Serves as the principal Occupational Safety and Health Manager for the Miami VAMC providing direct supervision to employees within the Occupational Safety and Health Program. This position has the lead responsibility for planning, designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating program operations to achieve compliance with VHA, OSHA, JCAHO, NFPA,DOT, CARP, CAP and state and local ordinances.

Duties

Provide direct supervision of employees within the scope of OSHP. Develop performance standards, writing position descriptions, evaluating work performance. Scheduling work and leave, counseling of employees whose performance is marginal or unsatisfactory, initiating disciplinary actions when necessary and addressing employee complaints. Initiate recruitment actions, interview and select new employees. Determine staffs training needs and obtains resources for continuing education. Instruct employees on technical and administrative matters. Monitor regulatory environment to anticipate changing priorities, program objectives, staffing and financial resources. Furnish consultation to the Chiefs of Services and other medical center administrators concerned with the health and safety of the Veterans, employees and visitors of the facility. Responsible for the development of technology, data acquisition, methodology, industrial hygiene and system analysis for the MVAMC. Ensures implementation of the Safety, Occupational Health, and Fire Protection Programs in accordance with the Joint Commission (JC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA). Interpret new safety & health and environmental legislation and recommend the adoption or implementation of specific policies and procedures. Maintains a working knowledge of all regulatory agency requirements as they pertain to the Safety Program of the MVAMC. Review contractor safety plans to evaluate risks to the MVAMC staff, visitors and patients ensuring compliance with applicable VHA, NFP, and OSHA regulations. Participate in pre-construction meetings with private contractors to asses safety hazards related to contractor activities such as renovation and new construction. Plan and direct programs for management of life safety and fire prevention while maintaining a close working relationship with local and community fire officials. Oversight of fire alarm and fire extinguisher system contracts for maintenance and inspection. Plan and direct programs for management of hazardous materials and waste. Meet and work with state and local authorities to ensure MVAMC compliance with state and county hazardous materials ordinances and reporting requirements. Required to respond to any request, directives, reports and/or inspections conducted by JC, OSHA, Committee on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and NFPA. Plan and direct programs for emergency preparedness. Develop MVAMC policy and procedure to include facility wide response protocols for a comprehensive range of disaster scenarios. Maintain working relationship with Emergency Medical Center Strategic Healthcare group (EMSHG), Area Emergency Managers in VISN 8, local and county emergency management officials. Direct Healthcare System wide staff education and training in all required elements of occupational safety and health, ergonomics, fire safety, hazardous materials, industrial hygiene, emergency procedures, Green Environment Management Systems, and other topics as required by regulation. Supervisory Statement: A one year supervisory probation period may be required for this position. Work Schedule: 07:30am - 4:00pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Safety & Occupational Health Manager/PD083500 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/23/2024. 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. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Individual Occupational Requirements Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology. OR Experience - Specialized Experience: Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing safety or occupational health program elements. Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management. Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements. Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards. Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards. Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards. Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards. Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects. Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse. 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: Managing a safety or occupational health program. Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards. Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects. Advising on technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementComplianceOrganizational Performance AnalysisTechnical Credibility 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: The work during non-crisis times is primarily sedentary, but may involve moderate physical effort including walking, climbing, light lifting, etc., when at field locations. During crisis, emergency situations and on-site disaster operations, conditions may be primitive with little or no shelter, electricity, and water requiring the incumbent to "campout" and fend for self in basic needs. 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.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

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 Bruce W Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1201 Northwest 16th Street Miami, FL 33125 US
• Name: Anthony Wise
• Phone: 615-225-2950
• Email: [email protected]