Physical Environment Specialist

Overview

Position Summary
The Physical Environment (PE) Specialist supports a safe, compliant, and high performing environment across an entire health system, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory centers, and administrative sites. This role ensures consistent implementation of safety standards, regulatory requirements, and operational best practices across all facilities. The specialist collaborates with system leadership, local site teams, and cross-functional departments to maintain continuous readiness and promote a unified culture of safety.

• Ensure consistent implementation of safety standards, regulatory requirements, and operational best practices across all facilities.
• Collaborate with system leadership, local site teams, and cross-functional departments to maintain readiness and promote a culture of safety.
• Interpret and apply NFPA, OSHA, Joint Commission, CMS requirements across multiple care settings.
• Support facilities operations, safety initiatives, and accreditation activities as needed.
• Participate in on-call rotations or emergency response activities.

• Bachelor s degree in healthcare administration, safety management, facilities management, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in a health system, hospital network, or multi-site healthcare environment strongly preferred.
• Background in safety, accreditation, or facilities operations.
• Strong understanding of Joint Commission and CMS requirements across multiple care settings.
• Ability to interpret and apply NFPA, OSHA, and other regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and relationship building skills.
• Ability to manage priorities across multiple sites and collaborate with diverse teams.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and organizational abilities.

Working Conditions: Frequent travel between hospitals, clinics, and administrative sites within the health system. Regular presence in clinical areas, mechanical spaces, and construction zones. Participate in on-call rotations or emergency response activities.

$59,446.40 - $86,646.56

About ECU Health Medical Center
ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.

General Statement It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.

We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.