Radiation Safety Officer

. Radiation Safety Coordination/Administration

♦ Coordinates and controls of all licensing for required departments.

♦ Establishes, implements, supervises and maintains administrative controls and procedures for radiation safety as required by local protocols and government regulations (e.g., purchase, transport, disposal, bioassay measurements, and sealed source inventory).

♦ Develops and maintains policies and procedures of the radiation safety program (e.g., audits, personal protection, manuals).

♦ Ensures that appropriate radiation safety programs are implemented and maintained.

♦ Provides instruction/training to staff (e.g., radiation safety, Nuclear Energy Workers (NEWS), reducing radiation exposure).

♦ Provides functional advice/technical expertise and problem solving.

♦ Acts as a liaison with other departments.

♦ Commissions/decommissions spaces. B. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures

♦ Assists/transports, assesses, screens, prepares, instructs and positions patient.

♦ Monitors patients during procedures.

♦ Starts/administers various media/radiopharmaceuticals/medications.

♦ Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (e.g., Nuclear Medicine exams).

♦ Modifies technical data to ensure complete series of diagnostic tests are obtained for physician to view and interpret.

♦ Performs various laboratory procedures (e.g., collecting, pipetting, labeling, separation and tagging). ♦ Assists physicians during interventional and sterile procedures.

♦ Participates in research projects. C. Quality Assurance / Quality Control

♦ Establishes and maintains Quality Assurance/Quality Control programs as required by local protocols and government regulations (e.g. shielding requirements for planned construction projects).

♦ Follows preventative maintenance programs by maintaining instrument logs and recognizing equipment malfunctions. Job #440 - Nuclear Radiation Safety Officer 3 C. Quality Assurance / Quality Control (Cont’d)

♦ Performs and records quality control checks on all equipment.

♦ Records radiopharmaceutical information for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.

♦ Follows radiation safety protocols in accordance with the Medical Radiation Health and Safety Act. D. Clerical

♦ Retrieves, files and distributes requisitions and reports.

♦ Maintains daily log of patients and examinations.

♦ Performs computer work (e.g., data entry, back-up).

♦ Responds to telephone calls and inquiries from physicians/patients and other staff members.

♦ Prepares, communicates and files test results and reports.

♦ Prepares statistical reports.

♦ Audits information input by department staff. E. Related Key Work Activities

♦ Prepares and maintains chemical mixtures.

♦ Disposes of radioactive and biohazardous waste, as per departmental procedures and policies.

♦ Maintains inventory and orders supplies.

♦ Cleans, maintains, troubleshoots and calibrates diagnostic equipment according to established standards.

Pay: ₹80,000.00 - ₹90,000.00 per month

Schedule:

- Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

**Education**:

- Master's (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Lead generation: 1 year (preferred)
- total work: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Work Location: In person