You will serve as a HEALTH PHYSICIST in the Radiation Health Division of PSNS and IMF. The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze. Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.
Qualifications for GS-11: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional Health Physicist analyzing radiological control processes to assess and investigate radiological issues to ensure radiological controls and prevent work stoppages. Qualifications for GS-09: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional Health Physicist assisting in analyzing radiological control processes to assess and investigate radiological issues to ensure radiological controls and prevent work stoppages. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Individual Occupational Requirements for the Health Physics Series, 1306: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/health-physics-series-1306/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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 provide training for professional Health Physicist personnel.
You will provide consultation to personnel in other shipyard departments and offices concerning Radiation Health Programs.
You will develop and recommend measures or changes in procedures to cause compliance.
You will assist in the inspection and surveillance of operations performed by other organizations to determine compliance with requirements promulgated by the shipyard.
You will perform basic cleaning and adjusting of radiation health equipment.
You will perform data collection, data entry and review.
You will evaluate basic radiation survey data to determine radiation hazards and compliance with established radiation exposure requirements.