Associate Radiation Safety Officer / Contract - AGH

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

This role will be responsible for communication for the reading rooms, workflow and image management, information dissemination, and administrative support. The role will perform management responsibilities including hiring and termination decisions, coaching and development, rewards and recognition, performance management and staff productivity. The position will plan, organize, staff, and manage the day-to-day operations of the team; develop and implement policies and programs as necessary; and manage to assigned budgets. This role also manages the AHN radiation safety program, ensuring the safe use of ionizing radiation at AHN facilities for patients, staff and visitors. The position provides essential professional support to ensure compliance with PA DEP, TJC, FDA, CMS and DOH regulations, and assumes responsibilities in the departmental Radiation Safety Officer's absence. Additionally, the role directs patient care activities involving therapeutic and diagnostic patient administrations of unsealed and sealed radioactive material(s), and provides leadership and technical guidance in response to radiation emergencies. The position also provides oversight and guidance to Radiation Physics support staff involved in radiation safety activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Health Physics, Medical Physics, Physics, or Biomedical Engineering.
• 5 years of experience in management of radiation safety program and regulatory compliance activities, as well as meeting the requirements of qualified radiation expert/RSO per regulatory definitions
• 3 years of experience in management or leadership role
• Strong working knowledge of current regulations related to a radiation safety program
• Experience working in radiation safety utilizing radiation materials and radiation-producing equipment for medical diagnosis and therapy, and/or academic and research purposes
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering training designed to protect institutions, laboratory, and other personnel from radiation hazards.
• Knowledge of transport and disposal procedures for safe handling of radioactive materials and/or disposal of radiation-producing equipment
• Knowledge of radiation safety procedures, standards, and protocols
• Ability to develop, implement, and enforce safety programs and protocols
• Knowledge of radioactive materials and/or radiation-producing equipment inventory control, shielding designs, waste handling procedures, dosimetry, and/or licensing requirements
• Ability to provide technical guidance and leadership to professional personnel in area of expertise
• Ability to operate radiation detection instruments and other relevant radiation physics test equipment
• Ability to develop safety procedures and protocols

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Health Physics or Medical Physics
• Certified Health Physicist – American Board of Health Physics (ABHP) or Diagnostic Medical Physics – American Board of Radiology (ABR) or Nuclear Medical Physics – American Board of Radiology (ABR)

Responsibilities

• Perform management responsibilities to include, but not limited to: involved in hiring and termination decisions, coaching and development, rewards and recognition, performance management and staff productivity.
• Plan, organize, staff, and manage the day-to-day operations of the team; develop and implement policies and programs as necessary; manage to assigned budgets.
• Manage the AHN radiation safety program
• Ensure the safe use of ionizing radiation at AHN facilities for patients, staff and visitor radiation safety
• Provide essential professional support to ensure compliance with PA DEP, TJC, FDA, CMS and DOH regulations
• Assume responsibilities in departmental Radiation Safety Officer's absence
• Direct Patient Care Activities - Therapeutic and diagnostic patient administrations of unsealed and sealed radioactive material(s)
• Radiation Emergency Response - Provide leadership and technical guidance in response to internal and external radiation emergencies including but not limited to, radioactive contamination monitoring, decontamination, and documentation and emergency event analysis
• Provide oversight and guidance to Radiation Physics support staff involved in radiation safety activities and responsibilities
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Benefits

• Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
• As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
• Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
• Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager