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Job Description:

The Environmental Waste Coordinator is responsible for identifying opportunities to sustainably reduce, reuse, and recycle waste throughout their designated Intermountain Healthcare facilities by analyzing and measuring all waste streams. Implement new and changing waste stream programs incorporating people, planet, profit.

This Includes the collaboration and implementation of sustainable waste programs to align with helping people live the healthiest lives possible.

Scope

Responsible to manage daily waste escalations for designated facilities; municipal solid waste, recycling, regulated medical waste, confidential document, and pharmaceutical waste.

Core responsibilities of this role include:

• Proactively interact with internal customers, vendors, and municipalities to optimize compliance, operations, and contract performance

• Manage hauler relationships, service frequency, invoicing, and data to meet organization goals

• Travel and audit facilities waste containers for sustainability and compliance of the waste stream program

• Collaborate with Environmental Service leaders for opportunities to reduce, reuse, and recycle

• Supports facility development, standardization, best practices, and implementation of waste programs

• Coordinates projects and programs that promote safety, collaboration, and teamwork among employees and stakeholders

• Educate and answer employees waste related questions and concerns as the subject matter expert

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years of healthcare environment or waste related experience

• Demonstrated strong communication, emotional intelligence, and the ability to apply influencing practices across a varying range of personnel

• Ability to understand and communicate clearly Federal, State, and local waste laws

• Proven ability to multi-task and manage both small and large-scale project management projects

• Experience using word processing, spreadsheets, database, Internet and email

• Ability to work independently and be a self-starter with proven experience in problem solving

• Proven organizational skills including the ability to be detail-oriented

• Experience in a role requiring effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including superior customer service skills

• Ability to travel throughout the Intermountain system as needed

• Ability to use personal phone continuously for work purposes

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, or a related field

• 5-10 years waste management experience

• Ability to understand a waste invoice, measure volume, and recommend reduction opportunities from analogy

• Subject matter expert of healthcare waste streams and operations

• Strong knowledge of USDOT, NIOSH, OSHA, and Joint Commission regulations related to waste and/or healthcare

Physical Requirements:

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.

• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.

• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

Anticipated job posting close date:

05/30/2024

Location:

Vine Street Office Building

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$29.22 - $46.03

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/) , and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers (http://www.sclhealthbenefits.org) ; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/diversity/) .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Intermountain Health is a Utah-based, not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals (includes "virtual" hospital), a Medical Group with more than 3,800 physicians and advanced practice clinicians at about 385 clinics, a health plans division called Select Health, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Join our world-class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.

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We intentionally work toward an Intermountain Health that reflects our diverse communities and provides culturally competent care, health equity, and a sense of belonging amongst all our caregivers (employees). This is an important part of fulfilling our mission to help people live the healthiest lives possible. The three pillars of our work are talent experience with Intermountain (application, internship, development, etc.), community benefit, and care delivery.

Learn more about diversity at Intermountain, here. (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/diversity/)

Introduce yourself to our Talent Acquisition team and we will get in touch if there is a role that seems like a good match.

Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment. Learn more. (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/peak-program/)

The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

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