The Supervisory Industrial Hygienist position serves as the recognized expert in industrial hygiene, safety, occupational health, environmental health, radiation safety and fire protection in the South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS). This position is located at Audie L. Murphy VAMC in San Antonio, Texas within Safety and Emergency Management Service.

Duties

Duties may include but are not limited to: -Plans, organizes, and assigns work for subordinates, to include identifying and adjusting priorities, and sets timelines for completion of work based on mission requirements. -Determine the exact nature of unusual combinations of bio-aerosols (bacteria, spores, molds) creating indoor air quality (IAQ) problems in unique environments. -Independently develops a VA Facility Asbestos Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Plan and maintains an inventory of known asbestos containing material (ACM) in all VA owned facilities. -Independently provides guidance and recommends action to eliminate or control industrial hygiene, safety, occupational health, environmental health, radiation safety, and fire hazards by advising management to initiate new operational or engineering procedures as in construction, research, development, and testing and evaluation efforts. -Independently develops training in the form of a graphical presentation for upper management and peer groups and is periodically requested to provide updates in the areas of construction safety, asbestos management, and Green Environmental Management System (GEMS) programs to Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) and other Health Care System (HCS) Safety professionals. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description Title/PD#: Supervisory Industrial Hygienist/PD671-3729-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Physical Requirements: The work involves administrative tasks and field inspections. Field inspections may require significant physical exertion which involves carrying monitoring/sampling equipment, climbing, standing, walking, crawling and bending in the facility's interstitial workspaces and the sub-level pipespace. During routine inspections, the employee may be exposed to a wide variety of physical/chemical hazards and toxic agents which often requires the use of personal protective equipment in the form of respirators, protective clothing, boots, and gloves.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Individual Occupational Requirements Basic Requirements The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained. Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) or A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) or Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene(external link) (ABIH). (CERTIFICATION REQUIRED) Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. Evaluation of Education All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university. For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) as a professional engineering curriculum. Evaluation of Experience Qualifying experience involves the recognition, evaluation, corrective actions, and elimination of environmental conditions in the workplace that causes sickness, impaired health, or illness. This experience must demonstrate a professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of industrial hygiene and closely related sciences such as physics and engineering controls. Such work must have involved experience in all of the following areas: the acquisition of quantitative and qualitative data, and the measurement of exposures for a variety of chemical, physical, and biological stresses; the analysis of the data acquired and the prediction of probable effects of exposures on the health and well-being of workers; and the selection and recommendation of appropriate controls, including management, medical, engineering, education or training, and personal protective equipment. GS-12 grade level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal service; experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Developing, planning, managing, and continuously evaluating the effectiveness of the industrial hygiene, safety, occupational health, environmental health, radiation, and fire protection programs; Full evaluations, risk assessments and investigations; Determine continual compliance with occupational safety and health standards, The Joint Commission (TJC) standards; Solve systemic issues dealing with occupational health and the environment. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: -Standards -Technical Competence -Technical Problem Solving -Communications -Compliance -Financial Management -Health Risk Analysis 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

NOTE: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.

Accreditation Information: The bachelor's degree must be fully accredited by the U.S. Department of Education DAPIP | Homepage (ed.gov). For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) Name Search (abet.org) as a professional engineering curriculum.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.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.

Contacts

• Address Audie L Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard San Antonio, TX 78229 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]