UCLA Health

Safety Specialist

UCLA Health  •  United States (Onsite)  •  5 months ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Posted Date
12/16/2025
Salary Range $33.96 - 69.54 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
27436


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Assistant Director, serve as a Safety Specialist for the UCLA Health Office of Environmental Health & Safety Ambulatory Division.Responsibilities include assisting in implementing and providing support for Environmental Health & Safety programs, including Injury Prevention and Ergonomics support throughout the UCLA Health Ambulatory clinic locations.Conduct injury investigations, ergonomic evaluations and other employee risk reduction functions.Assist in the development of measures to ensure a safe, healthy and secure environment for staff, patients and visitors.


Job Qualifications

  • 1. Experience or knowledge of working with injury prevention and occupational safety, ergonomics, hazardous materials and other EHS Programs
  • 2. Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Safety, Engineering, Public Health, or similar relevant fields and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 3. Knowledge of hospital operations operate safely and in compliance with all laws, regulations, accreditation standards, policies, and procedures.
  • 4. Skill in preparing concise, logical and grammatically correct memos, policies, reports and other documents.
  • 5. Skill in reading, understanding and interpreting National and State laws and Hospital Safety codes.
  • 6. Knowledge of Medical Center Safety policies and procedures.
  • 7. Ability to coordinate, conduct and lead training and education sessions
  • 8. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with other staff members, managers, administration and external persons and regulatory agencies
  • 9. Ability to make effective presentations to convey information on safety policies, procedures and issues.
  • 10. General knowledge of Joint Commission standards.
UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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