ORGANIZATION LOCATION: Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, Colorado River Service Unit, Quality Management Division, Safety Department. Position is located in Parker, Arizona, and supervised through the Chief Quality Management Officer. The incumbent is responsible for prioritizing activities to maintain compliance and reduce risks associated with the physical environment, life safety, environment care, emergency management and occupational safety and health at the service unit.
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, AmeriCorps) 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. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Individual Occupational Requirements 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 Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): 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; OR 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. Certificates: Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5. Applicants may also qualify for higher grade levels based on their education and/or experience. In addition, to the Individual Occupation Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-12: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Experience successfully addressing safety management requirements related to healthcare accrediting body requirements. Experience preparing for and meeting accreditation/certification standards, conducts risk analysis surveys and incident investigations. Plans, implements, and manages a comprehensive emergency management, occupational safety and health program. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Develop policies and procedures in various management areas to ensure the service unit complies with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations. Plan, implement, evaluate, and manage a comprehensive environmental health and safety program to conduct a safety and industrial hygiene program for employees, patients and visitors within the service unit. Direct, implement, and evaluate the service unit emergency response and security department program for internal and external disasters to assure the service unit's Fire and Emergency Response Plan and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Conducts environmental monitoring to identify and report health and facility exposure issues, conducts loss control and risk analysis surveys (in Occupational Health, Safety, Security, and Fire, areas). Conducts and oversees the evaluation of required emergency management exercises that are based upon the hospital's identified operational vulnerabilities and threats and involve the necessary facility staff as well as external agencies and organizations.