Physicist (Diagnostic Radiology Medical)

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Physicist (Diagnostic Radiology Medical): A. Education: Bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) in physics, or related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics. The courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and, in addition, courses in any two of the following: electricity and magnetism, heat, light, mechanics, modern physics, and sound. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and, in addition, courses in any two of the following: electricity and magnetism, heat, light, mechanics, modern physics, and sound. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) Selective Placement Factor: Applicant must meet the Food and Drug Administration and American College of Radiology qualification requirements for performance of physics evaluations on full field digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis systems. The member must possess an active American Board of Radiology (ABR) or American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP) board certification in Diagnostic Medical Physics. Other candidates may be considered provided they can demonstrate that they meet any existent qualification requirements for a diagnostic medical physicist by the host US State and ACR medical physicist qualification requirements for CT, MRI, Mammography, and Stereotactic Breast Biopsy accreditation programs. Individual must maintain qualifications needed to provide diagnostic medical physics support services. As of Jan 2021, acceptable certifications from the ABR and ABMP are: Diagnostic Medical Physics, Diagnostic Radiological Physics, Imaging Physics, and Radiological Physics. (Note: You must attach a copy of your certification) Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing one or more of the following: Providing guidance on use of the ionizing and nonionizing equipment, overseeing procedures related to the use and testing of diagnostic radiology equipment in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computerized Tomography (CT), Ultrasound, and Fluoroscopy at a large medical facility. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Health Physics Patient Safety and Quality Care Project Management Quality Management Teaching Others Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).
About the Position: This is a Physicist (Diagnostic Radiology Medical) position located at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.