Industrial Hygienist

The position is responsible for planning - coordinating - evaluating - implementing - and administering a comprehensive industrial hygiene program at all Finger Lakes Healthcare System (FLHCS) facilities engaged in medical - surgical - long-term - residential and outpatient care. Relocation/Recruitment Incentive:
May be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Individual Occupational Requirements

• The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained
• Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene - occupational health sciences - occupational and environmental health - toxicology - safety sciences - or related science
• Or - A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering - physical science - or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry - including organic chemistry - and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry - physics - engineering - health physics - environmental health - biostatistics - biology - physiology - toxicology - epidemiology - or industrial hygiene
• Or - A certification from the Board for Global EHS Credentialing (formerly American Board of Industrial Hygiene(external link) (ABIH))
• SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: A Selective Placement Factor (SPF) has been identified for this position
• Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for the position
• Applicants who do not meet the Selective Placement Factor (SPF) are ineligible for further consideration
• The Selective Placement Factor (SPF) for this position is:
  
  Experience with asbestos sampling and the semi
  -annual inspections - fit testing - working with individuals who have indoor air complaints - and conducting indoor air sampling
• Evaluation of Education All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university
• For engineering degrees to be acceptable - the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) as a professional engineering curriculum
• Evaluation of Experience Qualifying experience involves the recognition - evaluation - corrective actions - and elimination of environmental conditions in the workplace that causes sickness - impaired health - or illness
• This experience must demonstrate a professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of industrial hygiene and closely related sciences such as physics and engineering controls .Such work must have involved experience in all of the following areas: the acquisition of quantitative and qualitative data - and the measurement of exposures for a variety of chemical - physical - and biological stresses
• the analysis of the data acquired and the prediction of probable effects of exposures on the health and well-being of workers
• and the selection and recommendation of appropriate controls - including management - medical - engineering - education or training - and personal protective equipment
• NOTE:
  
  Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable
• Link to OPM Individual Occupational Requirements/ Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable
• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE (GS-11 GRADE LEVEL) - In addition…