Director of Safety (HSEQ)

Director Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ)       

Join Our Life-Saving Team!

Are you ready to elevate your career to new heights? PHI Health is looking for dynamic, driven individuals to join our team. We are committed to providing top-tier emergency medical services with unmatched speed and efficiency, saving lives when every second counts. By supporting our mission from the ground, you will play a crucial role in orchestrating the seamless operations that keep our advanced fleet soaring and our patients safe.

With PHI Health you’ll collaborate with the best minds in the industry, driving initiatives that enhance our services and expand our reach to those who need it most. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive on challenges, PHI Health offers an extraordinary opportunity to impact lives and develop your professional career in a meaningful way.

Who We Are:

PHI Health is the leading air ambulance provider in the United States. With an unmatched safety record and the best aviation, medical and communication specialists in the field, we set the standard in the air medical industry. We transport more than 22,000 patients each year from our more than 80 bases across the country, all while offering services and outreach education to local communities and leading healthcare systems. Our mission is simple: move communities to health while maintaining the highest standard of safety, period.

Overview:

Under the general direction of the (Co-)President, provide direction to the PHI Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality management systems. Ensure a robust and 14CFR Part 5 compliant Safety Management and Quality Management System is in place and effectively driving continuous improvements relative to safety and quality performance trends. Ability to effectively lead the Safety Culture and direct and indirect reports.

Job Summary:

• Brief the President on Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality concerns and provide information required for decision-making.

• Interpret, monitor, and implement government regulations as they apply to the operation (FAA, EPA, OSHA, CERCLA, etc.).

• Develop, coordinate, implement, and monitor outputs from the Safety Management and Quality Management Systems.

• Develop and implement effective HSEQ policies and procedures to improve Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality in all aspects of PHI Health LLC Operations.

• Track and monitor specific Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality improvement actions.

• Develop and distribute HSEQ-related instruction and training materials for employees.

• Conduct Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) presentations for employees and external customers.

• Identify, track, and monitor HSEQ Key Performance Indicators.

• Assist all departments in developing actions and/or changes to facilities, training, procedures, etc., to improve HSEQ performance.

• Disseminate HSEQ trending information within the Operational Leadership Team (OLT).

• Provide quarterly summaries of HSEQ KPIs to all employees.

• Ensure appropriate quality management oversight standards are applied internally and externally at the Departmental and Operating Group levels.

• Chair the Operational Leadership Team (OLT) weekly meeting.

• Chair the Safety Management Review Team (SMRT) Process and meeting.

• Chair the Post-Incident Review Board Process.

• Participate as a member of the accident investigation team and prepare all necessary reports.

• Manage the PHI Health Safety Incentive Program.

• Oversee the PHI Health Short Service Employee (SSE) Program.

• Collect and disseminate information on all incidents and accidents.

• Keep current on new ideas and techniques in the health and safety field.

• Participate, in a leadership capacity where possible, in industry forums such as AMOA, AAMTS, VAI, USHST, and similar organizations.

• Conduct routine base visits to observe operations and obtain employee feedback.

• Conduct all activities associated with Manual Owner responsibilities for all HSEQ-related policies, procedures, checklists, and manuals.

• Act as the Fatigue Risk Manager for PHI Health in accordance with the FRMP Manual, supported by PulsarInformatics.

• Act as the local PHI Guardian Responsible Party for business-unit-specific forms, workflows, dashboards, and related items.

• Serve as the primary responsible person for new-hire academy introduction of HSEQ to new employees.

• Chair the monthly Regional Safety Chair meetings.

• Participate in regional safety events where requested.

• Manage annual reporting requirements to OSHA and federal/state environmental reporting for PHI Health.

• Demonstrate superior seamless customer service, integrity, commitment to innovation, efficiency, and fiscally responsible activity.

Schedule/Location:

• 5 & 2

• Phoenix, AZ

The Successful Candidate Will Have:

• Knowledge of:

• Principles of accident prevention, loss control, industrial safety and industrial hygiene.

• OSHA, EPA, ANSI, FAA, CAMTS, IS-BAO and other relevant standards.

• Worker’s Compensation laws and case decisions relating to those laws.

• Ability to:

• Perform a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over others.

• Keep the Operational Leadership team informed of HSEQ issues.

• Communicate orally in the English language with customers, clients, and the public in face-to-face, one-on-one and group settings, and using a telephone.

• Produce written documents in the English language with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.

• Work cooperatively with others.

• Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.

• Principles of effective training.

• Principles of program management.

• Demonstrates superior seamless customer service, integrity, commitment to innovation, efficiency, and fiscally responsible activity.

• This position is designated Safety Sensitive for purposes of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act.

Our Core Competencies:

• Safe. We are absolute in our belief in the tenets of Destination Zero and that Zero is not only achievable, but the only acceptable outcome.

• Efficient. We are focused on outcomes that are smart and responsible by making the best use of our resources to maximize overall productivity and achieve sustainable profitability as a high performing organization. 

• Quality. We are committed to ensuring excellent organizational performance which produces sustainable and reliable outcomes.

• Service. We are dedicated to the service of our customers, our communities and each other.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Drive & Energy – The ability to maintain a fast pace and continue to produce during exhausting circumstances.

• Functional & Technical Expertise – Allows the individual to add organizational value through unique expertise and serve as a resource to the organization within his/her area of expertise

• High Standards – Sets the stage for continuous improvements, the adoption of best practices and ultimately influences organizational standards.

• Initiative – Takes a proactive approach and takes action without being prompted.

• Integrity – Acts ethically and honestly and applies those standards of behavior to daily work activities.

• Conflict Management – Can recognize that conflict can be a valuable part of the decision-making process.

• Mission Focus – Understands and supports the organization's mission – its core purpose of being.

• Positive Impact – Can make positive impressions on those around you.

• Problem Solving & Decision Making – Can identify problems, solve them, act decisively, and show good judgment.

• Team Player – Can identify with a larger organizational team and their role within it.

• Customer Orientation – Understanding the view of the organization through the eyes of the customer and go out of their way to anticipate and meet customer needs.

• Leader Identification – Identify with the role of a leader and enjoy positions of responsibility and the exercise of authority.

• Organizing & Planning – The ability to have strong organizing and planning skills that allow them to be highly productive and efficient.

• Results Orientation – Maintain appropriate focus on outcomes and accomplishments.

• Talent Management – Can keep a continual eye on the talent pool, monitoring skills and needs of all team members.

• Team Management – Will create and maintain functional work units.

• Business Thinking – The ability to see the organization as a series of integrated and interlocking business processes.

The PHI Health Advantage:

For more than 40 years, our company has been providing critical air medical transport services across the country. As an organization, we outfit each aircraft we fly with the most advanced technology, subject our crews to the most rigorous protocols and training and pioneer the most-forward thinking safety program in the country.

Everything that we do comes back to the safety of our crew and our patients. Our accident rate is well below the national average, and we were the first to receive the Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award. This belief has guided us towards a number of industry firsts and has given us the highest safety rating in the industry.

DISCLAIMER

The above Statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.