The Environmental Health Coordinator (EHC) is responsible for the management of VA's Environmental Health programs, under the direction of the Post-Deployment Health Services (PDHS). The PDHS manages the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center which provides clinical care, research, and education for Veterans with deployment-related health concerns. The VA's emphasis on these services ensures that Veterans receive quality care for those conditions most attributed to military service.

Duties

As the Environmental Health Coordinator, the position is the administrative management focal point for the Environmental Health programs, managing and independently performing all administrative functions that include the following responsibilities: Serves as a subject matter expert on environmental exposures. Attends Post Deployment Health Services/War Related Illness and Injury Study Center Environmental Health Clinicians and Coordinators Education Conference, Webinars and other training to increase knowledge about exposures to environmental hazards. Provides detailed information to Veterans and their family members on environmental exposures during military service and associated health effects. Develops and displays educational program information for various environmental issues and health outcomes related to military exposures. Attends local (i.e. VA Town Hall) and community outreach events and participates in network development. Disseminates information on Environmental Health programs to Veterans and their family members, to VA staff and other interested parties via health fairs, newsletters, fact sheets, websites, etc. Displays program information including posters, brochures, and fact sheets in outpatient areas, Veteran Service Organization offices, Vet Centers, VA Regional Offices. Provides orientation, training, and guidance to VA facility staff (clinical and nonclinical) about the Environmental Health programs. Evaluates research, proactively offers recommendations and suggestions to improve program functions to accommodate Veterans. Possesses thorough and comprehensive knowledge of available resources to identify, gather and calculate the specific requested information for unique targeted inquiries. Coordinates activities with internal/external stakeholders (i.e. state Department of Veterans Affairs offices), assembling data or providing requested information necessary for effective management of the Environmental Health Program. Performs analytic and evaluative work in support of the Environmental Health Program and other VA facility and national program initiatives. Utilizes registry data in conjunction with various software programs to analyze and summarize raw data into useful information. Work Schedule: The tour of duty for this position is typically Monday - Friday, Admin Hours. Additional information may be provided during the interview process. Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad-hoc telework only. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Management and Program Assistant - Environmental Health Coordinator/PD23491A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Bargaining Unit Position: Yes, AFGE

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/26/2024. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to: Providing orientation, training and guidance to staff (clinical and nonclinical), Evaluating research, working with customers (internal and external) attending community outreach, Gathering resources appropriate to the subject for dissemination and learning with internal and external customers, Collecting data, managing data and summarizing data into useful information. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ClericalCommunicationsComplianceFlexibilityInterpersonal Skills 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. Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. The work requires some physical exertion such as periods of walking, standing or sitting within the assigned clinic areas. Some bending, climbing of stairs and lifting of medical records or forms/supplies is required. The quantity and variety of clinical staff contacts require that the position can respond to multiple complex issues and establish priority as the situation demands. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at the GS-07 grade level.

Contacts

• Address Royal C Johnson Veterans Memorial Hospital 2501 West 22nd Street Sioux Falls, SD 57105 US
• Name: Kenneth Kelly
• Phone: 701-232-3241 X3683
• Email: [email protected]