Fire & Safety Assistant-Engineering Facilities-Mount ...

Job DescriptionFire and Safety Assistant-Mount Sinai West.The Fire Safety Assistant is a critical member of the Engineering Department who provides support to the Hospital's Fire & Life Safety Program. The Fire Safety Assistant's primary purpose is to assist the Fire Safety Manager in ensuring that the inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire protection, suppression, fire alarm, and other life safety systems are in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations, as well as hospital policies and procedures. The Fire Safety Assistant will conduct routine inspections of fire safety systems and maintain the necessary documentation. Furthermore, the Fire Safety Assistant will oversee and conduct the hospital's fire safety training program and fire drill. The Fire Safety Assistant will oversee the work authorization permit process for hot work, as well as requests for above-ceiling and barrier penetration.The Fire Safety Assistant position is an exciting opportunity to gain experience and further one's career in the field of fire and life safety. The Fire Safety Assistant's work will be significant, meaningful, and essential in advancing the hospital's goal to ensure the safety of our patients and staff. The Fire Safety Assistant will be passionate about understanding and applying regulatory and code requirements, including NFPA 101, NFPA 25, and The Joint Commission Standards & Elements of Performance, with the goal of becoming proficient in the process.ResponsibilitiesInspection, Testing & Maintenance of Fire Safety SystemsAssist the Fire Safety Manager with scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring of Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of all fire safety systems. Regulatory InspectionTesting Compliance (Portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Alarm Systems, Fire Sprinkler Systems, Special Fire Suppression Systems, Fire Alarm Auxiliary Devices)Deficiencies or issues identified during Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance require immediate escalation and prompt deficiency resolution via Work Orders and other methods determined by the Department. Assist in development of scope of work for deficiency repair. Conducts Interim Life Safety Measure assessment and executes corrective actions as required. Verification by follow-up inspection of deficient items for accuracy of code applicationSupervises and monitors vendor activities when on hospital property. Coordinates with department stakeholders i.e. Security, EHS, Engineering, PDC, Administration, and Clinical Departments for scheduled activities. Maintains accurate inventory lists of all fire safety equipment and systems.QAQC of inspection reports for compliance with regulatory requirements of required informationReview schedule for regulatory compliance within completion time windows.Other duties as assigned.Fire Drill and Fire Safety Training ProgramThe Fire Safety Assistant will conduct Regulatory Fire Drills (Training on fire plan) during the required frequency. Will lead and conduct fire drills in front of a broad range of audiences throughout the hospital. This will include occasional evenings, overnight, and early morning shifts. Will lead and conduct ad hoc fire safety training to staff, vendors, faculty of the hospital to include the use of hands-on equipment i.e. fire alarm system, simulator, fire extinguisher simulator, medical gas valve simulator. Will lead and conduct fire response team training as required by the fire response plan. Will implement and document ILSM corrective actions as needed.Will maintain all fire drills, fire safety training, and ILSM documentation for periodic review during audits and surveys. Other duties as assigned.Work Authorization Permit ProgramsWill oversee and execute the hospital's hot work permit program for all work in the hospital.Will oversee and execute the hospitals above ceiling and barrier penetration permit program for all work in the hospital.The Fire Safety Assistant will partner with PDC and IT to ensure hospital staff, contractors and outside vendors adhere to hospital policies and procedures relating to such work. The Fire Safety Assistant will keep documentation of permit programs.Other duties as assigned.Will be required to occasionally work during non-traditional hours such as evenings, overnight, weekends, holidays, etc. QualificationsRequirements:HS DiplomaGED 3-5 years of experience as a fire safety specialist or equivalent, assisting in the inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire safety systems as previously described is required. Experience in conducting fire safety training and drills for a diverse audience is required. May possess a combination of experiences.Healthcare experience highly preferredExcellent interpersonal and public speaking abilities are required.Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook.Licensing and Certification Requirements:Will have or receive within six months of hire FDNY certificates of fitness:W-07 Fire and Emergency Drill Conductor? RequiredS95 Supervision of Fire Alarm Systems? RequiredS12 Supervision of Sprinkler Systems ? preferredS13 Supervision of Standpipe System? preferredS14 Supervision of Multi-Zone Standpipe System? preferredCollective bargaining unit: Local 810-MSWTeamsters Local 810 at MS West - Fabricators & Warehousemen (IBEW), BBF - Engineering Facilities Management - WST, Mount Sinai WestAbout UsStrength Through Diversity The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by: Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential. Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination. Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers. At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally. Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history! "About the Mount Sinai Health System: Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in CardiologyHeart Surgery, DiabetesEndocrinology, GastroenterologyGI Surgery, NeurologyNeurosurgery, Orthopedics, PulmonologyLung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally. The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism." EOE MinoritiesWomenDisabledVeterans

Created: 2025-01-15