Director Radiation Safety RSO

Job Summary:

MedStar Health is looking for a Director Radiation Safety RSO to join our team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital! The ideal candidate will possess excellent leadership, management, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.

As the Director Radiation Safety RSO, you will direct, develop, and maintain a comprehensive radiological safety program at MedStar Georgetown to ensure a healthy environment for patients, employees, visitors, and students. Establishes protocols to confirm radiation safety activities are performed in accordance with approved procedures and regulatory requirements in the daily operation of MedStar Georgetown's by product material and ionizing radiation program. These functions are performed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and MedStar Georgetown's philosophy, policies, procedures, and standards.

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Primary Duties:

• Provides direction and administrative leadership in the development and implementation of an organizational management program for management and control. Serves as liaison with other work areas and departments as appropriate. Develops and implements Radiation Safety Policies and Procedures for the Hospital. Evaluates protocols and procedures for compliance with radiation safety practices for the District and Federal regulations.

• Prepares both quarterly and annual Radiation Safety effectiveness reports in accordance and state and federal Radiation Safety regulations. Provides oversight for tasks involving the use of radioactive materials and ensures regulatory commitments are successfully achieved via Radiation Safety Program.

• Develop and manage a comprehensive diagnostic medical physics compliance program to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations. Plans, organizes, and manages the Radiation Safety Education and Training program for hospital orientation and department specific competencies for Radiation Workers.

• Manage departmental budget and ensure department operates within organizational finances goals and objectives. Formulates the radioactive waste management disposal program in accordance with state and federal regulations.

• Develops communication strategies encouraging input from staff while disseminating Radiation Safety new policies, procedures, and regulation provisions to users. Communicate Radiation Safety program revisions, new regulation provisions and resources required, as applicable, to administration and other concerned departments within the organization ensuring program effectiveness. Provide technical and administrative support to the organizational Radiation and Laser Safety Committees to ensure program effectiveness. Exemplifies Guest and Staff Relations standards and holds staff accountable for conformity with those standards.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Health Physics, Medical Physics.

• 5-7 years Full-time practical training and/or supervised experience in medical health physics.

• Minimum one (1) year full-time radiation safety experience, serving under the supervision of the individual identified as the radiation safety officer (RSO) on a commission or agreement state license.

• Experience using and performing checks for proper operation of instruments used to determine the activity of dosages, survey meters, and instruments used to measure radionuclides.

• Experience securing and controlling byproduct material Required and Using administrative controls to avoid mistakes in the administration of byproduct material.

• Experience using procedures to prevent or minimize radioactive contamination and using proper decontamination procedures.

• Experience using emergency procedures to control byproduct material; and disposing of byproduct material; or experience and knowledge in managing health physics practices in nuclear medicine facilities providing diagnostic and/or therapeutic services under the direction of physicians meeting the requirements for authorized users in 35.290 or 35.390; knowledge and experience in imaging and diagnostic medical physics with emphasis in x-ray.

• Knowledge and experience as a medical laser safety officer.

• adiation Safety Officer (RSO) training and competency shall be in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations 10 CRF * 35.