After The Badge Jobs

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the Industrial Hygienist for VAWCHCS, supporting system-wide safety and occupational health operations
• Identify, evaluate, and control chemical, biological, physical, and radiological hazards in healthcare, laboratory, industrial, construction, and outdoor environments
• Conduct inspections, exposure monitoring, surveys, and studies related to asbestos, hazardous drugs, ethylene oxide, formaldehyde, mercury, nitrous oxide, hazardous and infectious waste, water quality, and respirator programs
• Perform industrial hygiene sampling, analyze data, interpret results, and develop recommendations to mitigate occupational health risks
• Evaluate compliance with OSHA, NIOSH, EPA, NFPA, ANSI, NRC, ACGIH, Joint Commission, and VA directives and regulations
• Develop and recommend effective control measures, work practice changes, and exposure mitigation strategies
• Prepare comprehensive technical reports, exposure documentation, and hazardous waste records in accordance with regulatory and VA requirements
• Provide expert consultation, training, and guidance to leadership, managers, and staff on industrial hygiene and occupational health practices
• Support environmental stewardship initiatives, including pollution prevention, waste minimization, and resource conservation
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health Sciences, or a related field of study
• Professional knowledge of industrial hygiene principles, practices, standards, sampling techniques, instrumentation, and control measures
• Experience conducting industrial hygiene surveys and exposure assessments in complex environments such as healthcare facilities, laboratories, industrial shops, and construction areas
• Working knowledge of OSHA, NIOSH, EPA, ACGIH, NFPA, NRC, DOT, and VA regulations and standards
• Ability to independently plan, manage, and execute an industrial hygiene program with minimal technical supervision
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret exposure data and assess health risks
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare detailed technical reports and provide consultative guidance
• Ability to perform physical inspections involving walking, standing, bending, crawling, confined space entry, and moderate lifting
• Ability to wear respiratory protection (clean-shaven as required by OSHA) and work in hazardous environments
• Valid driver’s license and ability to operate a motor vehicle