Industrial Hygienist

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • Elmendorf AFB, AK

21d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at the 673rd Medical Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The Industrial Hygienist performs industrial hygiene and occupational health surveillance, management control, program management, technical support, and quality control. The role identifies, evaluates, and controls a wide range of health hazards at a Military Treatment Facility; documents surveillance assessment findings; recommends corrective actions and controls in automated systems; provides occupational health exposure data to Public Health personnel; and represents Bioenvironmental Engineering at the Occupational and Environmental Health Working Group. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Federal employees in Alaska are currently entitled to a 1.49% cost-of-living allowance in addition to base salary, subject to change.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Meet the basic education or certification requirement through one of the following: a bachelor's or graduate degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or a related science; an eligible bachelor's degree in engineering, physical science, or life science with the specified coursework (12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours in an eligible subject area); or certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).
• For an eligible engineering degree, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by ABET as a professional engineering curriculum.
• In addition to the basic requirement, qualify through one of the following: one year of specialized experience conducting industrial hygiene studies or surveys, compiling or analyzing industrial hygiene data, and assisting with advisement on industrial or environmental hazards; a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a relevant field; or an eligible combination of education and experience totaling at least 100% of the requirements.
• Foreign education used to meet qualification requirements must be evaluated by an appropriate private organization as equivalent to U.S. accredited education, or receive full course credit from a U.S.-accredited college or university.
• A suitability or fitness determination and completed background investigation may be required; a Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• Sign a condition-of-employment statement consenting to seasonal influenza vaccination or provide a recognized exemption.
• Complete a pre-placement medical examination and immunization screening. Hepatitis B immunization is required for positions with direct patient contact; other immunization proof may be required depending on the position.
• Moderate to heavy lifting up to 44 pounds is required.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Complete a one-year probationary period; continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform industrial hygiene and occupational health surveillance tasks, management control, program management, technical support, and quality control.
• Identify, evaluate, and control health hazards at a Military Treatment Facility.
• Complete and document surveillance assessment findings and recommend corrective actions and controls in automated systems.
• Provide occupational health exposure data to Public Health personnel.
• Represent Bioenvironmental Engineering elements at the Occupational and Environmental Health Working Group (OEHWG).
• Manage occupational health routine surveillance, respiratory protection, ventilation, radiation protection, fetal protection, hazardous noise, self-inspection, training, special surveillance, and hazard communication programs.

Benefits

• A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Federal employees in Alaska are currently entitled to a 1.49% cost-of-living allowance in addition to base salary, subject to change.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized, subject to applicable regulations and an agency determination.
• Applicants selected from the contiguous United States may be afforded pay retention when the basic rate of pay would otherwise be reduced.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level