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Brief Job Description:
Serves as the Radiation Safety Officer for the department’s radioactive materials license. Working under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Ensures compliance with applicable radiation control laws and regulations for protection of the public and the environment against harmful effects of radiation. Performs advanced (senior-level) health physics and radiation control work. Work involves surveying facilities using sources of radiation to ensure compliance with radiation safety and environmental laws; coordinating health physics activities; and conducting research and development. Develops and provides technical guidance on rules, policies, and procedures based on health physics knowledge, radiation control functions, and statutory authority. Develops, recommends, and implements radiation safety policies, procedures, and guidelines. Measures emissions from different types of radiation and radioactive materials; determines and predicts the movement of radioactivity through the environment; and evaluates plans and facilities for radiological safety of equipment, processes, and the environment. Performs and/or coordinates scientific and technical reviews of radiation safety plans, operations, and facilities. Performs risk assessments based on quantitative relationships between radiation exposure and biological damage. Prepares and approves correspondence, technical reports, environmental assessments, impact statements, or programmatic assessments. May consult and coordinate with representatives of other state and federal radiation control, security, and emergency agencies; special interest groups; the public; or department personnel on radiation and environmental issues. Participate in emergency drills in cooperation with other state and federal agencies. Performs related work as assigned.
Essential Job Functions (EJFs):
EJF 1 30%
Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule following agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
Performs the duties of a radiation safety officer as required by 25 TAC §289.252(f) including establishing and overseeing operating, safety, emergency and ALARA procedures; training and overseeing others who use radioactive materials within the Radiation Program; performing radiation surveys and leak tests of possessed and impounded radioactive material sources; instituting corrective actions; maintaining records; performing source inventories; ensuring compliance with all state and federal regulations. Receiving and processing radioactive waste shipment notifications.
EJF 2 30% Designs and implements the radiation detection calibration program for equipment routinely used by the Radiation Program. Calibrates detection equipment. Maintains a database on instruments and calibration dates. Analyzes the radiological detection needs of the Radiation Program and recommends procurement of detection instruments, monitors the purchasing, receiving, and distribution of new equipment. Works with procurement and contracting to obtain the best pricing and services utilizing state resources. Collects and disposes of outdated equipment.
EJF 3 20% Designs and implements the personnel, area and environmental radiological monitoring program. Analyzes dosimetry results to ensure occupational and public doses are below the allowable limit. Analyzes environmental samples to ensure compliance with environmental laws and provides recommendations on findings. Prepares quarterly and annual environmental monitoring reports. Issues annual personnel dosimetry reports. Provides radiologic dose assessments to personnel upon request.
EJF 4 15% Performs highly advanced radiological dose assessments, serves as a resource person to the Radiation Program in matters relating to radioactive waste disposal, transportation of radioactive materials or wastes, and US EPA requirements for emissions of radioactive materials from licensees. Oversees the disposal of impounded radioactive materials. Reviews licensee complex decommissioning reports and advises the radioactive materials licensing program on findings. Provides public speaking and training on advanced health physics and radiation protection.
EJF 5 5% Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment or location. Performs Emergency Response functions during exercise and actual emergency conditions. Maintains personal and assigned equipment ready for emergency response/deployment. Participates as a lead worker or member of the Department’s and Radiation Emergency Response Team during exercise and actual emergency responses. Coordinates training through the radiation control program's training coordinator, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and approved training courses to maintain required proficiency for assigned emergency response duties.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
Knowledge of
Radiation control, radiological health, and radiation safety practices and techniques,
Health physics, physical science, radioactive materials, radiation, and mathematics,
Radiation detection, measurement, control and environmental monitoring equipment,
Information sources for radiation control, health physics, and environmental surveillance,
Federal and State laws and regulations,
Regulatory procedures of licensing programs,
Radiation control program operations
Skill in
Reading, analyzing, and interpreting complex applications, regulations, and regulatory requirements,
Written and oral communication of technical material,
Communicating technical information at an appropriate level
Ability to
Make independent and sound technical judgments,
Interpret and use engineering drawings and technical data,
Interpret and use scientific and radiological data,
Use Microsoft Office programs at a level commensurate with a business office and technical environment,
Interpret and use radiation shielding designs and radiological and statistical data,
Interpret laws and regulations,
Apply health physics and other scientific principles,
Detect and evaluate radiation and public health hazards,
Communicate effectively,
Train others
Registrations, Licensure Requirements or Certifications:
N/A
Initial Selection Criteria:
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in health physics, nuclear or environmental engineering, environmental or natural sciences, chemistry, or a related field. Experience and education may be substituted for one another. Six months of experience equals 15 education credit hours. Must be able to travel 20% of the time.
Preferred Criteria
The following criteria are generally preferred but are not required; the hiring supervisor may consider any applicant that does not meet any or all the generally preferred criteria for this position, and may give preference to an applicant that meets one or more of the generally preferred criteria:
Experience in health physics, radiation sciences, or nuclear engineering work
3 years of experience working as an RSO
3 years of experience working with state radioactive material regulations
Experience calibrating radiation detection equipment
Licensed Medical Physicist or Certified Health Physicist
Additional Information:
1. Applicants who fail to follow the written instructions in completing the State of Texas Employment Application may be disqualified.
2. PLEASE NOTE: Your application must be complete. It MUST contain dates of employment, job titles, name of employer, name of supervisor, current/final salary, specific reason for leaving, and a summary of experience that demonstrates you meet the initial selection criteria at minimum. Missing information may lead to disqualification.
3. RESUMES DO NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF THE REQUIREMENT TO ENTER ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION IN THE APPLICATION (“See Resume” is not acceptable on the application). Resumes attached and/or pasted into the resume field may not be considered equivalent to the State Application. Information on application must clearly state how applicant meets initial selection criteria in the summary of experience section of the application.
4. This position is eligible for telework, which will be determined by agency and division telework policies. The employee will be required to come into the office, as directed, to fulfill essential job functions. DSHS will provide computer, related equipment, and basic office supplies. If teleworking, selected applicants must have a home office location free from distraction, the ability to provide personal home internet service, and the ability to ensure confidentiality in the workplace.
5. Flexibility in work hours may be required for this position. The position may be required to work extended hours.
6. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
7. Any employment offer is contingent upon available budgeted funds. The offered salary will be determined in accordance with budgetary limits and the requirements of HHS Human Resources Manual. Internal applicants are encouraged to check the HR manual for any potential changes to their current salary.
8. Consideration will also be given to known past job performance, if applicable, and prior work history.
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