Radiation and Environ Safety Hazardous Materials Coordinator

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our six-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of premier healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why we are #1 in California and eight years in a row on the "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll.

100% onsite position.

The Hazardous Waste Environmental Safety Coordinator at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles will perform a variety of duties in support of critical EH&S programs that provide a safe and regulatory compliant environment for staff, patients, and visitors. You will conduct a wide variety of hands-on technical duties in support of EH&S programs including but not limited hazardous waste pick-ups, hazardous material characterization & documentation, emergency spill response, equipment maintenance, ergonomic evaluations, environmental rounds and Safety Data Sheet management.  As part of a team, you will respond to various incidents, emergencies and participate on-call. You will approach all issues and challenges with a customer-focused, practical, can-do attitude, considering the needs of the ‘customer’. You must be easily approachable, think creatively, and be able to communicate effectively to all audiences. You will identify meaningful metrics to demonstrate successes and identify opportunities for improvement.  You will also generate and give professional presentations to interested persons and groups.  You will generate and maintain records in a professional, regulatory compliant, and easily retrievable manner. Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, standards, regulatory expectations, and accepted good practice.  Maintain responsibility for their own programs including hazardous waste management and operations, supporting other safety programs as assigned.  Support the Emergency Management, Radiation Safety and Occupational and Environmental Safety programs, and performs other duties as needed. 

Work with a minimal amount of supervision and make independent judgements and decisions within the scope of their delegated authority and activities.