Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

Works under general oversight on assignments for the Washington University and Washington University School of Medicine (WU&WUSM) radiation safety program and for other contracted organizations within and affiliated with the Washington University School of Medicine. Work involves radioactive materials, radiation sources, radiation generating devices, radioactive and hazardous wastes, large magnets, lasers, etc. The position requires an understanding of the principles and goals of radiation protection, and techniques employed to comply with applicable requirements. The position requires the ability to evaluate information, identify needs, and communicate with users to obtain additional information. Assignments may focus in one or more particular technical areas, but the position is expected to develop a broad base of technical knowledge over time. The position is expected to manage specific project tasks or technical teams under general oversight of a manager responsible for a particular technical area of the radiation safety program. The position may be assigned technical area management or supervisory responsibilities. The ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of individuals, and to communicate technical information clearly and concisely, is expected. This position promotes the use of radioactivity as part of a safe work environment, is involved in the management of the radiation safety program, and helps maintain the school’s compliance with Federal, state, and local regulations.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assignments will be related to one or more technical areas of the radiation safety program.  Examples of some technical areas include: user authorizations, medical use (clinical and research, nuclear medicine, interventional radiology, radiation oncology), research use (animal, human, in vitro, biological, chemical, physical, engineering), inspections, surveys, cyclotron produced materials (production, distribution, use), imaging, x-ray and fluoroscopy, sealed sources and irradiators, instrument calibration, radioactive materials accountability and transportation (ordering, receipt and distribution), user and staff training, radioactive waste management and shipping (collection, processing, disposal), dosimetry and bioassay, ALARA program, decommissioning, release surveys and closeouts, and emergency response.

• Technical assignments will include laboratory and other facility inspections, technical assessments, surveys, monitoring, measurements, sampling, data evaluation and QA, records review and maintenance, procedures development and maintenance, investigations, documentation, and report preparation.   

• Project task assignments are usually of short duration and involve planning and obtaining approvals; scheduling resources including staff; coordinating, directing and monitoring the conduct of the work; communicating progress to supervisor and management; identifying problems or issues and seeking guidance and resolution through supervisor and management; interacting with users and their staff and management with the involvement of RS management as appropriate, assembling data and compiling reports, arranging for waste management; and supporting cost recovery as needed.

• Technical team leader assignments are usually of a long-term nature and involve the same kinds of activities listed for project task assignments.  In addition, a team leader has responsibilities for team meetings and records, the schedule and assignments among team members, and promoting improvements to procedures and program elements relevant to the work of the team.

• Specific technical assignment assessment categories indicative of this skill and experience level for Human-Use Radioactive Materials (HU-RAM) program support may include: patient room preparation; patient room release surveys; HU-RAM area dose evaluation; HU-RAM audits and inspections; HU-RAM inventory and sealed-source leak tests; inpatient control; patient release evaluation; HU-RAM incident and medical event investigation; xenon airborne and trap measurements; fumehood testing and evaluations; dose calibrator QA and calibrations; ALARA program, personnel exposure, and declared pregnant worker investigation; internal dose evaluation; skin dose calculation; shielding calculation and design; surveys of HU-radiation producing equipment, including radiographic, fluoroscopic, DXA, or CT equipment for human use; human-use authorized user preparation; clinical participation in Y-90 Microsphere procedures, specifically procedure management in the EPIC system, package receipt and assay, post-procedure surveys, and waste management.

• Specific technical measurement categories indicative