HEALTH PHYSICIST (TRAINING)

Summary
You will serve as a HEALTH PHYSICIST (TRAINING) in the Radiological Control Technician Training Branch, Radiation Worker Training Branch, Special Projects Training Branch, or Special Emphasis Training Branch of the Radiological Support Division of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Responsibilities
You will:

• Review changes to Health Physics, Naval and local radiology control requirements and ensure changes are included in affected courses.
• Conduct work site surveillances to ensure work is performed to federal and local requirements as well as to monitor effectiveness of training.
• Evaluate shop/code classroom and practical ability training to review adequacy, accuracy, effectiveness, and adherence to standards.
• Provide expertise and advice on matters concerning health physics.
• Plan, develop, coordinate, facilitate, progress, and evaluate all radiological training courses.
• Review changes to health physics, naval radiological control requirements and local requirements and ensure changes are included in the affected training and development.
• Conduct and evaluate radiation awareness training for non-radiation workers in the shipyard, including visitors.
• Advise management on the status of skills training in the shipyard.
• Evaluate, modify, and advise on the health physics aspects of equipment or procedures that involve exposure to ionizing radiation.
• Conduct research and development of techniques for new radiological procedures.

Conditions of Employment
Must be a US Citizen. Must be determined suitable for federal employment. Must participate in the direct deposit pay program. New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift. This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time. Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs. Incumbent must obtain qualifications per Article 108.20 NAVSEA 389-0228 within 18 months of starting the position. Incumbent must maintain qualifications per Article 108.20 NAVSEA 389-0228 within 18 months of starting the position.

Qualifications

• GS-12 Qualifications
  Experience in NAVSEA and local shipyard radiological control procedures, practices, and requirements sufficient to prepare, conduct and review the required training, and to identify non-compliance with established guidelines and to develop new and improved methods when prudent; Experience with professional, thorough knowledge and understanding of the operating principles of naval nuclear reactors, reactor systems, health physics, and applied radiological controls; Experience in associated fields such as advanced mathematics, statistics, radiobiology, nuclear physics, the interaction of ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances, and knowledge of techniques used in detecting and measuring ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances; Experience in understanding the requirements and principles for developing and implementing instructional courses for professional and technical level applications; Experience in the functions and objectives of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and of the Radiological Control Office; Experience in applied radiological controls to evaluate the adequacy, in actual work or training of monitoring procedures, protective clothing, dosimetry and potential environmental impact; Experience utilizing all portable and waterfront laboratory instruments for detecting ionizing radiation to thoroughly explain the functions and analyze for proper usage.
• GS-11 Qualifications
  Experience in NAVSEA and local shipyard radiological control procedures, practices, and requirements sufficient to prepare, conduct and review the required training, and to identify non-compliance with established guidelines and to develop new and improved methods when prudent; Experience understanding the operating principles of naval nuclear reactors, reactor systems, health physics, and applied radiological controls; Experience in associated fields such as advanced mathematics, statistics, radiobiology, nuclear physics, the interaction of ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances, and knowledge of techniques used in detecting and measuring ionizing radiation with living tissue and non-viable material substances; Experience in understanding the requirements and principles for developing and implementing instructional courses for professional and technical level applications; Experience in the functions and objectives of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and of the Radiological Control Office; Experience in applied radiological controls to evaluate the adequacy, in actual work or training of monitoring procedures, protective clothing, dosimetry and potential environmental impact; Experience utilizing all portable and waterfront laboratory instruments for detecting ionizing radiation to thoroughly explain the functions and analyze for proper usage.

Education
Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess 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 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. and Successful completion of 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree A combination of experience and post high school education as described above that equates to one year of experience.