This position is located at the Audie L. Murphy VAMC in San Antonio, Texas within Chief of Staff service.

Duties

Duties may include but are not limited to: Provides radiological physics support for all areas of responsibility outside of the ALMC and assist the RSO in providing support to the Medical Center activities involving the use of medical radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease; Independently manage the machine-produced radiation safety program, which encompasses x-ray machine performance evaluations, CT dose optimization, extensive Joint Commission and VA requirements for training and safety procedures for the use of fluoroscopy; Assist the RSO in coordinating with providers in developing and implementing quality assurance programs to ensure that imaging and treatment uses of radioactive material and machine produced radiation are optimum for patient care, and that employees, patients, and visitors are protected; The ARSO will independently assist the RSO with a very large broad scope radiation safety program involving both radioactive materials and machine-produced radiation; The incumbent autonomously acts as technical expert in radiation safety and decontamination matters for all areas outside of the Audie L. Murphy Campus (ALMC); Autonomously responds to radiation incidents involving patients, employees, or visitors and takes appropriate corrective action(s) as a subject matter expert to mitigate/minimize the impact to the individuals and the facility Work Schedule: Monday - Friday: 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health Physicist Associate Radiation Safety Officer/PDHA671-00489-O Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/08/2023 Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Individual Occupational Requirements: Basic Requirements: A. Degree: natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus. or B. Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or other education; or certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of the theories, principles, and applications of nuclear physics, radiobiology, nuclear instrumentation, and mathematics; Knowledge of the underlying principles of x-ray producing devices and the methods for assessing the satisfactory performance of these systems develops/oversees extensive and critical quality control and quality assurance programs; Knowledge of decontamination techniques; Knowledge of the federal regulations, standards, concepts, and procedures for protection of employees and the public from the hazards of ionizing radiation. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond graduate level (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED). You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Health Physics Health Risk Analysis Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of walking and standing while performing audits and surveys and consulting with staff. Time is also spent in formal and informal meetings with many different groups. Additionally, much of the work is administrative in nature and requires sitting in an office and utilizing computers. Decontamination team participation is very physically demanding since one wear a sealed suit with respiratory device. The incumbent must be medically cleared to participate on the decontamination team. Will require driving a government furnished vehicle to various locations throughout the STVHCS to review the radiation and laser safety program at those sites. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Audie L Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard San Antonio, TX 78229 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]