About the Position: This position is located at Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Duties

Initiate, schedule and conduct safety and health inspections involving physical layouts, construction procedures, equipment, fire prevention and protection, hazardous and infectious materials, etc. Prepare written reports of findings, recommend abatement measures and corrective actions and work with employees, supervisors and senior management officials to resolve problems. Investigate accidents and injuries, both on and off the job, to determine causes and corrective measures. Complete formal investigative reports and submit with recommended countermeasures through command channels to higher headquarters. Work with supervisors to correct systemic problems and prevent recurrence. Develop and conduct various safety training and educational programs for supervisors and employees needed to meet requirements of the medical center and other supported activities. Coordinate programs to the individual situation, prepare presentations and develop training aids to conduct the training. Provide orientation to new employees and conduct continuing education and refresher training for existing employees. Review plans and specifications for construction and renovation of facilities to assure compliance with applicable safety, occupational health and fire prevention and protection codes, requirements and practices. Carry out delegated personnel management responsibilities. Interview and select personnel for vacancies. Approve annual and sick leave. Receive complaints and grievances, resolving those which can be informally resolved. Hold corrective interviews with employees and effects minor disciplinary actions if required. Coordinate with Union representatives and Management Employee Relations, ensuring compliance with appropriate regulations, agreements, and directives.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance/background investigation.
• Incumbent must complete the cp-12 level 1 skills outlined in the 0018 job series master training plan and be awarded the cp-12 safety and occupational health professional certificate within 12months of hire.
• This position requires employee to work under adverse environmental conditions.
• All employees assigned to a Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) are required to be screened for applicable immunizations.
• Physical exam may be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: evaluating safety practices of medical treatment facilities for compliance with established guidelines; creating standardized safety rules in accordance with federal, state, and/or local directives; providing medical personnel with protocol for minimizing exposure to adverse health conditions; performing managerial tasks such as delegating workload and quality review of subordinate employees. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accident/Mishap and Hazard Investigation and ReportingCompliance Inspection and Program ManagementOral CommunicationSafety and Occupational Health (SOH) Hazard ControlWritten Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DDAAFN DHA CENTRAL NC MARKET DO NOT MAIL Fort Liberty, NC 28310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk