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Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Albuquerque, NM $75K – $98K Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Safety and Occupational Health Management ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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Serves as the Safety and Occupational Health Specialist for the New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System, in this role supporting safety and health staff in regulatory compliance, research, training, program development, accident prevention and safety surveys in a healthcare environment.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include: Assumes a lead role in the development of safety goals, policy, and procedural documentation for a facility.
- →Advises management officials within the assigned area on the status of the safety and occupational health programs and recommends changes in the design of work programs to meet new safety and occupational health standards.
- →Conducts Environment of Care Safety and Health inspections of private homes used in the grant per diem.
- →Ensures facility construction and maintenance projects, designs, and specifications comply with OSHA, VA, VHA, and VISN OSH requirements.
- →Confers with safety and occupational health specialists external to the facility to identify hazards related to new laboratory equipment or other areas and to become familiar with evolving techniques and protective devices for controlling or eliminating potential safety hazards.
- →Schedules surveys of VA buildings and offices to identify and evaluate risks involving a wide variety of work environments; determines the extent to which mechanical and physical conditions comply, and makes decisions regarding adherence to established safety policies and procedures.
- →Directs investigations of accidents, analyzing precipitating factors and accident cause data in order to develop specific methods for prevention.
- →Trains other employees and lower grade occupational safety and industrial hygiene staff, providing instruction on a variety of subjects, including chemical, biological, or physical safety topics.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Safety and Occupational Health Specialist/PD50159A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 44524d3d-f6bc-40e4-b041-1fec3a349ec4
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