Radiation Safety Officer

About the role

This role focuses on preventing workplace accidents and promoting health and safety awareness and education for patients within the organization. It also involves supervising employees and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Works to prevent workplace accidents and promotes health and safety awareness and education for patients within the organization.
• Supervises day-to-day activities of the Radiation Safety Programs at assigned locations.
• Supervises programs for radioisotope lab inspection, radiation survey and area monitoring programs.
• Directs in-house calibration program for radiation survey, monitoring and measurement equipment.
• Evaluates proposed work with radioactive materials in respect to radiation safety in accordance with established review process.
• Evaluates adequacy of training and experience of individuals proposing to work with radioactive materials.
• Maintains necessary records for compliance with regulations of Federal, State and Local agencies, i.e., FDA, NRC, DOT, MASS.
• Supervises radiation waste disposal program.
• Oversees evaluation, selection, design, fabrication, maintenance and use of facilities and equipment for the collection, treatment, packaging and disposal of radioactive waste and for developing related radiation safety procedures.
• Supervises radiation incidents and special decontamination operations.
• On 24 hour call for emergency situations.
• Assists Radiation Safety Officer in planning and documenting emergency procedures and policy statements.
• Assists Radiation Safety Officer in license application, amendment and renewal processes.
• Supervises the personnel radiation-monitoring program.
• Oversees the selection, evaluation, distribution and maintenance of monitoring devices and interpreting results.
• Supervises and maintains programs for bioassay, radioactive effluent measurement and monitoring, process control and confinement systems.
• Prepares annual budget.
• Determines users’ fees for research staff and outside contracts (TUSM and HNRC).
• Meets with departments charged in order to explain billing process.
• Interviews, selects, and trains employees.
• Directs and distributes work.
• Evaluates efficiency and productivity.
• Acts as liaison between Health Physics and research and medical staff.
• Interacts with nursing, supports departments, government officials, hospital administrators, patients, other institutions, industry and general public in order to implement and monitor radiation safety programs.
• Conducts educational program to inform ancillary personnel (clerical ESD, nursing, etc.) whose duties may require them to work in the vicinity of radioactive material, about radiation hazards and appropriate precautions.
• Conducts radiation protection training program for registered radiation workers (occupational exposed).
• Provides training in handling techniques, safety procedures, and general introduction to radiation safety program.
• Provides lecture series for principal investigators seeking to become licensed by the Radiation Safety Committee.
• Provides preparation for licensure examination.
• Prepares and administers the license examination in conjunction with the Radiation Safety Officer and the Radiation Safety Committee.
• Acts as an AO HOC member of the radiation safety committee involved with this program.
• Participates on the Tufts MC Hospital Safety Committee.
• Responsible for calibration of Brachytherapy sources and related radiation safety procedures involved in direct patient care.
• Participates in Medical Physics Division projects such s Diagnostic Radiology Quality Control and Therapeutic Radiology Special Topics Course to be offered to therapeutic radiology residents in the Boston area.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Physics, Biological Sciences, or related field.
• American Board of Health Physics (ABHP) certification or certification eligible.
• Level C HAZMAT certification.
• Eight (8) years of progressively more responsible health physics experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Health Physics, Biological Sciences, or related field.
• National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists (NRRPT).
• Ten (10) years of progressively more responsible health physics experience.

Skills & Abilities

• Working knowledge of ALARA principles, Commonwealth of Massachusetts and NRC regulations, ANSI requirements for laser safety, and NCRP and ICRP recommendations.
• Analytical and organizational skills to organize, prioritize and manage the successful completion of projects within budget and time constraints.
• Solid computer literacy, proficiency in HP Assist and Microsoft Office suite in a Windows environment.
• Administrative skills needed for providing effective leadership to Health Physics staff.
• Advanced skills to appropriately use technology and relevant scientific equipment, as required.
• Excellent skills in problem solving and time management.
• Excellent skills in teamwork.
• Interpersonal skills needed for training employees in appropriate techniques for handling radiation equipment and materials, for interacting with hospital staff, physicians, patients, & government officials.

Physical Requirements

• Occupationally exposed radiation worker.

Pay

$111,175.79 - $141,756.53