Health Physicist - Radiation Safety Officer

Position is located at the Stratton VA Medical Center (SVAMC) as the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). Responsibilities Develop and enforce radiation safety policies and procedures to protect people and the environment from the hazards of radiation. Basic Qualification Requirements – you must meet one of the following: A) Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study at an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree or higher in natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus. NOTE: Transcripts must be included to meet the requirement. B) A combination of education and experience -- This must include courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or other education; or certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics (copy of certification must be submitted with your application materials), plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A. NOTE: Transcripts must be included to meet the requirement. Minimum Qualifications for GS‑11 grade level Specialized Experience: At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS‑9 in the Federal Service. Experience must have been in a medical/healthcare setting within a radiation safety program involving both radioactive materials and machine‑produced radiation with x‑ray and CT units; advising on radiation safety and decontamination matters to senior management and recommending courses of action when complex radiation safety problems are encountered. (Experience must be detailed in resume.) Education: Three years of progressively higher‑level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. NOTE: Transcripts must be included to receive credit. Combination of Education and Experience: Combined graduate level education (over 2 years) and specialized experience as described above may be used to meet total experience requirements. NOTE: Transcripts must be included to receive credit. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at #J-18808-Ljbffr US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair