Health Physics Supervisor (PN 20013929)

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Health is hiring a Health Physics Supervisor in the Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection (BEHRP). The position directly supervises health physicists in the radioactive materials program and assists the program administrator and bureau chief with planning, developing, and implementing the agreement state program. It also oversees inspection, investigation, technical evaluation, environmental monitoring, and radiation emergency response activities, and supports the development and continuous improvement of BEHRP program areas.

The position is based at 246 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio. Normal hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a flexible schedule. Radiation emergency response may require evening and weekend work and carrying a cell phone for 24-hour on-call availability. The selected candidate must provide their own transportation. This is a permanent, full-time, exempt hourly position paying $40.40 per hour at the starting step, with an opportunity for an increase to $42.70 per hour after six months of satisfactory performance and yearly raises thereafter.

The final candidate must undergo a criminal background check. Official transcripts for claimed post-secondary education must be provided when requested. Applications are accepted online, and applicants must substantiate supplemental-question answers through the work experience and education listed in their application.

Requirements

• Five years of full-time experience in one or more of the following: working with radioactive materials; analyzing radioactive materials in the environment; decommissioning sites contaminated with radioactive materials; working with radiation-generating equipment; regulatory experience involving radiation surveys for dose assessment or radiation inspections; or analyzing situations involving radioactive materials or radiologic health and safety. Alternatively, applicants may qualify through one of the alternative pathways listed in the posting.
• Twelve months of experience in supervisory principles or techniques.
• Must be able to provide own transportation.
• Alternative pathway: NRRPT, CHP, NMTCB, or ARRT certification, plus 24 months of full-time experience in one of the specified radiation-related areas and 12 months of supervisory-principles-or-techniques experience.
• Alternative pathway: completion of Navy nuclear school, plus 24 months of full-time experience in one of the specified radiation-related areas and 12 months of supervisory-principles-or-techniques experience.
• Alternative pathway: 36 months of experience as a Senior Health Physicist (84643), plus 12 months of supervisory-principles-or-techniques experience.
• Equivalent of the stated minimum class qualifications may also qualify.
• Job skills include public health; technical skills include environmental services, interviewing, and management; professional skills include adaptability, critical thinking, delegation, presenting, and public speaking.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise health physicists in the radioactive materials program, including assigning and monitoring daily work, identifying staff development needs, providing training and coaching, onboarding employees, participating in recruitment and interviews, reviewing leave requests, completing performance evaluations, holding staff meetings, and recommending or initiating corrective or disciplinary action when appropriate.
• Assist the program administrator and bureau chief in planning, developing, and implementing the bureau's agreement state program.
• Develop rules, licensing and inspection criteria, and processes and procedures for implementation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission agreement; develop compliance performance criteria and ensure processes meet NRC agreement and state criteria.
• Assist the program administrator with preparing budgets and reports.
• Direct activities related to inspection of handlers of state-controlled and agreement-state radioactive materials, investigations of unusual licensing requests, technical evaluations and inspections, reports of hazardous situations and complaints, and environmental monitoring and research projects involving radioactive materials.
• Oversee complex and non-repetitive evaluations of radioactive material production, use, release, disposal, or presence in the environment, and exposures to ionizing radiation.
• Participate with federal, state, and local agencies in radiation emergency response and exercises, including nuclear power plant emergencies and drills.
• Ensure development, implementation, and continuous improvement of BEHRP program areas.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of the eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave
• Education and development opportunities, including employee development funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Public retirement systems, including OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS
• Optional deferred compensation through Ohio Deferred Compensation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed