You will serve as a Environmental Protection Specialist in the Base Operations Medical Installations (BOMI), Director for Administration of NMRTC PORTSMOUTH VA.

Duties

You will provide oversight for hazardous waste throughout the Medical Center's area of responsibility. You will assist in the management of the pharmaceutical waste program ensuring pick up of waste. You will provide guidance to military service members to ensure cleaning and sanitation standards are maintained. You will assist in the management of Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) and Hazardous Waste (HW) storage practices and ensure environmental compliance. You will handle various types of medical wastes that are considered potentially infectious. You will Periodically will be required to perform environmental inspections and enter data into EMSWeb.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• Must maintain and receive appropriate vaccination against seasonal influenza.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience inspecting Satellite Accumulation (SAA) areas, regulation of Medical Waste (RMW) and store Hazardous Waste (HW) to ensure environmental compliance Experience assisting in the management of a pharmaceutical waste program Experience providing guidance to military members to ensure cleaning and sanitation Experience ensuring proper packaging of Medical Waste and Hazardous waste material Experience handling and storing medical and hazardous waste in accordance with Federal, State and local laws. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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.

Education

Substitution of Education:

• 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

Contacts

• Address NMRTC PORTSMOUTH VA 620 John Paul Jones Circle Portsmouth, VA 23708-5000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]