Safeguarded the health and welfare of residents, employees, and vendors across multi state facilities with a focus on risk reduction and customer service. Effectively supported each facility in maintaining compliance with company policy, OSHA & regulatory agencies. *Conducted loss prevention consultations, evaluating hazards, exposures and controls at client locations including full surveys, reviews, safety program structuring. *Effectively reduced risk by assessing work environments, identifying hazards and implementing procedures/best practices/corrective actions designed to address and eliminate risks. *Conducted lift & transfer, vehicle safety, OSHA, safety committee, lead base paint, asbestos, emergency preparedness, lock out tag out, bloodborne pathogens trainings for facilities. *Ensured workforce compliance with established company safety program, standard operating procedures and applicable laws and regulations. *Assisted in the development and implementation of company policies for OSHA compliance and safety. *Led facilities in the investigation of accidents and injuries. Conducted root cause analysis and created performance improvement plans. *Directed and managed facility OSHA federal and state site inspections and complaints. Completed follow-up activities to include plans of action, abatement responses, expediated settlement agreements and informal conferences.

Led the end-to-end process for state and federal OSHA compliance inspections, serving as the primary point of contact to address and resolve all findings and recommendations. Effectively implemented company safety programs, monitoring safety compliance, identifying safety issues and determining plans of correction. *Provided specific guidance and direction to facilities during OSHA Inspections and worked with OSHA Inspectors to ensure requested documents and corrective actions were provided timely. *Provided facilities with OSHA response and attended informal conferences to reduce monetary citations. *Updated and maintained OSHA logs and provided monthly and year end logs to facilities. *Entered year end OSHA log information into Bureau of Labor Statistics and OSHA Injury Tracking Applications. *Maintained a high-level knowledge of resident transfer and ergonomics tools and techniques in order to assess client/staff competencies and facility training needs. *Provided assistance to facility quality assurance program and safety committee with analysis of safe resident handling/ lift & transfer program. Worked with facility staff, vendors and clinical teams to resolve issues and provided tools to trend and analyze all components of the program for resident and employee safety.

Maintained accountability for processing and tracking Workers’ Compensation claims to identify risk trends and patterns throughout the division. Served as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert, providing guidance on risk management based ongoing assessments of facility safety and risk processes. *Conducted workers’ compensation claims management, lift & transfer, vehicle safety, OSHA, safety committee, lead base paint, asbestos, emergency preparedness, lock out tag out, trainings for facilities throughout the region.*Worked closely with stakeholders within facilities, assisting human resources and claims adjusters in managing employee injury claims.*Conducted facility assessments/audits to identify and recommend strategies to mitigate risks. Provided recommendations and suggestions for corrective actions, best practices and/or additional precautions to ensure workplace safety and OSHA compliance. *Administered, planned, supervised and monitored job safety analyses and workplace inspections by completing reviews on a regular basis.

Managed daily activities for Workers Compensation program for nonprofit hospital. *Utilized TPA to manage all claims and attended hearings and mediations to negotiate settlements.*Coordinated FMLA, STD, and LTD programs and maintained OSHA log as required by law. *Analyzed data for loss prevention and collaborated with Director on risk management and corporate responsibility investigations and planning. *Collaborated with hospital attorneys on litigation cases. *Co-chaired Occupational Safety subcommittee of Integrated Disability Management committee.