George Oberg, CHSP

**** ****** ****, ***. # ** Novato, CA 94947 * Residence: (415) 895-

****, * Email: abllrt@r.postjobfree.com

CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE SAFETY PROFESSIONAL / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY

MANAGEMENT

* Accomplished Manager, Coordinator and Certified Healthcare Safety

Professional with 12 years of experience as an Environmental Health and

Safety Specialist in both military and civilian settings ranging from

Healthcare to Construction, General industry, and Maritime Safety.

Maintain highest quality standards to avoid time, cost, and lost time

injury expenditures. 18 years working in Healthcare settings with a

record of successful Joint Commission surveys, as both a healthcare

provider while on active duty, and from a Safety, Regulatory Compliance

and Environment of Care standpoint.

* Quality & Safety Specialist with the ability to analyze operations,

pinpoints areas for improvement, re-designs and implements plans that

generate results.

* Excellent Relationship Builder with a success in forming strong

relationships between workforce and management at all levels. Ability

to successfully foster a culture of safety and open communications at

all levels, and securing support from management through training, open

communications, and instilling a sense of ownership in the safety

programs.

KEY SKILLS

* Regulatory Compliance

* Joint Commission Survey Readiness

* Environment of Care programs

* Fire & Life Safety NFPA 101

* Emergency Preparedness / Management

* NIMS, 100, 200, 700, & 800.

* Employee Safety

* Hospital Incident Command (HICS)

* Hazardous Materials Management

* Medical Waste Management

* Facility Risk Assessment

* OSHA Safety Programs & Implementation

* OSHA General Industry

* OSHA Construction Site Safety

* Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBP)

* HACCP / Food Safety & Sanitation

* Environmental Protection

* Illness & Injury Prevention Plans (IIPP)

* OSHA 300 Log

* Occupational Medical Monitoring

* Underground Storage Tank Compliance

* Staff Development & Leadership

* Documentation & Recordkeeping

* Policy & Procedure Development

* Recycling and sustainability

* Waste Reduction

* Loss Prevention

* Cost Reduction / Avoidance

* Inventory Control

* Materials Resource Planning

* Quality Evaluation / Audit

* Resource Optimization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sodexo Facility Solutions (Operations & Maintenance)

7/2006 to Present

District Safety Coordinator (16 total facilities)

Environment of Care Manager / Safety Coordinator: Queen of the Valley

Medical Center, Napa, CA

Environment of Care: Successfully developed, implemented, and managed a

comprehensive Environment of Care Program (Safety, Security, Hazardous

Materials, Emergency Management, Fire and Life Safety, Biomedical

Equipment, and Utilities Management) for a 192 bed Acute Care facility and

Trauma Center.

Joint Commission Surveys: Achieved an outstanding score during Joint

Commission Surveys for the Environment of Care programs, directly impacting

the overall outstanding score for the Queen of the Valley Medical Center,

continuing a history of successful surveys in both the Coast Guard and

civilian healthcare environments.

Regulatory Compliance, Survey Readiness, Audits, Audit Management, & Risk

Assessment: Actively lead a multidisciplinary team of hospital

professionals with various backgrounds in Nursing, Infection Prevention /

Control, Engineering, and Safety in ongoing proactive safety audits and

risk assessments of the hospital and all off-site clinics. Promoting a

global performance based compliance driven process, resulting in successful

surveys conducted by the Joint Commission, CMS, CDPH, Napa County CUPA for

Hazardous Waste, Medical Waste, and Underground Storage Tank compliance

programs, BAAQMD, EPA, Fire Marshal, OSHPD, and other assorted regulatory

bodies.

Safety Training: Instrumental in developing the hospital annual safety

training program. Regularly sought by the hospital education department

staff, as the resident expert on OSHA required training and regulatory

compliance training topics, and personally conducted and maintained the

required OSHA training for the facilities and engineering department.

Accident Investigation: Successfully utilized skills and resources as the

Sodexo District Safety Coordinator to train HR, Risk Management personnel,

and members of the illness & injury prevention program committee in a

consolidated

Method for conducting accident investigations and reporting the resultant

findings. Fostered a comprehensive and consistent program reducing time

spent conducting investigations.

Reduction in Work Related & Lost Time Injuries: Continuously demonstrated a

proven record of success in reduction of employee and customer lost time

and work related injuries. Achieved the lowest injury rate within the west

coast region, with a record of zero injuries for all units under my

supervision in 2008, resulting in an overall savings in worker's

compensation claims and lost time hours.

Implementation of Safety Programs: Actively Mentored new managers at new

and existing client accounts with the implementation and administration of

their safety programs.

Safety Specialist: Independent Contractor: Various Clients.

12/2005 to 7/2006

Du-All Safety Fremont, CA: specific 4/2006 to 7/2006,

Safety Trainer & Auditor: OSHA/Cal OSHA Required Programs & Emergency

Response

Illness & Injury Prevention Programs (IIPP): Developed and instituted

Illness & Injury Prevention programs for Clients.

Trainer & Auditor: Performed as Safety Trainer & Auditor instructing client

staff in OSHA safety programs, conducted site safety audits and made

recommendations for improvement.

Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBP): Created & updated Plans for

Clients.

Regulatory Compliance: Advised and assisted Clients on Regulatory

Compliance issues.

United States Coast Guard

12/1991 to 12/2005

Health Services Technician First Class: Outpatient Clinic Supervisor / Unit

Safety Coordinator / Independent Duty Technician

Outpatient Department Supervisor: Led a team of 15 -30 active duty

employees at various times and duty stations in my career, supporting Coast

Guard units consisting of 1500 to 2,500 active duty personnel.

Consult Manager /TriCare Liaison - Health Benefits Advisor. Educated active

duty members and their families on health benefits, acted as a liaison

between the members the insurance company and providers and actively

represented the active duty members and their family in dispute resolution.

Hazardous Materials: Facilitated and improved the programs making them more

efficient.

Clinic / Base and Shipboard Unit Safety Coordinator: Developed and

maintained the safety programs and Compliance through interactive training

and site inspections.

Occupational Medical Monitoring Safety Environmental Programs (OMMSEP):

implemented and administered of this Coast Guard wide program while

assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Aspen and at USCG Training Center

Petaluma.

Law offices of Stevenson and De Pasquale:

2/1990 to 11/1991

Legal Research: Conduct legal research for precedence in various client

cases.

Case Filing and document organization: Submitted case files and

depositions to various courts, clients, and opposing counsel for review

prior to trial and created and improved the internal deposition and case

filing system for the office.

United States Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment

12/1984 to 12/1989

E-4 Cpl (Corporal) Field Radio Operator Communication platoon

Tactical Air Command Party (TACP): Was selected to assist and advise on the

development of the communication aspect of the new TACP program and

selected to be among the first four radio operators to be awarded the TACP

designation throughout the Marine Corps.

Field Radio Operator: Conducted Communication Operations and set up

communication centers and outposts ensuring mission success and integrity.

Hazardous Materials: Administered the battery disposal and recycling

program for the unit.

Squad Leader: Led a squad of 8 men during field exercises and missions to

set up and maintain mission critical communication and operations ensuring

mission success.

COMPUTER SKILLS

* All Microsoft Office

* Microsoft Access

* Microsoft Project

* Microsoft Works

* People Soft

* Adobe Acrobat professional

* Accreditation Manager Plus (AMP) Joint commission Survey

Readiness)

* Verge ( Joint commission Survey Readiness)

* Pgui, electronic medical record overlay program

* Occupational Medical Monitoring Safety Environmental Program, (OMMSEP)

* Healthstream

* Site FM (facility mgmt program)

AFFILIATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS

* CHSP, (Certified Healthcare Safety Professional) Member

* CSHE, (California Society for Healthcare Engineering, Inc.)

* World Safety Organization (WSO) Member 019213

* OSHA 30 Hour General Industry

* Hazardous Waste Operator Level

* Hospital Incident Command (ICS)

* NIMS 100, 200, 700, & 800

* Marine Combination Firefighter

* California Safety Training Institute (CSTI) First Response Awareness

(FRA) Train the Trainer 9-2006

* Coast Guard Unit Safety Coordinator

* Coast Guard Introduction to Environmental Health

ADDITIONAL & OTHER APPLICABLE SPECIAL TRAINING

* Officer of the Day Course Safety & Security of Marine Vessels & Shore

units

* HIPAA Certification - August 2004

* AT 1 Level Awareness Training

* HIPAA Certification

* Security 101: Introduction to HIPAA Security

* Leadership 1 & 2 Courses Attitudes & Actions

* TEAM Training (Treat Everyone as Me)

* LAMS Training (Leadership & Management)

* Civil Rights / Human Relations Sexual Harassment Prevention

* Child Abuse & Exploitation Prevention

* Beginning Your Career

* EMT 'C' School including Recertification

* Diversity

* Time Management

* Nursing Privacy Refresher Course (HIPAA) - QC 022 Nursing Scenario,

Privacy Awareness, Protected Health Information, Notice of Privacy

Practices, Individual Patients Rights, QC 022 Nursing Introduction,

Authorizations 204 Family Discussion & OPT-OUT

EDUCATION

* Cerritos College, two semesters Administrative Justice & Criminal Law

* Coast Guard Health Services "A" School, and follow up courses for

advancement

* High School Diploma, Cerritos High School Class of 1984; Cerritos, CA

AWARDS

* Coast Guard Achievement Medal

* Commandant's Letter of Commendation

* Coast Guard Special Ops Service Ribbon with two Bronze Stars (3rd award)

* Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation with Three Gold Stars (4th

award)

* Coast Guard Unit Commendation Award

* Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation

* Dept of Transportation Outstanding Unit Commendation

* Letter of Commendation,USMC

* Meritorious Mast (2nd award), USMC

* Humanitarian Service Medal

* Global War Terror Service Medal

* National Defense Service Medal (2nd award)

* Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal (4th award)

* Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal

* Spirit of Sodexo for Technical Achievement in Safety

* Queen of the Valley Medical Center Sister Safety Award

* Coast Guard E Ribbon

* Coast Guard Rifle Marksman Ribbon

* Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (USCG)

* Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with Star (USMC)

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Volunteer and actively participate in the design, planning and set up of

the Novato School District Annual Haunted House

Volunteered at Lu Sutton Elementary: Preparation and setup of the school

emergency preparedness program

Voluntary Clinical Rotations at Atlantic City Trauma Center, Atlantic City,

NJ

Voluntary Clinical Rotations Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital Emergency

Room, Cape May, NJ

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