Full-Time: 40 Hours Per Week
1st Shift: 8am - 4:30pm
Monday - Friday
Location: Outpatient Behavioral Health - On-Site
Travel Required to Mahoning Valley Campus 3-4 Times Per Month

Summary:

The Workplace Safety Training Specialist is responsible for delivering the hospital's aggression management program and assessing participants in class and providing simulations in the clinical work environments.  The Training Specialist will focus on creating a culture of safety, trauma-informed care, and regulatory compliance. 

Responsibilities:

1. Delivers didactic, physical intervention skills, and safety equipment training to an interdisciplinary hospital audience.
2. Ensures competencies are tracked and collaborates with leaders to ensure compliance.
3. Provides feedback to staff and maintains appropriate documentation.
4. Delivers training on crisis response, de-escalation, and appropriate interventions, as applicable to organizational polices and standards.
5. Collaborates with clinical staff, public safety, and leadership teams to support workplace violence initiatives.
6. Evaluates and assists with creation of additional training opportunities specific to various work environments.
7. Travel between facilities or departments
8. Other duties as assigned

Other information:

Technical Expertise
1. Experience in planning, implementing, delivering and evaluating education is required.
2. Strong verbal communication skills, coupled with excellent presentation skills and ability to adapt training to diverse learning styles and varying professional backgrounds.
3. Strong organizational skills are required.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite

About Akron Children's

More Than a Job. It’s loving what you do - and why you do it. Akron Children’s Hospital is ranked among the best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, but it’s our compassionate approach to treatment that sets us apart. It’s creating special high-fives. Thinking of new ways to spark a smile. Holding hands to offer comfort. And working to get a giggle that brightens a room. The minute you walk into Akron Children’s, you can sense that people here love what they do. From visits with the Doggie Brigade, to the balloons and smiles in the halls, the sights and sounds are all about one thing: the children. We are the largest pediatric healthcare system in Northern Ohio and one of the fastest growing in the country. Akron Children’s has two hospital campuses in Northeast Ohio: one in Akron and the other in Boardman in the Mahoning Valley. With two hospital campuses, regional health centers and more than 50 primary and specialty care locations throughout Ohio, we’re making it easier for today’s busy families - regardless of where they live - to find the high-quality care they need. No matter which of our locations you choose, you’ll see that when you give the most, you get more—...support, rewards and satisfaction. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: It’s making the most of your days. Our passion is felt every day in the way people care at every level. Whether you are working with children face-to-face, or behind the scenes supporting the care and services we deliver, you impact futures. Visit us and see why it’s more than just a place to work. It’s a family. Apply today at careers.akronchildrens.org.

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