Senior Health Physicist

About the role

The Ohio Department of Public Safety – Emergency Management Agency offers a unique opportunity to contribute to disaster preparedness and response efforts. This role is critical in ensuring the health and safety of communities facing potential radiological threats.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates, monitors, and evaluates scientific and technical information related to health physics/emergency response programs.
• Directs operations and/or operates computer models at state and/or local levels to assess radiological consequences from facility malfunctions.
• Interprets results of local, state, and utility company dose projections and protective action recommendations regarding short-term effects on area residents.
• Advises federal, state, and/or local officials on radiation levels, areas requiring evacuation, safe locations for evacuees, and other protective actions necessary to ensure public health and safety.
• Ensures offsite response organizations are properly trained for responding to malfunctions at nuclear facilities and other situations involving radioactive materials.

Requirements

• Four years of full-time experience working with one of the following: radioactive materials, analysis of radioactive materials in the environment, decommissioning of sites contaminated with radioactive materials, radiation-generating equipment for x-ray programs, or experience dealing with regulatory requirements involving radiation surveys for dose assessment, radiation inspections, analysis of situations involving radioactive materials or radiologic health & safety.
• Completion of an undergraduate core program in health physics, nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, radiation physics, radiation sciences, bionucleonics, radiologic technology, nuclear medicine technology, radiation therapy, or physics; plus 24 months of full-time experience working with one of the following: radioactive materials, including engineering principles related to effects of radiation on metals and other components of radioactive material sources or devices, analysis of radioactive materials in the environment, decommissioning of sites contaminated with radioactive materials, radiation-generating equipment, or experience dealing with regulatory requirements involving radiation surveys for dose assessment, radiation inspections, analysis of situations involving radioactive materials or radiologic health & safety.
• NRRPT, CHP, NMTCB, or ARRT certification; plus 24 months of full-time experience working with one of the following: radioactive materials, including engineering principles related to effects of radiation on metals and other components of radioactive material sources or devices, analysis of radioactive materials in the environment, decommissioning of sites contaminated with radioactive materials, radiation-generating equipment, or experience dealing with regulatory requirements involving radiation surveys for dose assessment, radiation inspections, analysis of situations involving radioactive materials or radiologic health & safety.
• Completion of Navy nuclear school; plus 24 months of full-time experience working with one of the following: radioactive materials, including engineering principles related to effects of radiation on metals and other components of radioactive material sources or devices, analysis of radioactive materials in the environment, decommissioning of sites contaminated with radioactive materials, radiation-generating equipment, or experience dealing with regulatory requirements involving radiation surveys for dose assessment, radiation inspections, analysis of situations involving radioactive materials or radiologic health & safety.
• Completion of a graduate core program in health physics, nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, radiation physics, radiation sciences, bionucleonics, radiologic technology, nuclear medicine technology, radiation therapy, or physics; plus 12 months of full-time experience working with one of the following: radioactive materials, including engineering principles related to effects of radiation on metals and other components of radioactive material sources or devices, analysis of radioactive materials in the environment, decommissioning of sites contaminated with radioactive materials, radiation-generating equipment, or experience dealing with regulatory requirements involving radiation surveys for dose assessment, radiation inspections, analysis of situations involving radioactive materials or radiologic health & safety.
• Twenty-four months of experience as a Health Physicist, 84642, and must be able to provide own transportation.

Qualifications

Must be able to provide own transportation.

Skills

Attention to Detail, Customer Focus, Teamwork

Benefits

Multiple pay increases over your first years of service!

Free Parking!

Free Gym Access!

Pay

$34.53 per hour

Schedule

Full-time

Work Hours: 7:30AM to 4:30PM (Subject to 24-hour on-call)

Contact

Contact Name and Information: Alison Granger / argranger@dps.ohio.gov

Unposting Date: Jul 21, 2026, 11:59:00 PM

Work Location: EMA - EOC - JDF

Primary Location: United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus