The position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), at the VA Medical Center (VAMC), Hampton, VA. The position is organizationally aligned under Engineering Service.

Duties

Serves as the Safety, Occupational Health and Fire Protection Manager and is responsible for the development of a comprehensive Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental and Fire Protection Program for a large medical center. Responsible for planning, coordinating, analyzing, supervising, organizing, evaluating/monitoring, and administering a comprehensive program in accordance with applicable regulations and guidelines concerning the safety of patients, employees and visitors. Works directly with management and labor representatives in a regulatory and enforcement capacity to assure compliance with all applicable criteria adopted or developed by the VA to recognize, evaluate, analyze, control and eliminate hazards encountered in the construction, operation and maintenance of the health care facility. Plans, organizes, coordinates, analyzes, and administers a series of comprehensive inspections of the Medical Center's facilities in patient care areas, laboratory areas, engineering shops, offices, as well as community nursing homes, Adult Day Care Centers, Grant and Per Diem facilities and residential board and care homes. Provides management with reports on compliance and violations of safety, industrial hygiene, environmental and fire protection mandates. Manages the Automated Safety Incident Surveillance Tracking System (ASISTS) for the medical center and inputs and manages all information required to maintain the OSHA 300 log and associated records. Identifies, evaluates, analyzes and recommends means for controlling a wide variety of safety issues, including chemical, physical, radiological, environmental, biological or ergonomic hazards associated with occupational or patient care activities. Assigns, directs, and reviews the work of assigned employees; plans and carries out the training and development of assigned employees; evaluates employees' work performance; recommends selections, promotions, status changes, awards, disciplinary actions, and separations; plans, schedules, and coordinates work operations; solves problems related to the work supervised; determines material, equipment, and facilities needed; explains and elicits the support of employees for management policies and goals; works to achieve the objectives of government-wide personnel programs and policies. Responsible for active support of the Medical Center's EEO program by seeking to eliminate barriers to EEO. Develops, prepares and updates, as necessary, comprehensive Safety Policies, the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and all other program policies and procedures; maintains a comprehensive library pertaining to the safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, environmental and fire protection field. Investigates and analyzes accidents and safety reports from services and evaluates the causal factors and environmental conditions that lead to accidents; devises measures to control hazards detected; prepares annual, statistical or investigative reports. Involved in the planning, development and construction phases of all construction and monitors construction contracts for compliance with applicable standards and conformance with Life Safety Codes; assists design engineers in the unique safety features required in renovations, including air distribution, ventilation, building construction, fire and smoke detection and suppression systems. Conducts and monitors the safety, occupational health, environmental, industrial hygiene and fire protection training for all medical center staff ; evaluates and reports on safety-related training performed station wide. Responsible for compliance with federal, slate and local regulations concerning the management of hazardous materials and waste, and universal waste from the point of entry into the facility to its final disposal. Involved in the planning, development, coordination, and evaluation of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan for the medical center. Oversees the inspections of community nursing homes, Adult Care Centers, Grant and Per Diem facilities and residential board and care homes, and similar programs, to ensure the safety of veterans placed and ensure compliance with Life Safety Codes. Acts as the hub of the safety management information and collection system to provide the Environment of Care Committee with a working agenda and information necessary to make informed decisions concerning the Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental and Fire Protection Program. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday Through Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Safety & Occupational Health Manager/PD023560 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): No Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/26/2024. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: applying federal and state Safety and Occupational Health, Fire Protection, Industrial Hygiene and Environmental laws, statutes, policies, regulations, standards, operational directives and methodologies to plan and carry out a facility-wide program, providing guidance, direction and technical assistance to all managers and supervisors. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Environmental EngineeringPartneringPlanning and EvaluatingProblem SolvingSafety Engineering 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: Incumbent accomplishes on-site visit throughout the facility and requires moderate physical exertion, including transporting equipment, climbing, standing, walking and bending, as well as using personal protective devices and occasional work in confined spaces. The work is performed in an office setting with frequent exposure to a wide variety of hazards found in health care areas, laboratories, shops, construction sites and areas with possible exposure to operating machines, equipment, hazardous materials, high noise levels, dust and chemicals. Travel accomplished usually is to attend meetings, seminars, and other activities related to the position. 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 this grade level.

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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Hampton VA Medical Center 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton, VA 23667 US
• Name: Michael Schultz
• Phone: 804-274-9694
• Email: [email protected]