USAJOBS · 2 months ago
Supervisory Safety and Occupational Health Manager
Dublin, Georgia, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$105K/yr - $137K/yr
1+ years expThe Carl Vinson VA Medical Center is seeking a Supervisory Safety and Occupational Health Manager to serve as the Chief of Safety Service. This role involves managing a comprehensive safety management program to ensure a hazard-free environment and overseeing staff activities to reduce risks related to occupational health and safety.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serves as the designated Safety Officer for the Dublin VA Medical Center which is a comprised of the main medical center and 6 additional outlying sites of care
Acts with full authority to supervise and manage a comprehensive and facility encompassing safety management program, which is designed to provide a physical environment free of hazards
Manages staff activities to reduce the risk of human injury and occupational illness
Identifies opportunities for improvement through an ongoing effort of problem identification, evaluation, solution, implementation, and resolution
Responsible for the supervision, management and direction of all program elements and aspects of the Safety and Occupational Health Program to include but not limited to Safety, Life Safety, Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Health and Green Environmental Management System (GEMS)
Make decisions on non-routine, costly, or controversial training needs and training requests related to employees of the unit
Exercises delegated authority to oversee the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of the Safety and Occupational Health Program and associated program segments such as the Green Environmental Management Program, Respiratory Protection and Monitoring Program, Stored Energy Management and Protection Program and Material Safety Program, Fire Safety and Training Program each of which is managed through separately
Incumbent directs the inspection and evaluation of medical center and institutional environments for safety, life (fire) safety, health, environmental, hazardous materials, and facility hazards to determine compliance with applicable regulations, standards, codes, and requirements
Reviews and approves recommendations for elimination or mitigation of identified hazards presenting potential for harm to employees, patients and/or visitors, or damages to facilities or environment; and monitors the corrective actions related to and directs follow-up inspections to assure that corrective action has been accomplished
Responsible for a wide range of administrative duties to include the development and maintenance of historical documents for the CVVAMC related to the location of hazardous materials such as lead based paint and asbestos and die disposition of general and other hazardous materials in perpetuity as required by The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), enacted in 1976, which is the principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste
Formulates, articulates, and clearly states the departments position on complex, interrelated and sensitive issues to senior management within the Medical Center, VISN , other groups or private organizations as required
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12
Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for the 0018 occupational series. Education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained
Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position. Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology
Experience: Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position
Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization
Physical Requirements: The work requires regular and recurring field visits in order to complete investigations. The work requires some physical exertion, such as extended periods of standing, recurring bending, crouching, stooping or the lifting of light items such as manuals or briefcases, or driving or traveling by motor vehicle when conducting onsite evaluations or training
Benefits
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