Job Description:

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.

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

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