Senior Health Physicist (PNs 20013924 & 20013935)

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

14d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Health is hiring two Senior Health Physicists in the Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection. The position performs complex, non-repetitive evaluations of the production, use, release, disposal, or presence of radioactive material in the environment and nuclear facilities, and of ionizing radiation from devices or equipment that emit or can produce radiation.

The role records or assists with recording inspection data gathered through tests, observations, interviews, and reasoning; supports training health physicists and new staff; prepares reports on facility compliance with applicable Ohio Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code requirements; and develops recommendations concerning facility quality assurance programs for radiation protection, control, and safety of workers and the public. It uses and explains radiation survey instruments for detecting alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation. The position also evaluates documents from government agencies, standards bodies, and professional societies when unusual radiation quality-assurance problems require new criteria or policy, and participates with federal, state, and local agencies in radiation emergencies and exercises, including nuclear power plant responses.

This is a permanent, full-time, hourly classified union position. Normal working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at 246 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio. The stated starting rate is $34.53 per hour, with an opportunity for an increase to $36.20 per hour after six months of satisfactory performance and yearly raises thereafter. The selected candidate must be able to provide their own transportation.

Requirements

• Meet one of the listed minimum qualification pathways: four years of full-time relevant experience; an undergraduate core program in a specified field plus 24 months of relevant full-time experience; a listed certification plus 24 months of relevant full-time experience; completion of Navy nuclear school plus 24 months of relevant full-time experience; a graduate core program in a specified field plus 12 months of relevant full-time experience; 24 months of experience as a Health Physicist, 84642; or an equivalent qualification.
• Relevant experience must involve one or more of the listed areas, including radioactive materials, environmental analysis of radioactive materials, decommissioning contaminated sites, radiation-generating equipment, radiation-related regulatory requirements and surveys for dose assessment, radiation inspections, analysis of radioactive-material situations, or radiologic health and safety. Certain pathways specify engineering principles concerning radiation effects on metals and other components of radioactive-material sources or devices.
• Be able to provide own transportation.
• Provide official transcripts for claimed post-secondary education when requested, within five working days.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate or advanced degree in health physics, nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, radiation physics, radiation sciences, bionucleonics, radiologic technology, nuclear medicine technology, radiation therapy, or physics.
• Radiation-related certification, such as ARRT, CHP, AAPM, or NRRPT.
• Experience collecting and analyzing data to produce technical reports.
• Experience preparing and delivering presentations to specialized audiences and the general public.
• Experience using computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in radiation protection, radiation safety, or health physics oversight at Department of Energy facilities, nuclear power plants, medical institutions, or other facilities using radioactive materials.
• Experience conducting radiation surveys.
• Experience determining compliance with radioactive-material regulations.
• Experience conducting medical radioactive-material inspections.
• Experience conducting medical radioactive-material licensing activities.

Responsibilities

• Record, or assist health physicists in recording, inspection data obtained through tests, observations, interviews, and reasoning.
• Assist the supervisor in training health physicists and new staff.
• Write reports on the compliance of evaluated or inspected facilities with applicable Ohio Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code requirements.
• Formulate recommendations on facility quality assurance programs concerning radiation protection, radiation control, and radiation safety for workers and the general public.
• Use and explain the use of radiation survey instruments for detecting alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation.
• Evaluate documents from federal or state agencies, standard-setting bodies, and professional societies addressing unusual radiation quality-assurance problems for which new criteria and policy must be established.
• Participate with federal, state, and local agencies in radiation emergency responses and exercises, including nuclear power plant emergencies and drills.

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, and 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, and optional deferred compensation.

What This Job Offers

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