Industrial Hygienist

Industrial Hygienist

Location:

Health Department Readiness Sustainment Branch

Occupational & Environmental Health Department

U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

2510 5th Street, Bldg. 840

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship                                                            Clearance Requirements: Tier 1 Public Trust Background Investigation - National Agency Check with  Law and Credit Check and fingerprints. (Standard Form 85).                                                                                          Estimated Compensation: $70,000 - $75,000 yearly (negotiable).              Type of Employment: 40 hours per week.                                              Period of Performance: 26 May 2025 - 25 May 2027 (Option to Extend Services).                                                                                         Employee Paid Group Benefits Offered: Health/Dental/Vision.                Paid Time Off per Year: Up to 80 hours per year, occurring on day one.      Sick Leave per Year: Up to 56 hours per year, occurring on day one.        Paid Federal Holidays: Eleven (11) Paid Federal Holidays.                       Travel: No travel is expected under this contract.                              Relationship: Employee of our company and/or 1099 Independent Contractor.

Working Hours

Work will be scheduled generally from 0730 a.m. to 1630 p.m., Monday through Friday. However, there may be times when the employees must work after duty hours and/or on weekends to support specific tasks. Although the schedule may have to be flexible, it will not exceed 40 hours per week. Temporary alternate work locations may be assigned.

Summary of Duties

The Industrial Hygienists will be providing Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to the Health Department Readiness Sustainment Branch, Occupational & Environmental Health Department in the development of educational packages (ePACs) and Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) samples/tests used in the enhancement and validation of operational competencies to effectively utilize the INFICON HAPSITE ER, INFICON HAPSITE Headspace Sampling System (HSS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Gemini Chemical Analyzer, and HACH DR-1900 Portable Spectrophotometer in the development of sound force health protection measures. Industrial Hygienists will provide technical expertise to develop/validate member competencies to effectively utilize data derived from qualitative/quantitative instrumentation in the development of Occupational Environmental Health Site Assessments (OESHA), Health Risk Assessments (HRA), and risk communication (RiskCom) in delivering accurate surveillance recommendations.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Possess a minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Environmental Sciences, Health Physics, Chemistry, or a related field of study.
• Demonstrated knowledge associated with the development of Health Risk Assessments (HRAs) and conducting Occupational Environmental Health Site Selection Assessments (OEHSA), correctly applying Federal Occupational Exposure Guidelines
• (OELs), Acute Exposure Guidelines (AEGL), Military Exposure Guidelines (MEGs), and Similar Exposure Groups (SEGs) in correctly identifying potential exposure pathways.
• Demonstrated laboratory competencies to develop safely and perform quality assurance testing of laboratory proficiency testing of matrixed samples (air/water/soil) for the Inficon HAPSITE ER, Inficon HAPSITE Headspace Sampling System (HSS), Thermo Fisher Gemini, and HATCH DR1900 instrumentation.
• Demonstrated ability to research applicable Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, federal regulations, references, policy, and manufacture operating manuals for utilization in the development of training, presentations, multimedia scripts, job aids, tests, and answer keys associated with advancing enterprise preventive medicine (PRVNTMED) and analytical capabilities of the OETR customers.

Highly Desired Qualifications:

Experience as a Navel Expeditionary Preventive Medicine Unit (NEPMU) Technician/Officer or USAF Bioenvironmental Engineering Officer/Technician with demonstrated experience in occupational/environmental health enterprise conducting water source selection/screening of drinking water supplies, performing area-wide sampling of air and soil determining potentially complex exposure pathways for risk characterization utilizing field portable analytical instrumentation.

• Demonstrated experience associated with analyzing occupational and environmental health hazards in a deployed setting, supporting the development of risk communication plans related to Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs), Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs), Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT), and Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) and associated health effects and protective action postures.
• Demonstrate analytical competencies in using field portable instrumentation and abilities to effectively troubleshoot and resolve intermediate instrumentation errors using standard troubleshooting techniques.
• Have proficiency in writing professional educational (ePACs) and proficiency analytical testing (PAT) packages, ensuring proper formatting, grammar, and language technical accuracy in developing adult educational products in support of the DoD.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop HAPSITE ER and HAPSITE Headspace Sampling System (HSS) educational packages (ePACs) to advance operator knowledge associated with the use of Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) technologies in conducting environmental sampling and interpreting analytical data in the development of health risk assessments (HRAs).
• Develop HAPSITE ER and HSS Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) samples containing one or more volatile organic compounds (VOC) that are detectable within the instruments range and be included in the instrument softwares NIST and/or AMDIS libraries.
• Alternating between spiked sampling media (i.e., air, water, and soil) and detectable concentration levels (i.e., low ppm, low to high ppb, and high ppt) and test Advanced Operators sample analysis training, such as chemical co-elusion, isomer analysis, RIC plot analysis, Cal-Quant Report runs, peak validation and peak integration.
• Develop Thermo Fisher Gemini educational packages (ePACs) to advance operator knowledge associated with the use of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Raman Spectroscopy in conducting environmental sampling and interpretation of analytical data in the development of health risk assessments (HRA).
• Develop Thermo Fisher Gemini (FTIR/RAMAN) Chemical Analyzer PAT samples alternating between a liquid, solid or paste that meets the detection capabilities (covalent bonds) of the instruments FTIR and/or RAMAN spectroscopy and are listed in the instruments onboard libraries.
• Develop HACH DR-1900 Portable Spectrophotometer educational packages (ePACs) to advance operator knowledge to effectively operate, interpret, and apply instrument data in the development of HRAs.
• Develop HACH DR-1900 Portable Spectrophotometer PAT samples that provide an unknown water sample spiked with an analyte chosen from the HACH DR-1900 methods.
• Research and develop written educational packages and answer keys to advance/validate NEPMU operator cognitive and deductive reasoning to select appropriate methodologies, evaluate analytical data in developing sound health risk assessments and risk communication, and evaluate operator responses for completeness and accuracy.
• Develop post-challenge results, reports, and solution sets (document, PowerPoint, video, etc.) that shall be provided to the operators that explain and/or illustrate the proper analysis process of the PAT sample(s) to achieve the targeted results.
• Develop advanced Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) training materials designed to advance enterprise knowledge and competencies to effectively interpret and apply Federal Occupational Exposure Guidelines (OELs), Acute Exposure Guidelines (AEGL), Military Exposure Guidelines (MEGs), and Similar Exposure Groups (SEGs) in the performance of Occupational and Environmental Health Site Assessments (OEHSA) in a deployed environment.
• Research and develop advanced Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) skills enhancement training to ensure operational readiness and mission capabilities to ascertain, interpret, and apply qualitative/quantitative exposure data in the development of Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) Health Risk Assessments (HRA) and risk communication principles.
• Provide SME consultative support to the OETR mission, supporting the development of OETR education and training (E&T) product lines to advance DoD technical training.
• Provide laboratory support operations in developing Proficiency Analytical Testing samples, ensuring adherence to all applicable Federal, State, and local requirements.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

• Competitive Compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision options.
• Outstanding career growth potential.

ABOUT US:

Fidelity Partners is a Inc. 5000, USA company that provides medical, technical, logistical, and administrative services to the federal government and commercial Clients across the country. Fidelity offers competitive salaries and benefits packages.

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