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Health Physicist - Radiation Safety Officer
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
Employee will be assigned to Radiation Safety, VA Medical Center, Albany, NY, serving as the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). The employee is responsible for developing and enforcing radiation safety policies and procedures for the protection of people and the environment from the hazards of radiation.
What You'll Do
- →***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include, but may not be limited to: Manages a large broad scope radiation safety program involving both radioactive materials and machine-produced radiation (x-rays).
- →Implements a radiation safety program in nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, and in the research departments.
- →Serves as the facility's technical expert in radiation safety and decontamination matters and has direct access to senior management.
- →Designs, establishes, and implements written policies and procedures for a Radiation Safety Program encompassing the clinical and research use of radionuclides and machine produced radiation.
- →Responds to radiation incidents involving patients, employees, or visitors and takes appropriate corrective action(s).
- →Oversees the inventory of radioactive material, and receipt ,disposal, transportation, and shipment of radioactive material.
- →Provides radiological physics support for facility activities involving the use of medical radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
- →Conducts and supervises audits and scientific assessments of all clinical and research radioactive material safety programs to ensure compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and VA regulations.
- →Manages the machine-produced radiation safety program.
- →Maintains compliance with regulations and best practices; and provides radiological physics support for facility activities involving the use of medical radiation in imaging.
- →Participates in the implementation of new diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceutical procedures by obtaining regulatory approval, developing radiation safety protocols, and ensuring implementation of those protocols.
- →Assists in developing policy and procedures for the safe use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Lasers and conducting audits and inventory.
- →Serves on various committees.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Required Documents" below for details.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
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