Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

Veterans Health Administration; Bay Pines (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration at CW Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, FL seeks a Safety & Occupational Health Specialist to support comprehensive programs in occupational safety, health, fire protection and industrial hygiene to protect patients, visitors and staff.

Ideal candidates will have experience in safety/occupational health, ability to prepare investigative reports, conduct inspections, and develop training programs that enhance workplace safety and compliance across the

Qualifications

• Experience in safety and occupational health that provides the necessary knowledge and skills.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09, as described in the job listing.
• Ability to prepare written reports and present corrective recommendations.
• Ability to train employees in safety and occupational health subjects.
• Experience directing safety and fire protection inspections and PMI activities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in administration of comprehensive Occupational Safety, Health, Fire Protection, and Industrial Hygiene programs.
• Direct investigations of accidents and recommend corrective measures to prevent recurrence.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive safety training program for staff.
• Direct PMI work on facility safety and fire protection equipment and systems.
• Perform safety inspections at outside facilities and report findings to management.

Skills

Safety program management

Policy development

Training delivery

Hazard analysis

Education

Safety or occupational health education; related fields with 24 semester hours

Job description

The incumbent serves as the Safety & Occupational Health Specialist at CW Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, FL. They are responsible for assisting in the administration of comprehensive and involved program of Occupational Safety, Health, Fire Protection, and Industrial Hygiene designed to protect the lives, health, and personal property of patients, visitors, and employees, and for the protection of government property.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/02/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology. Or Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): 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. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Managing safety or occupational health program elements.
• Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management.
• Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements.
• Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards.
• Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses.
• Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards.
• Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards.
• 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.
• Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:

• Prepares written reports of investigations into safety & occupational health problems identified on station and present recommendations for the solution of these problems.
• Directs investigation and/or review of all accidents involving government property, employees, visitors, and patient injuries and recommends corrective measures to prevent similar occurrence of similar types of accidents in the future.
• Assists, directs and implements a comprehensive Occupational Safety, Health, Fire Protection, and Industrial Hygiene Training Program for employees.
• Directs and conducts PMI work on all facility safety and fire protection equipment and systems to insure these systems are maintained so as to maximize their effectiveness.
• Directs/conducts fire safety & general safety inspections at a number of outside facilities, such as contract nursing homes, CBOCs, etc. and reports findings to appropriate management personnel.
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