Regional EHS Director, Esoteric Lab Services
Posted on: 14 Apr 2021
Chantilly, VA
Job Description
Job Description
Patients and Physicians rely on our diagnostic testing, information and services to help them make better healthcare decisions. These are often serious decisions with far reaching consequences, and require sensitivity, tact and a clear dedication to service. Its about providing clarity and hope.
You will work for the world leader in the industry, with a career where you can expand your skills and knowledge. As Regional EHS Director for Esoteric Lab Services, you will have a role where you can act with professionalism, you can inspire colleagues, and you can care about the work we do and the people we serve. The Regional EHS Director will sit with our Chantilly, VA, location and oversee EHS needs for multiple Esoteric sites along the Eastern Seaboard.
Basic Purpose
Design and implement strategies to prevent occupational injuries
a. Identify risks associated with hazardous conditions, process design deficiencies and poor employee behaviors. Design and implement risk reduction tactics to minimize risk.
b. Communicate current observations and results of programs to employees and management
Manage Workers Compensation claims for optimal recovery of injured employees and reduced cost
a. Know specific state WC requirements and operate program within required parameters.
b. Establish and manage optimal communication and work processes for efficient claim management.
c. Form a trustworthy and effective partnership with insurer/TPA for optimal claim management results.
Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and other EHS related regulatory requirements.
a. Know Federal, State, County and City requirements take proactive steps to ensure compliance
b. Create and manage programs to continuously monitor compliance, audit performance and promote standardized, efficient systems.
Promote sustainability programs and initiatives that reduce the companys environmental footprint (electricity, water, waste and emissions).
Contribute to the management and resolution of EHS related emerging issues, including compliance, legal and business expansion activities.
Education Preferred:
Bachelor's degree in related Sciences (e.g., Chemistry, Biology, Safety, Industrial Hygiene), or at least 10 years of work experience in all aspects of responsibilities described herein.
Preferred: Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or Risk Management professional certification.
Work Experience:
10 years of work experience of responsibilities listed herein
Physical and Mental: Must be able to periodically rotate to 2nd and 3rd shifts (to perform audits, or administer training), must be able to travel frequently to other operating sites.
Other:
Must have experience, or knowledge, of identifying and implementing risk reduction strategies for occupational hazards, including biological, chemical, ergonomic, vehicle safety, electrical, and indoor air quality. Must be fully versed in compliance requirements for all OSHA and EPA standards. Should have working knowledge of business best practices and international standards for managing EHS programs.
Must also possess:
Excellent interpersonal and communication (including excellent verbal and
writing skills),
Must be proficient in using Microsoft business applications and possess strong
PC skills, Must have proven problem solving and analytical skills,
Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines within standards
Adaptable and flexible with the ability to accept, create and manage change
Must have experience with managing multiple operational teams or projects
Proven ability to positively influence to drive results in achieving goals and
objectives
Strong influencing skills.
Customer / Patient Focus
Developing Direct Reports & Others
Interpersonal Savvy
Managerial Courage
Managing and Measuring Work
Strategic Agility
Organizational Agility
Building Effective Teams
Process Management
Quest Diagnostics
Secaucus, NJ
Company Overview
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 46,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives.
At a Glance
Quest Diagnostics is the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services
Generated 2018 revenues of approximately $7.53 billion
Publicly trades common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DGX). More in Investor Relations
Ranks as a component of the S&P 500
Touches the lives of 30 percent of American adults each year
Serves about half of the physicians and hospitals in the U.S
Access to approximately 90% of U.S. insured lives
Engages workforce of about 46,000 employees dedicated to putting patients first every day
More than 6,600 patient access points, the most extensive network in the U.S.,
including phlebotomists in physician offices and more than 2,250 of our own
patient service centers
A medical and scientific staff of more than 600 M.D.s and Ph.D.s
Logistics capabilities, that include approximately 3,750 courier vehicles and 25 aircraft that collectively make tens of thousands of stops daily
Offers physicians a test menu that is industry leading in breadth and innovation. Our test menu ranges from routine biological tests to complex and specialized molecular and gene-based testing as well as anatomic pathology
Provides a broad range of solutions for employers, including workplace drug testing for employers and government agencies; the Blueprint for Wellness employee wellness service; and risk assessment services for the life insurance industry
Publishes original research in peer reviewed publications, at medical and scientific conferences, and as a public service. Quest Diagnostics Health Trends reports examine trends in diseases based on the company’s United States database. Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index (DTI) reports examine trends in workplace drug testing, and have been considered a benchmark for U.S. workforce drug positivity trends since 1988
Recognition
Named to Fortune Magazine's 2019 World's Most Admired Companies list in the Health Care industry category of "Pharmacy and Other Services" for the third consecutive year
Among FORTUNE® Magazine's 2018 Fortune 500® companies
Ranked on the Forbes® 2018 Global 2000
Ranked on the “Barron’s 500” list of top-performing large companies for 2017
Named a member of the Dow Jones® Sustainability World and North America indexes since 2004 (DJSI World) and 2005 (DJSI North America). The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index represents the top 10% of the leading sustainability companies out of the biggest 2,500 companies in the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index
Earned a place on the annual Newsweek Green Rankings, for the fourth consecutive year on the 2017 U.S. list
Consistently named one of the best places to work in U.S. business journal rankings, including Forbes® 2018 America's Best Large Employers
Achieved Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, recognizing our important actions to reduce the cancer risk of employees and their families
Received a rating of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, earning the distinction of being a "Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality"
Named a DiversityInc Noteworthy Company for the second consecutive year in 2018
Read more about awards and honors.
Read more about our Reputation Honors and Corporate Social Responsibility programs.
Products and Services
Diagnostics information services
Clinical trials
Healthcare IT
Wellness & risk management
Drug Screening
Read more about products and services.
Operations
Headquarters in the U.S.: 500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
Approximately 2,200 patient locations and dozens of clinical laboratories throughout the U.S.
In addition to the U.S., Quest Diagnostics operates clinical laboratories in laboratory facilities in Gurgaon, India; Heston, England; Mexico City, Mexico; and San Juan, Puerto Rico
-
IndustryHealthcare
-
No. of EmployeesApproximately 45,000
-
Website
-
Jobs Posted8045
