Environmental Health & Safety Specialist I

Job Description NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health. For more information, go to NYU Langone Health, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Environmental Health & Safety Specialist I. The EH&S Specialist I: 1) Manages and assists in managing assigned health and safety programs. The focus is on managing well-defined, routine projects and tasks that require a basic understanding of regulatory and technical issues and basic problem solving and conflict resolution skills. Provides support for health and safety programs managed by others within the department. Job Responsibilities: MANAGES EXPENSES: A. Obtains proposals from vendors. B. Provides supervisor with justification for proposed expenditures. C. Obtains authorization from supervisor before purchasing services or supplies. D. Promptly approves and processes invoices. E. Follows up on invoices issues as appropriate. <