Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

Summary

This position is located in the Division of Quality Management at the Fort Yuma Service Unit, in Winterhaven, California. The incumbent will serve as the Chief of Environmental Health and Safety. A REAL  be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

• Plans and implements a comprehensive program for environmental management, safety and occupational health management, emergency management and security management at a 75,000+ square foot Ambulatory Health Center. The area of responsibility includes one ambulatory healthcare clinic.
• Responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating and managing a comprehensive environmental health and safety program designed to furnish quality health care to patients and to protect health care providers, research staff, and visitors from harm.
• Develops and manages a safety management and industrial hygiene program for employees, patients and visitors within the free standing ambulatory Health Clinic.
• Directs the hazardous materials and wastes management program, and direction and guidance for infectious and other special wastes management.
• Directs, implements, and evaluates the ambulatory center/clinic emergency response program for internal and external disasters.

Conditions of employment include:

• Selectee may be subject to a probationary period.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Delegated Examining Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served, and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same.

IHS Selectees whose duties and responsibilities require them to work permanently, temporarily, or occasionally in an IHS healthcare facility must comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy related to vaccine-preventable diseases, consistent with recommendations for healthcare workers. Vaccine exemption requests may be available, as outlined in the IHS Employee Immunization Policy and facility guidance.

This is a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure that persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes.

On-call hours or standby duty may be required.

Successful completion of a federal background investigation as a condition of employment is required. Upon receipt of instructions, applicants must complete all required background investigation forms within five (5) calendar days of issuance. Timely completion is critical to avoid delays in processing or a determination of unsuitability. Applicants are strongly encouraged to prioritize this requirement and to maintain regular communication with their assigned Personnel Security Specialist throughout the process.

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To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

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.

Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5):

• Managing safety or occupational health program elements.
• Developing…