Radiation Control Technician 3

Duties

• Responsible for high-hazard radiological jobs.
• Ensures compliance with radiation protection activities, procedures, and 10CFR835.
• Implements radiation protection procedures and applies these to a wide range of activities, such as reviewing radiological work for proper controls, posting, and compliance with Laboratory requirements.
• Affords operational health physics support in assigned facility, function, or area.
• Assists and mentors employees in on-the-job training in the areas of: group procedures for radiation monitoring, contamination control, external exposure control and emergency response, radiation work permits, and facility design.
• Interfaces with emergency personnel or directly responds to an emergency situation involving radiation or radioactive material.
• Works with the health physicist to determine appropriate re-entry requirements, directs, as necessary, other RCTs in monitoring and dealing with contaminated personnel.
• The RCT 3 may be called upon on an as-needed basis to successfully assume field management responsibility and direct the actions of other technicians.
• Completing assignments requires following or adhering to requirements, specifications, or procedures developed for the task.
• Impact of work may affect an entire facility.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma and two to four years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• RCT 3 is considered skilled/fully proficient.
• At this level, additional training, certification, and/or education may be desirable.
• Essential Job Functions (can perform with or without reasonable accommodation):
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and carry 35 pounds;
• Reading vision; Peripheral Vision, Depth Perception;
• Ability to speak;
• Ability to hear in a normal range (500 to 3000 htz).
• Ability to sit, crawl, stand, walk, run, and climb; in addition to reaching overhead, horizontally, and down;
• Free from chronic wounds or chronic rashes which disrupt the integrity of the skin that would prevent safe entry into controlled areas;
• Ability to use stairways, fixed ladders, and ladders up to six feet.
• Must be physically able to work in demanding environments.

Working Conditions

• Work involves moderate physical demands, such as lifting and carrying radiation protection instruments and wearing personal protective equipment, including respiratory protection.
• Work may be outdoors and may be scheduled at time other than regular work hours.