Health Physicist

Health Physicist

Requirements

• B.S. in Health Physics (or related environmental field) or National Registry of Radiation Protection Technician certification with 5 years’ experience
• Minimum of five years’ experience applied radiation safety experience.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the RSO with the implementation of the Leidos radiation safety program for client sites
• Providing technical health physics support for client contracts
• Supporting characterization and MARSSIM Final Status Survey activities
• Developing white papers and/or documents for relevant health physics technical issues
• Developing site safety and health plans and radiation safety programs
• Implementing internal and/or external dosimetry programs
• Conducting dose assessments
• Implementing MARSSIM methodologies for development of final status survey plans and post-remedial action reports
• Implementing environmental monitoring programs
• Using computer modeling (COMPLY, CAP88-PC, RESRAD, RESRAD-BUILD, etc.) to determine source terms, dose and/or risk to modeled receptors

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification by the American Board of Health Physics
• Experience in the implementation of a comprehensive radiation safety program including but not limited to USACE, NRC and DOT regulations
• Experience managing a radiation protection program, developing Radiation work Permits, developing and presenting radiological training, and evaluating and developing radiological data and surveys
• Experience implementing MARSSIM methodologies including development of work plans or final status survey reports
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain custom MS Access and MS Excel applications
• Ability to manage computer data and to transfer data between different formats and platforms
• Experience using health physics related computer software (CAP88-PC and RESRAD)