Environmental Health and Safety Intern

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation.

At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care-and your career.

CHOP's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

CHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining diverse talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children.

We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

A Brief Overview
This role will apply skills, education and knowledge base to processes and procedures in order to develop new skillsets and gain workforce experience.

This role will work under direct supervision to provide support to the department as needed.

This is a spring semester internship.

What you will do

• Participates in the Fire and Life Safety program:
• Sampling for airborne dust/particulates and noise in patient care units near construction
• Walks construction jobsites, mechanical spaces, and loading dock areas for regulatory deficiencies
• Participates in scheduled fire drills across campus and the network
• Conduct regular inventory of oil spill kits across campus
• Rounding of the patient transport routes from CHOP to Penn Hospital to ensure a clear and unobstructed path per regulatory requirements
• Respond with departmental staff to water intrusions, fire alarm activations, odors, etc.
• Participates in the Industrial Hygiene program:
• Sampling for noise in clinical laboratories
• Trained and assists in conducting qualitative respirator fit testing
• Participate in the bio-response training program
• Evaluates the liquid nitrogen storage locations, the conditions, signage, etc. and cross-checking with current policies and procedures to verify compliance
• Performs hazardous materials inspections
• Responds with staff to chemical spills, emergency response calls, etc.
• Conducts Joint Commission Preparedness rounding:
• Collects and analyzes data in the hospital environment relative to fire safety, employee, visitor and patient safety
• Supports new and/or ongoing high priority projects for the department
• Determines any program weaknesses and provides solutions on how to best meet regulatory requirements

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED Required
• Associate's Degree Preferred
• Bachelor's Degree Focusing on environmental health and safety, environmental science, occupational safety and environmental health, life sciences, or similar major Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Provide specific knowledge and skills required for the job:
• Demonstrates excellent written and oral presentation skills
• Ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences
• Must be able to manage multiple projects at one time
• Demonstrates the ability to work alone and in teams
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications, including MS Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint.

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.

Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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