Employment Type:

　　Full time

　　Shift:

　　Day Shift

　　Description:

　　Job Summary:

　　The radiation health physicist will be responsible for management and oversight of the radiation safety program of radioactive materials and ionizing radiation emitting devices, working directly with the Radiation Safety Committee. They will be the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for MercyOne to include Des Moines (Main), West Des Moines, and Newton Medical Centers and Clinic locations to include IA Heart. Oversight of medical use of ionizing radiation includes the diagnostic and therapeutic use of radioactive materials regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and associated Agreement State equivalence for uses defined by 10 CFR 35.100, 35.200, 35.300, 35.400, 35.500, 35.600, 35.1000, 10 CFR 20 and 10 CFR 37. Oversight of machine emitting sources of ionizing radiation regulated by the State of Iowa to include general diagnostic and interventional x-ray, mammography, fluoroscopy, and computerized tomography.

　　Job Functions:

　　The RSO is the primary source of radiation protection information for staff and patients at all levels of responsibility. The Radiation Safety Office is the center for all internal and external records and communications pertaining to the radiation safety operation at these locations of use. 2.The RSO is responsible for centralized record-keeping functions. These records include, but are not limited to audits, surveys, radiation monitoring results, correspondence with regulatory agencies, NRC licenses, State licenses and registrations, minutes of Radiation Safety Committee meetings, and policies and procedure manuals.

　　Coordinates and maintains all aspects of the occupational radiation monitoring of personnel. This will include ensuring measurement devices are appropriately used in all services, reviewing occupational and public exposure reports, maintain required records, and preparing appropriate reports for review and assessment by the Radiation Safety Committees, staff, and regulatory agencies as needed or required. Recommends methods for achieving occupational and patient exposures As Low as Reasonably Achievable (ALARA).

　　Assist Administration in establishing a means to audit the effectiveness of the Radiation Safety Program implementation to ensure compliance with regulatory and hospital requirements. This includes oversight of periodic audits of radioactive material use areas and an annual/routine review of the radiation safety programs.

　　Working in tandem with the appropriate medical physicist, monitors the annual compliance testing of diagnostic radiation machines. This includes notifying appropriate departmental personnel of any identified issues requiring corrective action, preparing technical reports, and recommending any corrective action to the Clinical Engineering applicable clinical services, and Radiation Safety Committees as needed.

　　Requirements:

　　Education: A health physicist/Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) must have a bachelor's degree in health physics, medical physics, or a related discipline. Master's degree preferred. Candidate must be board eligible to be a Radiation Safety Officer.

　　Preferred 2 years of full-time experience as an RSO, Associate/Assistant Radiation Safety Officer (ARSO), equivalent in a medical program of similar scope or minimum be RSO board eligible. This experience must involve the clinical use of radioactive materials and radiation producing machines consistent with all current NRC or Agreement State equivalence licensed activities.

　　Certification/Licensure: Certification by the American Board of Radiology in a medical physics field or Comprehensive certification by the American Board of Health Physics is preferred.

　　Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

　　Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

　　Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

　　Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

　　Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

　　EOE including disability/veteran