Job No:

541921

Work Type:

Full-time Location:

PHOENIX Categories:

Program Management,Misc/Other/Not Applicable

DEPT HEALTH SERVICES ADHS

ADHS and evaluate the adequacy of licensee/registrant controls and provisions for radiological and environmental safety; evaluate management controls, procedures and practices and their effects on the safety of operations; and observe the status of compliance with Department requirements. Evaluates adequacy of proposed facilities, equipment, and operational procedures to determine whether the applicant has recognized and adequately safeguarded against all hazards including excessive levels of airborne radioactivity, spread of radioactive contamination, excessive releases of radioactivity to the environment, and excessive radiation exposure to workers. Determines whether the applicant's radiation protection procedures, instrumentation, facilities and equipment, and training and experience are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that the applicant can possess and/or use material safely and in accordance with Department requirements. Responds to and investigates complex or hazardous problems, events, incidents, or unusual circumstances involving facilities and materials subject to Department licensure and regulation. Keeps abreast of current radiation safety technology and participates in the improvements of inspection techniques, standards, policy, and procedures. Evaluate the technical qualifications of the applicant, including education, training, experience, and the ability of the applicant staff, to possess and use ionizing and non-ionizing radiation in a manner that ensures public health and safety and protection of the environment. Selects, prepares, calibrates(as necessary), and/or performs operability checks of, and uses appropriate survey equipment according to industry codes and standards and Department requirements. Evaluate and interpret measurement results. Makes recommendations regarding the need for enforcement and/or licensing/registration action, including action to require immediate cessation of licensee/registrant operations, imposition of civil penalties, and/or modification, suspension, revocation, or denial of licenses/registrations. Plans and conducts complex area, effluent, and environment monitoring inspections in and around regulated facilities to evaluate licensee radiation and radioactive material control methods. Other duties as assigned as related to the position. Plans and conducts inspections, investigations, and technical reviews of licensee/registrant activities that relate to radiation safety and the use of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Evaluates technical qualifications of the applicant, including education, training, experience, and the ability of the applicants staff, to possess and use ionizing and non-ionizing radiation in a manner that ensures public health and safety and protection of the environment. Selects, prepares, calibrates(as necessary), and/or performs operability checks of, and uses appropriate survey equipment according to industry codes and standards and Department requirements. Evaluates and interprets measurement results. Makes recommendations regarding the need for enforcement and/or licensing/registration action, including action to require immediate cessation of licensee/registrant operations, imposition of civil penalties, and/or modification, suspension, revocation or denial of licenses/registrations. Plans and conducts complex area, effluent, and environment monitoring inspections in and around regulated facilities to evaluate licensee radiation and radioactive material control methods. Other duties as assigned as related to the position

• Principles, theories, and practices related to radiation safety and environmental protection aspects of research, medical, educational, and industrial use of ionizing and non
• ionizing radiation.
• Applications of radiation, radiation phenomena, and protection principles characteristic of alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiations necessary for licensing/ registering the possession and use of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.
• The Department's regulatory program, licensing/registration practices and standards, current regulatory guides, and license requirements, sufficient to evaluate radiation safety.
• Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement ( CQI ) and Lean methodologies.

Skill in:

• Communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, with persons of varying technical backgrounds, including senior management officials of industry and government, and the public, for the presentation of analyses of technical issues and findings associated with the licensing/registration function.
• Use computers and other information technology to perform a variety of technical, analytical, and written communication tasks effectively and efficiently.

Ability to:

• Demonstrate the ability to recognize and distinguish issues of safety or regulatory significance.
• Demonstrate the ability to assess the performance of licensee/registrant management with respect to the correction of hazardous operations and conditions, to develop facts and recommendations logically in support of proposed actions, and to discuss and explain to the licensee/registrant management, the findings of a Department review and any necessary corrective actions.
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze trends in the development of radiation safety technology, and the availability and usefulness of new or improved instruments and equipment related to ionizing and non-ionizing inspection work, in order to maintain technical proficiency, and to participate in the development and improvement of inspection techniques and standards.
• Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.

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