What are the responsibilities and job description for the Radiation Safety Officer position at Baptist Memorial Health Care?
Summary
The radiation safety officer will be responsible for ensuring and maintaining all regulations and licenses for several facilities. They will be responsible for ensuring the safety of our employees, customers, and communities by managing and implementing radiation safety programs and policies.
Responsibilities
Requirements, Preferences and Experience
At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.
At Baptist, We Offer
Position: 20297 - Officer-Radiation Safety
Facility: BMH - Desoto Hospital
Department: HS Radiology Administration Corporate
Category: Radiology & Imaging
Type: Clinical
Work Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: Days
Location: US:MS:Southaven
Located in the Memphis metro area
The radiation safety officer will be responsible for ensuring and maintaining all regulations and licenses for several facilities. They will be responsible for ensuring the safety of our employees, customers, and communities by managing and implementing radiation safety programs and policies.
Responsibilities
- Ensures facilities complies with all regulations, licenses, and other requirements.
- Identify issues with radiation protection, recommend, and implement corrective actions.
- Manages the radiation safety training program to ensure that only authorized, qualified individuals work with radiation; manages the personnel dosimetry program to limit radiation exposure to radiation users and ensure compliance with policies and regulatory exposure limits.
- Investigate any incidents or situations that could lead to exposure, and find solutions to prevent similar incidents in the future.
- Continually review and update facilities radiation safety program policies.
- Conduct regular safety training and program audits to identity and fix problem areas.
- Maintain record of radiation measurements and other relevant information.
- Leads the Radiation Safety Committee.
- Oversees the use of radioactive materials at facilities through the management of radioactive materials licensing, radiation laboratory survey, and radioactive waste management programs.Review and approve requests for radiation permits.
- Respond to radiation safety emergencies and prepares and submits required reporting
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned including serving as a system resource for all other RSOs
Requirements, Preferences and Experience
- Minimum: Bachelor degree in health or medical physics, nuclear engineering or other appropriate science-related field of study.
- Preferred:Masters degree in health or medical physics, nuclear engineering or other appropriate science-related field of study.
- Minimum:3 years experience as Radiation Safety Officer or Assistant Radiation Safety Office.
- Preferred:5 years experience as Radiation Safety Office or Assistant Radiation Safety Officer.
- Minimum:American Board Health Physics Certification
At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.
At Baptist, We Offer
- Competitive salaries
- Paid vacation/time off
- Continuing education opportunities
- Generous retirement plan
- Health insurance, including dental and vision
- Sick leave
- Service awards
- Free parking
- Short-term disability
- Life insurance
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts
- Education assistance/continuing education
- Employee referral program
Position: 20297 - Officer-Radiation Safety
Facility: BMH - Desoto Hospital
Department: HS Radiology Administration Corporate
Category: Radiology & Imaging
Type: Clinical
Work Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: Days
Location: US:MS:Southaven
Located in the Memphis metro area
