About the Position: The Safety and Occupational Health Manager position is located at the Naval Hospital Bremerton Washington. The incumbent will conduct surveys, inspections, and staff assistance visits throughout a regional area to ensure safety and occupational health standards are being properly implemented and enforced. Recruitment or Relocation incentives May Be authorized. Advanced Leave Accrual: May Be Authorized. Advanced In-Hire: May be Authorized.

Duties

Conduct surveys, inspections, and staff assistance visits throughout a regional area to ensure safety and occupational health standards are being properly implemented and enforced. Investigate notices of unsafe or unhealthy working conditions and takes appropriate actions. Provide specialized safety consulting services to unit commanders, staff, and personnel. Initiate written procedures implementing technical safety standards, codes, and safety requirements for a variety of operations and activities. Inspect or survey workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards. Brief contract workers regarding hospital safety and life safety regulations. Provide oversight, guidance, and supervision of assigned subordinates within the Safety/Life Safety Division. Delegate responsibility to subordinates, reviews their work and provides guidance and assistance on technical and administrative matters.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG).
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 25 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• Required to be screened for applicable immunizations.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.
• This Position requires to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.

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. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)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-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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: I have one year of specialized experience which includes work that involve the management, administration, or operation of a safety and occupational health program or performance of administrative work concerned with safety and occupational health activities such as conducting safety and occupational health inspections of a health center or medical support facilities to identify and recommend control measures for hazardous conditions; correcting deficiencies found during safety inspections by representatives of the national safety organizations and ensuring compliance with national safety standards such as The Joint Commission (TJC), Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA and/or American Hospital Association (AHA). 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: Compliance Inspection and Program ManagementSafety and HealthSafety and Health Training and EducationSafety and Occupational Health (SOH) Hazard Control 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). Physical Demands: The work requires occasional travel, much walking and prolonged standing. Participation in field training exercises, contingency missions, and accident investigations involve extended work hours and exposure to extreme weather conditions and possible hostile environments. The performance of work frequently requires inspections of installation shops, hazardous storage facilities, construction sites, offices, and barracks necessitating extended periods of walking and standing (including rough terrain), bending, stooping and crouching.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83DU DHA PUGET SOUND MKT-BREMERTON DO NOT MAIL Bremerton, WA 98312 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk