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Ergonomist-Environmental Health & Safety-March 2024
Lebanon
Mar 31, 2026
About Ergonomist-Environmental Health & Safety

  Overview

  Identifies, evaluates, and controls ergonomic stressors at all Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) locations.

  Responsibilities

  • Develops, implements, and coordinates ergonomic and musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) reduction programs and projects to ensure compliance with State, Federal, Joint Commission, and D-H standards, policies, guidelines and directives.

  • Identifies and investigates ergonomic concerns in a variety of activities including patient handling, manual material handling, awkward postures and repetitive motion.

  • Reviews employee reports of injury and unsafe condition reports related to ergonomics. Assists with investigations for required incidents and development of corrective actions.

  • Performs ergonomics assessments (on-site and remote), assessing risk factors and developing control strategies for jobs throughout the system.

  • Develops and provides orientation and ongoing departmental training programs pertaining to ergonomics and MSD injury prevention.

  • Works with facilities engineering, contractors and purchasing to develop and design facilities and work systems, and to review the purchase of equipment and products.

  •Chairs the Safe Patient Handling & Ergonomics Committee and the Standard Furniture Committee.

  •Coordinates and collaborates with other services and departments that have responsibilities that affect ergonomics and MSD injury prevention including Rehab Medicine, Nursing, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Engineering Services and Facilities.

  • Helps support the EHS office with Joint Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), or other regulatory activities.

  • Perform other duties as required or assigned.

  Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in required in Ergonomics, Safety, Engineering, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Industrial Hygiene or a related field.

  • Master’s degree preferred.

  • Professional certification associated with ergonomics is highly desired.

  • Five years of experience in ergonomics.

  • Background in health care and knowledge of ergonomic related hazards in health care is preferred.

  • Excellent communications skills and previous experience developing and providing training.

  • Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and The Joint Commission standards and guidelines is desirable.

  Required Licensure/Certifications

  • None

  Don't meet every single requirement?

  Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

  Area of Interest:Professional/Management;

  FTE/Hours per pay period:1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week;

  Shift:Day;

  Job ID:20981;

  Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. We do not exclude or treat people differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

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