Coordinator-Radiation Safety

Job Summary

Provides support for the radiation safety program and assists the Radiation Safety Officer with the inspection of radiography, fluoroscopy, dental, SPECT, and PET units.  Supports the radiation safety program by monitoring dose calibrator quality control, sealed source inventory, sealed source leak tests, performing audits of nuclear medicine, and managing the personnel dosimetry program. 

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the personnel dosimetry program
• Conduct quarterly audits of nuclear medicine including dose calibrator quality control, sealed source inventory and leak tests.
• Assist with Radiation Safety Committee meetings
• Perform annual testing of nuclear medicine cameras, which includes SPECT and PET
• Perform annual testing of radiography, fluoroscopy, and dental X-ray equipment
• Provide radiation safety training to hospital staff
• Ship radioactive materials
•  Provide support for nuclear medicine operations

• Assists BMH Metro Hospitals, BMH Regional Hospitals, Baptist College of Health Sciences, and TN Baptist Medical Group as necessary by providing support to ensure compliance with radiation safety program and regulatory compliance.

Experience

• Minimum required: 3 years experience in Nuclear Medicine, Medical Health physics, or state/federal state radiological health agency.
• Preferred/Desired: 5 years of experience in Nuclear Medicine, Medical Health physics, or state/federal state radiological health agency. 

Education

• Minimum preferred: Associates degree in a physics, engineering, nuclear medicine/science, physical science, or mathematics.
• Preferred/Desired: Bachelors degree in a physics, engineering, nuclear medicine/science, physical science, or mathematics.

Licensure

• Minimum required: NMTCB or ARRT (NM) or NRRPT ( Registered Health Physics Technologists) or Fully qualified state or federal radioactive materials inspector.
• Preferred/Desired: Registered Inspector of xray in the state of TN or Bachelors degree in a physics, engineering, nuclear medicine/science, physical science, or mathematics.