Job Description
Job Description The Radiation Safety section of the Department of Environmental Health & Safety has an outstanding opportunity for a Health Physicist to join their team. Reporting to Radiation Safety Manager, the Health Physicist provides professional level program administration and management with substantial responsibility for directing and controlling program operations for assigned programs. The Health Physicist utilizes specialized knowledge of radiation safety principles and practices to establish policies, methods, and procedures for assigned programs. The Health Physicist ensures assigned programs conform to federal and state regulations and University and EH&S policies. As such, the Health Physicist is accountable for program results and success. The Health Physicist will be involved in strategic planning, program development, and process improvement. This position works closely with internal and external clients and partners to collaborate regarding regulatory compliance issues, training, policy analysis, and reporting to ensure the success of each program. The Health Physicist will directly contribute to and be accountable for creating and sustaining a culture of service, quality, accountability and excellence within Radiation Safety and UW Environmental Health and Safety. This is a full-time, hybrid position with a planned telework schedule of 3 days onsite, 2 days remote. Key Responsibilities This position manages the following radiation safety programs: Radioactive Material Shipping and Receiving Program (20%) Manage and administer the safety program that ensures the shipment and receipt of packages containing radioactive material is conducted in accordance with industry standards and regulatory, license, and institutional requirements. Update the radioactive material shipping and receiving program as needed to maintain compliance with these requirements and to improve efficiency of operations. Maintain policies and Radiation Safety Operating Procedures (RSOPs) for the shipping and receiving program. Incorporate quality assurance (QA) checks into shipping and receiving operations and procedures. Identify, compile, and analyze data needed to monitor radioactive materials received and shipped. Provide data needed for reports, audits, and inspections, and provide recommendations to supervisors regarding necessary resources and actions to maintain a compliant and effective radioactive materials shipping and receiving program. Assure records associated with the receipt and shipment of radioactive materials are complete, current, and managed according to the UW record retention schedules, and established departmental policies and procedures. This includes documentation of receipt inspections and surveys, required shipping papers, records of billing for shipping services, and other required documentation. Address discrepancies identified during inspections and audits of the shipping and receiving program and recommend corrective actions to supervisors. Ensure a qualified individual is designated and available on-site during University business hours to properly receive and survey packages containing radioactive material. Investigate packages that do not pass the required receipt surveys and inspections, determine the necessary follow-up actions and notifications, and ensure they are completed in a timely manner. Receive customer shipment requests, schedule shipments, and notify appropriate personnel to ensure timely delivery or shipment of radioactive material. Coordinate and perform deliveries of radioactive packages using a UW vehicle to UW facilities, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Harborview Medical Center, and other locations in the local area. Prepare radioactive material packages for shipment pursuant to all Federal, State, and international regulations. Coordinate and perform shipments of radioactive material transported by FedEx or another carrier. Optimize deliveries of packages to offsite locations to coincide with other scheduled activities to improve efficiency and minimize travel time and expenses. Provide customer service interactions including shipping requests and scheduling changes, delivery notifications, recharges for shipping services, and answering questions related to packaging and shipping logistics and costs within scope of training and experience. Radiation Detection Instrument Calibration Program (20%) Manage and administer the safety program that ensures the calibration of radiation detection instruments is conducted in accordance with industry standards and regulatory, license, and institutional requirements. Update the ins