Health Physicists (Associate Radiation Safety Officer)

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/12/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for CTAP as well as current employees. Individual Occupational Requirement: Health Physics Series 1306 Basic Requirement: A. 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. B. 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. Preferred Experience: Experience in Radiation and Laser Safety. Minimum Qualification Requirement: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Establishing proper technique associated with physical detection and quantitative measurement of radiation. Planning, directing, performing the execution of the radiation safety programs. Ordering of radioactive materials. Monitoring incoming shipments. Maintaining radiation safety program records. Analyzes and prepares personnel radiation exposure records. Oversees compliance with the regulations governing the receipt, inspection, monitoring and recording of incoming shipments of radioactive materials. Provides technical guidance and instruction to service professional or technical employees. Manages the day-to-day operation for effectiveness of Fiscal and Regulatory compliance. Developing imaging quality assurance policies and procedures for the organization. Communicates clearly, both verbally and in writing. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communication Critical Thinking Data Management Health Physics Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; 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 receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The ARSO is required to perform considerable walking, standing, bending, and lifting, in all areas of the Medical Center. The ARSO is required to drive a VA vehicle, to operate computer equipment, to speak and listen well, and to have good vision. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
The Health Physicist – (Associate Radiation Safety Officer, hereafter, the ARSO) reports to the Radiation Safety Officer in the Orlando VA Medical Center. ARSO is the administrative leader of the professional team in the day-to-day operation of the Radiation Safety Program in conformity with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Independently oversees compliance with the regulations governing the receipt, inspection, monitoring and recording of incoming shipments of radioactive materials.