Physical Science Technician

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA located at Camp Lejeune seeks qualified candidates for a position requiring specialized experience in managing sealed radioactive sources, RAM security, and QC records for imaging modalities. A Master's degree or 2 years of graduate study in a related field is required, with transcripts if qualifying by education.

Direct Hire Solicitation with potential relocation incentive.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: assisting maintaining the master inventory records for all sealed radioactive sources and radiation detection equipment.
• Specialized Experience: performing physical checks of Radioactive Material (RAM) security to verify correct radiation signage.
• Specialized Experience: assisting in performing a first-level check of Quality Control (QC) records for all imaging modalities.
• Education/Experience: Master's degree or 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in education or a related field; transcripts required.

Education

Master's degree or 2 years of graduate education in Medical Physics or Radiological Sciences

Job description

About the Position

This position is located Camp Lejeune This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes

Who May Apply:

US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience:

• 1) assisting maintaining the master inventory records for all sealed radioactive sources and radiation detection equipment;
• 2) performing physical checks of Radioactive Material (RAM) security to verify correct radiation signage;
• 3) assisting in performing a first-level check of Quality Control (QC) records for all imaging modalities.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).

OR Education:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in education or a subject area related to the position to be filled, such as Medical Physics or Radiological Sciences.

OR Combination of Education and Experience:

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages.