Certified Health Physicist
Core
Oversees the daily operations of a radiation safety program and provides technical oversight for radiological compliance, effluent monitoring, and emergency response at a nuclear plant.
Role type
Senior IC Certified Health Physicist
Builds
Regulatory compliance programs, safety protocols, and radiological control systems
Domain
Nuclear Energy / Radiation Safety
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Radiological dose assessment, isotopic decay calculations, shielding design, waste handling procedures, radiological emergency response, regulatory compliance (NRC/EPA/OSHA), data management for radiological monitoring, calibration of radiation detection instruments
Preferred skills
Certification with the Health Physics Society, experience with NEI/ANI standards, proficiency in transport and disposal procedures for hazardous/radioactive materials
Technologies
Radiological analytical instrumentation, radiation detection instruments
Responsibilities
Provide oversight of solid/liquid/gaseous effluent radiochemical isotopic assessment; interpret and report results of radiological analyses; provide technical guidance on shielding designs and waste handling; respond to radiological emergency situations; calibrate and maintain radiological analytical instrumentation; monitor radworker access following radioactive medical treatments
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC