Address. 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.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: ₹80,000.00 - ₹90,000.00 per month
Schedule:
- Day shift
Experience:
- total work: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
