Health Physicist - Associate Radiation Safety Officer (ARSO)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Temple (TX); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Associate Radiation Safety Officer and senior health physicist to oversee a comprehensive radiation safety program across medical and research activities involving radioactive materials and radiation sources.

The role requires ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, supervising a team of Health Physicists and Radiology staff, and serving as the contracting officer representative for medical physics contracts.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee the health care system Radiation Safety Program for ionizing/non-ionizing radiation.
• Plan and schedule routine radiation safety program elements.
• Justify the purchase of new equipment and improve procedures.
• Manage day-to-day operations of the Radioactive Waste Disposal Program.
• Provide clinical radiation safety support to Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Oncology, and related areas.

Conocimientos

Radiation safety

Health physics

NRC license compliance

Safety program management

Descripción del empleo

Summary

The person in this position serves as the Associate Radiation Safety Officer (of record on NRC license) and a senior health physicist (ionizing machine produced radiation safety officer of record) - overseeing a comprehensive radiation safety program in support of hundreds of individuals using radioactive materials - individuals exposed to radiation - and/or individuals using radiation sources for medical and research.

Summary

The person in this position serves as the Associate Radiation Safety Officer (of record on NRC license) and a senior health physicist (ionizing machine produced radiation safety officer of record) - overseeing a comprehensive radiation safety program in support of hundreds of individuals using radioactive materials - individuals exposed to radiation - and/or individuals using radiation sources for medical and research.

Duties

• Please Note: This announcement has been extended until October 14 - 2026
• Applicants who have already applied do not need to reapply but may update their application materials during this time
• ***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 are not limited to - the following: Ensures overall compliance of the health care system Medical and Research Radiation Safety Program to include ionizing/non-ionizing radiation produced by materials and machine Plans and schedules ongoing radiation safety program elements on a routine basis Justifies the purchase of new equipment Improves work methods and procedures used to produce work products Oversees/conducts the acquisition and interpretation of technical data - estimates - statistics - suggestions - and other information useful to the health care system Manages the day-to-day operations of a health care system's Radioactive Waste Disposal Program Interprets federal - state and local requirements to instruct Health Physicists - Medical Physicists - Researchers - physicians - and facility personnel on radiation safety issues Provides clinical radiation safety support to Radiology - Nuclear Medicine - Radiation Oncology - etc
• Serves as health care system's machine producing radiation subject matter expert Serves as contracting officer representative for the medical physics contract Ensures all radiation safety equipment is functional and calibrated Performs administrative duties in support of the Radiation Safety Program Performs other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 8:00am to 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: 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
• Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.