HEALTH PHYSICIST

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience understanding the functions and objectives of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, Radiological Control Office, and Radiation Health Division. Experience understanding the operating principles of naval nuclear reactors and reactor systems. Experience implementing the knowledge of theories, principles, standards, and applications of health physics and radiological controls, including knowledge of associated disciplines such as: mathematics, statistics, physics, nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology. Experience applying theories, principles, technical applications of radiation dosimetry, radioactivity analysis, environmental monitoring, radiation safety, and emergency response and the ability to adapt this knowledge to a complex industrial radiation health program. Experience assembling medical records, laboratory tests, and examination results and extracting pertinent information from these results to complete necessary forms and logs. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Health Physics Series 1306 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will serve as a HEALTH PHYSICIST in the Radiation Health Division (Code 105.5), Radiological Control Office (Code 105), Regional Maintenance Department of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.