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Safety & Occupational Health Manager
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-sitePrescott, AZ$90K – $116KApply by May 29, 2026Safety and Occupational Health ManagementESTJOperations
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The primary purpose of the Safety Manager is to direct the Occupational Safety and Health Program at a major federal medical facility. The incumbent has the overall responsibility for planning, organizing, administering, and evaluating a program involving diverse medlcal and industrial safety responsibilities. The incumbent directly supervises safety specialists who support the day-to-day operations for the safety program. **This position is authorized for a Recruitment/Relocation Incentive**
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Studies Federal, State or local requirements which contain permissible exposure limits, and collects/maintains appropriate documentation for reference materials and back up.
- →Develops policies to comply with specific laws and regulations, which often contain conflicting requirements, while minimizing adverse impact to patient care.
- →Keeps current and updated on new industry standards developed by other organizations; studies health and safety reports, journals and related periodicals in work processes that create health hazards.
- →Develops policies to comply with specific laws and regulations, which often contain conflicting requirements, while minimizing adverse impact to patient care.
- →Carries out inspections of workplaces and investigations of accidents, recording of injuries, occupational illnesses, property loss and fires; and analyzing of lost time injuries and illnesses and reporting, as required.
- →Effects compliance with safety-related legislative and accrediting requirements at the Medical Center.
- →These include those mandated by Federal, state and local authorities having specific jurisdiction concerning protection and quality of life and environment, as well as those of accrediting bodies.
- →Specifically, incumbent shares primary responsibility for compliance with The Joint Commission Environment of Care and CARF Environment of Care standards.
- →The incumbent operates an effective fire, safety, emergency management and occupational health program that meets VA, Joint Commission, and OSHA standards.
- →The incumbent provides leadership and information to services toward fulfilling VASDHS occupational safety and health goals.
- →The incumbent conducts proactive risk assessments that evaluate the potential adverse impact of buildings, grounds, equipment, occupants, and internal physical systems of the safety and health of patients, staff, and other people coming to the hospital's facilities.
- →Coordinates hazard surveillance activities (e.g., Environment of Care Rounds and Safety Inspections), aggregate outcome data, and analyzes information to identify trends.
- →The incumbent conducts periodic environmental tours to identify environmental deficiencies hazards, and unsafe practices.
- →Explains performance expectations to employees and provides regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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 dentification 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓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/.
Personality Fit
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Job ID: 16990919-7be1-4273-b7d4-a1868789d699
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