Industrial Hygienist

Veterans Health Administration

Memphis (TN)

On-site

USD 75,000 - 97,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Memphis, TN is seeking an Industrial Hygienist to assess and improve occupational health and safety for employees and patients at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr.

VA Medical Center. The role involves inspecting facilities, recommending control measures, and educating staff on exposure prevention. The incumbent conducts studies, analyzes hazardous environments, and prepares comprehensive reports.

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

Conducts inspections to identify occupational health hazards and environmental conditions affecting employees and patients.
Develops and recommends monitoring, analyzing, and control methods for hazardous work situations.
Performs toxic material analyses and interprets results for health implications in the work environment.
Maintains records and writes comprehensive reports on monitoring activities and program effectiveness.
Educates workers on prevention of occupational exposures and diseases; may present expert testimony when required.

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Industrial Hygienist performs various duties to assess work practices and environmental conditions for hazards to the to the health and safety with employees and patients of the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center. Regularly inspects the medical center to identify potential occupational health hazards and the need for further investigative studies and surveys.

Key Responsibilities

Incumbent must be resourceful in devising alternative methods to accomplish program objectives when technical guidelines are not always clear-cut, economic conflicts arise, etc. Work situations cover a wide variety of hazards, work activities and environments and involve numerous types and quantities of exposure to chemical, biological, physical and radiological hazards.

Incumbent must exercise good judgement in selecting ways and means of adapting established methods of monitoring, analyzing and controlling to meet unique hazardous situations including interpretation of multiplicative hazardous factors in work operations. Duties include: Conducting studies of work operations and processes, examining work environments, analyzing findings, promulgating recommendations, and preparing various reports.

Performs analysis to determine nature and degree of toxic materials present. Interprets results of studies for the work environment in terms of possible impairment to health, nature of health impairment, potential for medical center damages, etc. Determines the need for, and effectiveness of, control measures and changes in work procedures. Recommends procedures that will be suitable and effective for the environment.

Receives and disposes of hazardous wastes and maintains appropriate records in accordance with existing EPA standards, state law and VA regulations. Prepares comprehensive and legally sufficient written reports of all monitoring activities performed which are subsequently incorporated into comprehensive reports prepared to assess the overall effectiveness of the industrial hygiene program. Ensures proper documentation of employee exposures in medical records.

Conducts program for the education of workers in the prevention of occupational exposures and diseases at the medical center (hazard communication program). Presents expert testimony before courts of law, hearing boards, workmen's compensation commissions, and other investigative bodies covering all matters pertaining to industrial hygiene. Performs on-site inspection of new construction to ensure compliance with all applicable codes and standards.

Actively participates in and advises multidisciplinary committees on matters related to industrial hygiene. Work Schedule: Shifts Monday- Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm , or 7:30am to 4:00pm, or 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: This position is not authorized for telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Industrial Hygienist/PD502080 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Physical Requirements: The performance of duties requires long period of walking, standing, crawling, kneeling and bending. Moderate lifting and carrying of equipment, use of personal protective devices, and work in hazardous and confined spaces is required. Use of all appendages, good vision and hearing are necessary.

Emotional and mental stability are required.

Requirements & Education

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/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $74678 – $97087/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-30.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.