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The position is at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Radiation Safety Service. The primary purpose of the position is to assists the Radiation
Safety Officer in performing a variety of health physics duties in the hospital and associated community based outpatient clinics that includes surveying all radiation areas and assessing regulatory compliance for laboratories and clinical areas using radioisotopes and radiation-producing equipment.
03/26/2021 to 04/14/2021
$40,271 - $95,851 per year
GS 5 - 9
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
9
No
Yes
CBSX-11073623-21-KH
596582800
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Current federal employees of this agency.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
First Area of Consideration will be Current, Permanent employees of the Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System Second Area of Consideration will be all other Status applicants. Salary Range will be: GS-5 - $40,271 - $42,355 per year GS-7 - $49,884 - $64,852 per year GS-9 - $73,773 - $95,851 per year
The health physicist implements and evaluates tests, procedures, and reporting mechanisms to ensure proper health physics practices within the facility with minimal supervision from the Radiation Safety Officer and Assistant Radiation Safety Officer. Reviews safe uses of radioactive materials following established procedures and regulatory requirements. Utilizes portable survey instruments to survey all radiation areas and takes measurements and wipe tests as appropriate in laboratories and patient care areas to determine levels of radiation and radioactive contamination. Reviews records to determine their adequacy based on Medical Center and The Joint Commission standards/regulations with minimal assistance. Reads and records wipe test results in accordance with the Radiation Safety Manual and Federal regulations.
Prepares written summaries of survey findings, citing deficiencies found and making recommendations for corrective action and submits to the RSO for review. Administers the radioactive waste disposal program by collecting, sorting, measuring, packaging, and documenting radioactive waste. Responds to a wide variety of conventional questions about radiation and health physics from doctors, nurses, other medical center staff, and the general public. Uses appropriate radiation detection and measurement equipment (e.g. for GM detectors, ion chambers, liquid scintillation counters) to determine ambient dose equivalent rates and contamination levels for radioactive material package surveys; user facility inspections; sealed source leak tests; wastes from radionuclide therapy patients; and radiological decommissioning of treatment rooms and facilities.
Independently investigate spills and incidents involving radioactive materials, and will assist in carrying out of the recommended corrective action including decontaminations. Assist the RSO and ARSO in the presentation of educational material on radiation safety to various groups of employees. Reviews reports and health physics practices, and verifies equipment maintenance and certification for routine use with radioactive materials. Documents receipt, storage, disposal and shipment of controlled materials and maintains the proper records. Verifies tests and instrument calibration for well-established uses for controlled materials.
The incumbent assists the Radiation Safety Officer by applying conventional methods to the control of radiation hazards and supports the RSO in the application of innovative technologies. Verifies personnel exposure levels to implement regulatory requirements in the review of dosimetry results and the determination of ALARA level exposures. Maintains the dosimetry data base and orders new monitoring badges as needed and deletes personnel badges for those personnel who have departed from the Medical Center. Maintains the inventory and leak test records for all sealed and unsealed sources utilized in the Medical Center. Develops or revises procedural manuals for monitoring, managing and controlling radiation sources in the clinical and research environments. Assists in the site-specific training for all individuals working in restricted areas. Collects and organizes data for presentation to various internal and external stakeholders including, but not limited to, the Radiation Safety Committee, Medical Executive Council, Environment of Care Council, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Joint Commission, the VA National Health Physics Program, and Food and Drug Administration.
Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Physicist/PD11594-A, PD11596-A, and PD11595-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized for highly qualified individuals
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Degree: natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus.
OR,
Combination of education and experience -- 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, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 04/14/2021 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11073623.
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