Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

Summary This position is located in the Division of Quality Management at the Fort Yuma Health Center (FYHC), Winterhaven, California.
The candidate will serve as the Environmental Health and Safety Officer.
Position is under the supervision of the Supervisory Nurse (Quality & Safety Director).
Responsibilities Monitors a comprehensive hazardous material and waste management program, including the Hazard Communications Program.
Responsible for oversite of hazardous chemical waste disposal in compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
Performs periodic surveys for departments; inspects construction projects and designs to determine compliance with applicable occupational safety standards, (e.g., question of exits, aisle space, and adequacy of sprinkler systems).
Serves as a technical consultant to the professional medical, dental and allied health staff on matters pertaining to institutional environmental health, occupational health and safety, radiation, and laboratory safety.
Consults with Service Unit Administration, IHS Area Office consultants, Department Heads, Committees, etc., to investigate and identify conditions and abatement controls for toxicological, biological, radiological, or physical hazards to patients, staff, or visitors.
Perform routine duties such as coordinating an industrial hygiene program for employees to include environmental monitoring to identify and report health and facility exposure problems.
Requirements Conditions of Employment Must pass pre-employment examination.
Selectee may be subject to a probationary period ESEP appointees typically serve a two year probationary period U.S.
Citizenship is required Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 This is a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children.
Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure that persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes.
Confidential Financial Disclosure Form required.
Measles and Rubella immunization required for selectees born after 1957 and seasonal influenza immunization is required for all staff working in Indian Health Service health care facilities.
On-call hours or standby duty may be required.
Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
Work Schedule:
Monday thru Friday, 40 hours per week You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.
Background Investigation:
If you are selected for this vacancy, you must undergo a pre-employment fingerprint check and background investigation.
Fingerprint results and background investigation documentation must be cleared prior to hire.
After you begin your employment, your continued employment is contingent upon the outcome of a complete background investigation as determined by the sensitivity level of your position.
The investigation must find that you are suitable for Federal employment in your position.
If you are found not suitable, you will be terminated after you begin work.
If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or subject to possible criminal charges.
You may be subject to a credit check as a part of the background investigation process.
Qualifications To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience.
You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
Individual Occupational Requirements:
Must meet one of the following to be considered:
Possess an undergraduate and/or graduate degree in 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.
Transcripts must be submitted.
Possess specialized 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.
In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
GS7:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks:
Conducting independent inspections, providing instructions to work leaders, drafting reports, analyzing accident, and injury report.
OR 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement.
GS09:
Inspecting construction projects, preparing safety instructions, providing safety training, performing onsite surveys, preparing reports, promoting safety campaigns, and presenting at meetings.
OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B.
or J.D., if related Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements:
Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level.
Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Education This position has an education requirement.
You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades.
Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package.
Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.
Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education may be credited.
Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
d.gov/accreditation.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit d.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Additional Information Additional selection(s) of candidates may be possible within 240 days from the dat.