Radiation Safety Pathway: Health Physicist Trainee

Maryland; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 63,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework opportunities

Flexible work schedules

Free mass transit in Baltimore & Annap

Job summary

The Maryland Department of the Environment seeks a Health Physicist Trainee in Baltimore to support the Radiation Control Program. Training will cover radon outreach, enforcement actions and regulatory development, with exposure protection for the public and workers from X-ray devices.

Responsibilities include participating in emergency response simulations and advancing through a potential promotion path within the Health Physicist series as performance progresses.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in recognizing, evaluating and controlling radiological hazards.
• Substitutions: a Bachelor's degree with 30 credit hours in sciences may replace some experience.
• Substitutions: military service in Health/Medical Physicist classifications may replace experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with enforcement actions to protect the public and workers from radiation exposure from X-ray machines.
• Support regulatory development and radon outreach under the Radiation Control Program.
• Participate in simulated or real nuclear emergency response events.

Skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPt

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 30 credit hours in mathematical, physical or biological sciences

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Maryland Department of the Environment seeks a Health Physicist Trainee in Baltimore to support the Radiation Control Program. Training will cover radon outreach, enforcement actions and regulatory development, with exposure protection for the public and workers from X-ray devices.

Responsibilities include participating in emergency response simulations and advancing through a potential promotion path within the Health Physicist series as performance progresses.