Department of Veterans Affairs

Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$62k-$80kDetected 1 day ago

ComplianceCustomer SupportPublic HealthResearchLeadershipOSHA

About the role

The Safety and Occupational Health Specialist is an integral member of the Safety and Health program.
This position is responsible for supporting safety and health staff in regulatory compliance, research, training, program development, accident prevention and safety surveys in a healthcare environment.
Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing safety or occupational health program elements.

The Technical Career Field (TCF) is a national workforce development program within VHA that was designed to replenish technical staff in critically identified positions.

For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07.
The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.
An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for entry into this job series, and it is something that can't be waived.
To qualify for this occupational series, applicants MUST have one of the following listed below.
This may be computed by first determining your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level

OR, 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.
Managing safety or occupational health program elements.
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.

This listing is sourced directly from Department of Veterans Affairs's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.