Manager - Fire & Life Safety
Job Description
We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and provide patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children’s Hospital, Brooklyn’s only children’s hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides’ clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neurosciences Institute, Bone and Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.
We are currently seeking a full time Manager, Fire & Life Safety to join our Engineering team. In this role, you will coordinate Medical Center’s Fire & Life Safety Program, develop and implement policies and training programs designed to ensure a hazard free environment to assure staff are educated in safe work practices.
Responsibilities
• Prepare quarter reports detailing activities of the Fire & Life Support Programs
• Respond to all emergency fire alarms, directing personnel and department courses of action in emergency situations. Conduct fire drills by NYCFD guidelines.
• Assist with the management of Interim Life Safety measures, above ceiling, hot work and contractor work permitting; work with Planning, Design and Construction department to ensure all projects are evaluated for Life Safety deficiencies and all required implantation to ensure patient and staff safety are adhered to.
• Provide training to all staff affected by the construction of the emergency response guidelines
• Assist with maintenance of all life safety and fire protection maintenance documentation by Joint Commission, CMS, for purpose of licensure and reimbursements.
• Maintain accurate records of all surveys, evaluations, monitoring, and corrective actions in accordance with City, State, Federal regs.
• Support the Hospital Emergency Management Committee, acting as the subject matter expert related to fire and life safety.
Job Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred; year for year experience can be substituted for education.
• Strong computer literacy (MS Office, email and TMS Work/Order System)
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Fire Safety Director in a high-rise building or large complex
• Proper certification by the appropriate governmental authority to act as a Deputy Fire & Life Safety Director. (F-89 FDNY Certificate of Fitness Fire Life Safety Director)
• Ability to respond to fast-moving, stressful situations and provide clear, concise accurate information to Facilities Management Team & senior management
• Familiarity with the requirements of regulatory agencies regarding hospital safety
• FDNY Certificate of Fitness essential—Fireguard for impairment F-01 (Or obtain within 12 months of employment)
• Addition FDNY certifications preferred – RF-60 Fireguard for Torch Operations, S-12 Supervision of Sprinkler Systems; S-14 Supervision of Multi-zone Standpipe Systems, S-15 Supervision of Foam & Water Sprinkler System. (Or obtain within 12 months of employment)
• Military, law enforcement or firefighting experience preferred
• Knowledge of NFPA, Local Law, DOB, DOH and other regulatory requirements that fall under Fire and Life Safety.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• Good organizational and interpersonal skills
