ASSOCIATE HEALTH PHYSICIST JC-533412
About the role
At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are core to advancing the health and well‑being of California’s diverse people and communities. The Inspection, Compliance and Enforcement (ICE)/X‑Ray Section inspects and investigates X‑ray machine registrants in industrial, dental, and clinical fields statewide, ensuring compliance with radiation control laws and regulations and participating in quality‑assurance audits at local and state levels.
Responsibilities
- Support CDPH’s mission by ensuring qualified individuals use radioactive materials safely and appropriately through timely, high‑quality inspections and investigations.
- Serve as a lead inspector within the Radioactive Materials Unit, performing the more difficult and complex health physicist work.
- Apply advanced principles of radiation and health physics, radiation control standards, regulations, and inspection protocols to radioactive material licensees.
- Use, transport, and maintain radiation detection and other specialized equipment provided for assigned duties.
- Work under the general direction of the Senior Health Physicist of the ICE Section, Radioactive Materials Unit, Richmond.
Pay
The salary range for this classification is $7,558.00 – $10,444.00 per month. New‑to‑State candidates will be hired at the minimum of the range (or the minimum of an alternate range when applicable). Note: The salary information listed may not reflect recent salary increases from adjustments or fiscal‑year changes.
Schedule
This is a permanent, full‑time position located in Contra Costa County with a telework‑hybrid arrangement.
Department website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov. The CDPH is currently an E‑Verify employer. Final filing date: 10/16/2026.