Health & Safety Specialist

FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE: Implements and participates in programs to provide preventative medical care and health maintenance in support of safety and health goals. Secures, evaluates, monitors, and administers contracts for medical services. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Designs and implements programs of preventive health education for a assigned territory. 2. Oversees medical contract services provided within the area assigned. Monitors the quality of work provided and implements changes where required. 3. Maintains confidential employee medical records, ensuring that entries are current; prepares summaries of medical information on a regular and as needed basis 4. Ensures that employees are trained in the procedures and resources available for obtaining emergency medical care. 5. Determines the availability of wellness programs, blood pressure screenings, inoculation, and related services in the local communities, and makes arrangements to provide these services to employees. 6. Works with the employee assistance function to identify, refer and follow-up on employees needing these services. Consults with employee assistance committees and coordinators to ensure that resources are readily available. 7. Coordinates the development and implementation of mandated health protection programs in conjunction with employees from the safety function. 8. Develops and reviews crisis management plans; assists in identifying community based medical services to support these plans. 9. Serves on joint safety and health committee(s). Reviews accident reports to assist in identifying safety hazards; consults with representatives of labor and management in identifying and resolving safety and health issues. 10. Provides guidance to injury compensation specialists in understanding work-related injuries, treatment, and physical limitations. Provides medial liaison with OWCP; monitors progress of limited duty and rehabilitation employees. 11. Visits facilities to identify safety and health hazards and obtain feedback on the quality of contractor supplied medical services. 12. Coordinates cross-functionally with all Human Resources functions to ensure effective and comprehensive support. Works proactively to foster a workplace of diversity, inclusion and engagement. 13. Responds to medical emergencies in the facilities to which assigned. REQUIREMENTS: 1. Knowledge of medical care, nursing services, health maintenance programs. 2. Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) initiated health protection programs; in conjunction with the safety staff has the ability to develop and implement these programs. 3. Knowledge of Crisis Management and assists in the development and periodic review of a local Crisis Management Plan; ability to assist in locating and interfacing with community based medical services required for implementation. 4. Knowledge of the Injury Compensation Program and assists injury compensation staff with work related injuries, appropriate treatment/physical limitations: provides medical liaison with Office of Workers Compensation when needed. 5. Ability to monitor progress of limited duty and rehabilitation employees. 6. Ability to provide professional nursing care and assist the medical officer in scheduling and conducting special physical examinations or interviews. 7. Ability to design and implement a program of preventive health education for all employees within a geographic area. 8. Ability to oversee and supervise all medical contract services; implements a quality control program for these services within the defined area of responsibility. 9. Ability to prepare, maintain, and update confidential employee medical records. 10. Ability to communicate with managers and supervisors on health and safety related issues and concerns. 11. Ability to identify and evaluate communities for resources in the provisions of regular and periodic wellness programs, i.e., screening, immunizations, surveys. 12. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT: Applicant must possess a current Registered Nurse license from a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia. 13. Ability to foster and encourage a workplace of diversity, inclusion and engagement. 14. SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Applicant must submit to a Background Investigation (BI) or Tier 4 investigation. This investigation requires, among other things, completion of a questionnaire and fingerprinting for a criminal records check. The investigation may require a drug test. The successful applicant will be required to meet and maintain the requirements of this level of background investigation while holding this position.