Healthcare Safety & Compliance Specialist - Remote Eligible

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

The Safety and Occupational Health Specialist position is located at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. It supports safety and health staff in regulatory compliance, research, training, program development, accident prevention and safety surveys in a healthcare environment.

This is not a virtual position; you must live within a commutable distance of Sioux Falls and relocation/telework options may be discussed during the interview.

Qualifications

• A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
• If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.

Responsibilities

• Working with supervisors, union officials, and safety and occupational health committees to eliminate or control hazardous operations or conditions.
• Inspecting: Observing workplace conditions and employee performance patterns to identify hazards, detect risks, and determine causal relationships; developing abatement recommendations for safety and occupational health hazards.
• Investigating: Searching for clues, questioning witnesses, retracing sequences to uncover sources of injuries and illnesses.
• Recording: Ensuring data validity, documenting occurrences and data summaries, maintaining program information.
• Analyzing: Examining data to identify sources of losses and recommending actions to prevent injuries and illnesses.
• Reporting: Writing summaries and preparing documentation related to safety and occupational health; promoting training activities; preparing procedures for safety implementation.

Job description

The Safety and Occupational Health Specialist position is located at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. It supports safety and health staff in regulatory compliance, research, training, program development, accident prevention and safety surveys in a healthcare environment.

This is not a virtual position; you must live within a commutable distance of Sioux Falls and relocation/telework options may be discussed during the interview.