Jeff Temp - Fire Safety Specialist

Jefferson's in-house temp service, JeffTemps, is searching for multiple Fire Safety Specialists who can support our Fire Safety & Emergency Management Team.
Hours: 40 hours a week | Location: PA and/or NJ Jefferson Campuses

Job Duties

Reporting to the Enterprise Chief Fire Safety & Emergency Management Officer, the Fire Safety Specialist performs a variety of technical and administrative tasks. This role involves training, planning, organizing, directing, and implementing fire prevention, overseeing hazardous materials mitigation, managing emergency situations, and coordinating structural collapse prevention. This coordination is done in partnership with Clinical Leaders, EHS (Environmental Health and Safety), PDC (Planning, Design, and Construction), and Facilities.

The strategic goals of this program are to prevent or minimize the loss of life and property due to fires, hazardous material spills, emergency management situations, catastrophic events, and other related incidents. The Fire Safety Specialist also collaborates with the Chief of Fire Safety, Jefferson Police, Regional Public Safety Directors, and Clinical Emergency Management Leaders to develop, coordinate, and implement comprehensive emergency management guidance plans for the Jefferson enterprise.

Competencies

• Ability to conduct themselves in a positive and effective manner. Must be able to establish and maintain harmonious, strategic, collaborative, and productive working relationships with officials, fire service officials, and Jefferson stakeholders
• Requires the ability to plan, assign, direct, work and coordinate/direct large-scale operations of personnel and equipment making sound judgments under stressful situations
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws relating to the fire service; knowledge of building construction; basic knowledge of fire suppression equipment operation, HazMat mitigation, and emergency management coordination

Qualifications

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in fire science or related field preferred; and a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in fire/rescue, emergency management, emergency medical services, public safety, and law enforcement

Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:

• Fire Fighter Certification (Pro-Board), EMT Certification, Certified Fire Officer, Certified Fire Inspector, Certified Fire Investigator & Certified Fire Instructor preferred

Closing Statement

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.