Safety Manager or Environment of Care Manager or Coordinator.

 

George Oberg, CHSP

1811 Novato Blvd, Blvd, Apt. # 52 Novato, CA 94947 * Residence: Residence: (415) 895- 1721, Mob ile (707) 815 -1098 * Email: [email protected] CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE SAFETY PROFESSIONAL / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGEM ENT * Accomplished Manager, Coordinator and Certified Healthcare Safety Professional with 12 years of experience as an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist in both military and civilian settings ranging from Healthcare to Construction, Ge neral industry, and Maritime Safety. Maintain highest quality standards to avoid time, cost, and lost time injury expenditures. 18 years working in Healthcare s ettings with a record of successful Joint Commission surveys, as both a healthca re provider while on active duty, and from a Safety, Regulatory Compliance and E nvironment of Care standpoint. * Quality & Safety Specialist with the ability to analyze operations, pinpoints areas for improvement, re-designs and implements plans that generate results. * Excellent Relationship Builder with a success in forming strong relationships between workforce workforce and management at all levels. Ability to successfully foster foster a culture of safety and open communications at all levels, and securing support from management through training, open communications, and instilling a sense of ownership in the safety programs.

KEY SKILLS   * * * * * * * * * *

Regulatory Compliance Joint Commission Survey Readiness Environment of Care programs Fire & Life Safety NFPA 101 Emergency Preparedness / Management NIMS, 100, 200, 700, & 800. Employee Safety Hospital Incident Command (HICS) Hazardous Materials Management Medical Waste Management

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Facility Risk Assessment OSHA Safety Programs & Implementation OSHA General Industry OSHA Construction Site Safety Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBP) HACCP / Food Safety & Sanitation Environmental Protection Illness & Injury Prevention Plans (IIPP) OSHA 300 Log Occupational Medical Monitoring Underground Storage Tank Compliance Staff Development & Leadership Documentation & Recordkeeping Policy & Procedure Development Recycling and sustainability

* Waste Reduction * Loss Prevention * Cost Reduction / Avoidance

 

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Inventory Control Materials Resource Planning Quality Evaluation / Audit Resource Optimization

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Sodexo Facility Solutions (Operations & Maintenance) 7/2006 to Present District Safety Coordinator (16 total facilities) Environment of Care Manager / Safety Coordinator: Queen of the Valley Medical Ce nter, Napa, CA Environment of Care: Successfully developed, implemented, and managed a comprehe nsive Environment of Care Program (Safety, Security, Hazardous Materials, Emerge ncy Management, Fire and Life Safety, Biomedical Equipment, and Utilities Manage ment) for a 192 bed Acute Care facility and Trauma Center. Joint Commission Surveys: Achieved an outstanding score during Joint Commission Surveys for the Environment of Care programs, directly impacting the overall out standing score for the Queen of the Valley Medical Center, continuing a history of successful surveys in both the Coast Guard and civilian healthcare environmen ts. Regulatory Compliance, Survey Readiness, Audits, Audit Management, & Risk Assess ment: Actively lead a multidisciplinary team of hospital professionals with vari ous backgrounds in Nursing, Infection Prevention / Control, Engineering, and Saf ety in ongoing proactive safety audits and risk assessments of the hospital and all off-site clinics. Promoting a global performance based compliance driven pro cess, resulting in successful surveys conducted by the Joint Commission, CMS, CD PH, Napa County CUPA for Hazardous Waste, Medical Waste, and Underground Storage Tank compliance programs, BAAQMD, EPA, Fire Marshal, OSHPD, and other assorted regulatory bodies. Safety Training: Instrumental in developing the hospital annual safety training program. Regularly sought by the hospital education department staff, as the res ident expert on OSHA required training and regulatory compliance training topics , and personally conducted and maintained the required OSHA training for the fac ilities and engineering department.   Accident Investigation: Successfully utilized skills and resources as the Sodexo District Safety Coordinator to train HR, Risk Management personnel, and members of the illness & injury prevention program committee in a consolidated Method for conducting accident investigations and reporting the resultant findin gs. Fostered a comprehensive and consistent program reducing reducing time spent conduct ing investigations. Reduction in Work Related & Lost Time Injuries: Continuously demonstrated a prov en record of success in reduction of employee and customer lost time and work re lated injuries. Achieved the lowest injury rate within the west coast region, wi th a record of zero injuries for all units under my supervision in 2008, resulti ng in an overall savings in worker's compensation claims and lost time hours.   Implementation of Safety Programs: Actively Mentored Mentored new managers at new and ex isting client accounts with the implementation and administration of their safet y programs.

 

Safety Specialist: Independent Contractor: Various Clients. to 7/2006 Du-All Safety Fremont, CA: specific 4/2006 to 7/2006,

12/2006

Safety Trainer & Auditor: OSHA/Cal OSHA Required Programs & Emergency Response   Illness & Injury Prevention Programs (IIPP): Developed and instituted Illness & Injury Prevention programs for Clients. Trainer & Auditor: Performed as Safety Trainer & Auditor instructing client staf f in OSHA safety programs, conducted site safety audits and made recommendations for improvement. Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBP): Created & updated Plans for Clients. Regulatory Compliance: Advised and assisted Clients on Regulatory Compliance iss ues.   United States Coast Guard 12/199 1 to 12/2005 Health Services Technician First Class: Outpatient Clinic Supervisor / Unit Safe ty Coordinator / Independent Duty Technician   Outpatient Department Supervisor: Led a team of 15 -30 active duty employees at various times and duty stations in my career, supporting Coast Guard units consi sting of 1500 to 2,500 active duty personnel. Consult Manager /TriCare Liaison - Health Benefits Advisor. Educated active duty members and their families on health benefits, acted as a liaison between the m embers the insurance company and providers and actively represented the active d uty members and their family in dispute resolution. Hazardous Materials: Facilitated and improved the programs making them more effi cient. Clinic / Base and Shipboard Unit Safety Coordinator: Developed and maintained th e safety programs and Compliance through interactive training and site inspectio ns. Occupational Medical Monitoring Monitoring Safety Environmental Programs (OMMSEP): impleme nted and administered of this Coast Guard wide program while assigned to the Coa st Guard Cutter Aspen and at USCG Training Center Petaluma.

Law offices of Stevenson and De Pasquale: 2/1990 to 11/1991 Legal Research: Conduct legal research for precedence in various client cases. Case Filing and document organization: Submitted case files and depositions to various courts, clients, and opposing counsel for review prior to trial and crea ted and improved the internal deposition and case filing system for the office. United States Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment 12/1984 to 12/1989

 

E-4 Cpl (Corporal) Field Radio Operator Communication platoon   Tactical Air Command Party (TACP): Was selected to assist and advise on the deve lopment of the communication aspect of the new TACP program and selected to be a mong the first four radio operators to be awarded the TACP designation throughou t the Marine Corps. Field Radio Operator: Conducted Communication Communication Operations Operations and set up communicati communicati on centers and outposts ensuring mission success and integrity. Hazardous Materials: Materials: r the unit.

Administered the battery disposal disposal and recycling recycling program fo

Squad Leader: Led a squad of 8 men during field exercises and missions to set up and maintain mission critical communication and operations ensuring mission suc cess.

COMPUTER SKILLS   * * * * * * * * * * * *

All Microsoft Office Microsoft Access Microsoft Project Microsoft Works People Soft Adobe Acrobat professional Accreditation Manager Plus (AMP) Joint commission Survey Readiness) Verge ( Joint commission Survey Readiness) Pgui, electronic medical record overlay program Occupational Medical Monitoring Safety Environmental Program, (OMMSEP) Healthstream Site FM (facility mgmt program)

 

AFFILIATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS   * Safety Professional) Member * CHSP, CSHE, (Certified (CaliforniaHealthcare Society for Healthcare Engineering, Inc.) * OSHA 30 Hour General Industry * Hazardous Waste Operator Level * Hospital Incident Command (ICS) * NIMS 100, 200, 700, & 800 * Marine Combination Firefighter * California Safety Training Institute (CSTI) First Response Awareness (FRA) Tra in the Trainer 9-2006 * Coast Guard Unit Safety Coordinator * Coast Guard Introduction to Environmental Health   ADDITIONAL & OTHER APPLICABLE SPECIAL TRAINING   * Officer of the Day Course Safety & Security of Marine Vessels & Shore units

 

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HIPAA Certification - August 2004 AT 1 Level Awareness Training HIPAA Certification Security 101: Introduction to HIPAA Security Leadership 1 & 2 Courses Attitudes & Actions TEAM Training (Treat Everyone as Me) LAMS Training (Leadership & Management) Civil Rights / Human Relations Sexual Harassment Prevention Child Abuse & Exploitation Prevention Beginning Your Career EMT 'C' School including Recertification Diversity Time Management

* Nursing Privacy Refresher Course (HIPAA) - QC 022 Nursing Scenario, Privacy Aw areness, Protected Health Information, Notice of Privacy Practices, Individual P atients Rights, QC 022 Nursing Introduction, Authorizations 204 Family Discussio n & OPT-OUT   EDUCATION * Cerritos College, two semesters Administrative Justice & Criminal Law * Coast Guard Health Services "A" School, and follow up courses for advancement * High School Diploma, Cerritos High School Class of 1984; Cerritos, CA AWARDS   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  

Coast Guard Achievement Medal Commandant's Letter of Commendation Coast Guard Special Ops Service Ribbon with two Bronze Stars (3rd award) Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation with Three Gold Stars (4th award) Coast Guard Unit Commendation Award Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation Dept of Transportation Outstanding Unit Commendation Letter of Commendation,USMC Meritorious Mast (2nd award), USMC Humanitarian Service Medal Global War Terror Service Medal National Defense Service Medal (2nd award) Coast MarineGuard CorpsGood GoodConduct ConductMedal Medal(4th award) Spirit of Sodexo for Technical Technical Achievement Achievement in Safety Queen of the Valley Medical Center Sister Safety Award Coast Guard E Ribbon Coast Guard Rifle Marksman Ribbon Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (USCG) Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with Star (USMC)

COMMUNITY SERVICE Volunteer and actively participate in the design, planning and set up of the Nov ato School District Annual Haunted House Volunteered at Lu Sutton Elementary: Preparation and setup of the school emergen cy preparedness program

 

Voluntary Clinical Rotations at Atlantic City Trauma Center, Atlantic City, NJ Voluntary Clinical Rotations Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital Emergency Room, C ape May, NJ

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