Health Physicist in Wright, Ohio

Overview

About the Position: This position is located at the 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

-Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

-Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

Dayton, Ohio is the Birthplace of Aviation and so much more! In Dayton and Montgomery County, you will find big-city amenities with Midwestern charm and affordability. Dayton is home to the Wright Brothers (https://www.daytoncvb.com/blog/post/10-facts-about-the-wright-brothers-you-may-or-may-not-know/) , the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (https://www.daytoncvb.com/attractions/dayton-aviation-park/) , and the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (https://www.daytoncvb.com/attractions/air-force-museum/) , the world’s largest and oldest military aviation museum and the state’s most visited free tourist attraction!

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/

Responsibilities

Duties:

• Plan, coordinate, and manage all aspects of the hospital radiation safety program.

• Responsible for the day-to-day activities required to meet all compliance laws, regulations, and guidance for the radioactive materials permit and develops evaluation criteria and guidelines for assessing the radiation safety program efficacy.

• Develop and implement the radiation safety training program and policies/procedures in compliance with all local and federal regulations.

• Direct and/or assist emergency operations involving radioactive materials.

• Provide subject matter expertise in health physics to clinical staff, senior leadership, peer groups, and support personnel.

• Manage the compliance and ensure all radiation-producing equipment throughout the Medical Facility is routinely evaluated by qualified personnel as required by local, federal, and DoD regulations, and applicable accrediting bodies.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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 isin this document (https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0016283) .

Basic Requirement for Health Physicist:

A. Degree: Bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) in natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus.

OR

B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or other education.

OR

C. Certification: Certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience : One year of specialized experience which includes experience in radiation safety; administering a radiation safety program; and performing quality control check of radiation producing equipment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html .

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Location US-OH-Wright-Patterson AFB

Job ID 2024-8331

# Positions 1

Category Medical

Salary Range Competitive