The Supervisory Safety & Occupational Health Manager is responsible for development and management of comprehensive programs to include general occupational safety, industrial hygiene, fire prevention/life safety, hazardous materials and waste management, emergency preparedness, environmental risk management, and regulatory compliance. This is a Temporary Promotion Not to Exceed 120 days but may be extended as needed and or converted to permanent without further competition.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Provides direct supervision to employees performing a variety of duties within the scope of Safety and Occupational Health Programs. Develop performance standards, writing position descriptions, assigning work to be accomplished, evaluating work performance, schedule work and leave, counseling employees, initiating disciplinary actions, and addressing employee complaints.
Initiates recruitment actions, interviews and selects new employees. Determines staff training needs and obtains resources for continuing education. Responsible for program objectives and performance improvement strategies. Sets short and long-range goals, develops strategic plans, leads development and implementation of performance improvement indicators. Monitors regulatory environment to anticipate changing priorities, program objectives, staffing and financial resources.
Directs administrative functions of multiple, complex programs; prepares statistical and investigative reports Prepares executive briefings and summary reports fort he Administrative Executive Board, Performance Improvement Board, and Executive Council of the Governing Body.
Co-Chairs the Medical Center Environment of Care (EOC) Committee with the Associate Medical Center Director; identifies agenda issues and ensures proceedings comply with VHA and JACHO requirements, including performance improvement indicators and annual EOC management plan reviews; approves minutes for submission to the Associate Director and Director.
Plans, organizes, and directs occupational safety and health programs to promote safety of staff, visitors and patients in a wide variety of settings to include: the Medical Center and Extended Care facility, community out-placement facilities (contracted nursing homes, residential care homes, adult day care centers, half-way homes, and community outreach centers), leased spaces and community-based outpatient clinics.
Directs surveillance methods and schedules to identify a wide range of hazards, to evaluate facilities' compliance with VHA, JCAHO and NFPA standards, and to minimize risks to staff, visitors, patients, and facilities, lead staff in development of corrective actions and closure. Plans and directs programs for management of hazardous materials and waste; plans policy and procedure to achieve compliance with VHA - GEMS, OSHA, and EPA regulations.
Establishes medical center policy and procedures through research, collaboration and publication for: occupational safety and health, incident management, hazard surveillance, life safety, industrial hygiene, hazardous materials and waste management, emergency management, construction safety, and environmental compliance (GEMS).
Plans and directs programs for emergency preparedness; develops medical center policy and procedure to include facility-wide response protocols for a comprehensive range of disaster scenarios, both internal and external; directs disaster exercises in accordance with VHA, CARF, CAP and JCAHO requirements, medical center hazard vulnerability assessment and facility experience.
Directs medical center-wide staff education and training in all required elements of occupational safety and health, ergonomics, fire safety, hazardous materials, industrial hygiene, emergency procedures, Green Environment Management Systems (GEMS), and other topics as required by standards and regulations. Work Schedule: Monday -Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00pm Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Safety & Occupational Health Manager-Detail/Temporary Promotion/PD083500 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
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/.
Shaquanna.Burroughs@va.gov · 254-408-1993
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $113356 – $147365/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-28.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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