emphasis on customer service.
• Ability to lead by example in communicating, participating and encouraging support of the institutions occupational health programs.
• Ability to create and deliver persuasive effective presentations.
• In depth knowledge of computer software including Microsoft Office, statistical software packages and electronic medical record programs.

Working Environment

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse (75 percent); required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work (10 percent).
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions. 
• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds (15 percent). 
• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include or are subject to resolution of conflicts. 
• May work in highly dangerous areas with uncontained or spilled hazardous materials (1%).
• Participates in respiratory protection program
• Possible exposure to blood borne pathogens  
• Must be eligible and maintain eligibility for the Federal Select Agent program. 
• Medical surveillance including vaccinations are required for this position.
• Employee must possess a valid US Driver’s license of the appropriate class and required endorsements throughout employment. 

Department Statement

With more than 100,000 students, Arizona State University is a comprehensive public research university located in one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States. ASU’s historic Tempe campus is home to research-based academic disciplines. At the West campus, ASU offers students interdisciplinary programs for broad learning experiences. At the Polytechnic campus, students approach professional and technological programs through project-based learning. The Downtown Phoenix campus, the university’s newest location, is focused on programs with public purpose.

As one of the fastest growing research universities in the United States, ASU offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth for Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) professionals. In a leadership role, EHS works with the search and administrative communities to develop sound, cost effective solutions to the challenges associated with the development of compliance strategies and good practices. For more information about EHS, please visit our website at: http://cfo.asu.edu/ehs.

Diversity is a core value in EHS at ASU. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all students, staff, and faculty. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

ASU offers tuition waivers (to include yourself, spouse, and dependents), paid vacations and holidays, excellent benefit package, employee training and development opportunities to prepare you for the challenges ahead.
ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, professional licenses, Department of Motor Vehicle, and certifications. Possession of a current Arizona driver’s license is required upon employment.

The position is located at the University Services Building, 1551 S. Rural Road, Tempe, Arizona and provides support to all four ASU campuses.

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation’s fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit https://wellness.asu.edu/explore-wellness/body/alcohol-and-drugs/tobacco

Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

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In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources. ASU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.asu.edu/police/PDFs/ASU-Clery-Report.pdf. You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at 480-965-3456.

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Employment Verification Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.

Background Check Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Fingerprint Check Statement

This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.

Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States; ASU Environmental Health and Safety will not be a sponsor for this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.