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DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES Radioactive Materials License Reviewer in Austin, Texas

Job/Position DescriptionPerforms complex (journey-level) health physics (radiological health) work. Work involves evaluating permit and license application requests. The evaluations include performing technical reviews that involve evaluating equipment, facilities, plans, procedures, and personnel for adequacy to minimize danger to public health and safety or the environment for uses of radioactive material. Prepares radioactive materials licenses for issuance after performing technical reviews for safety and regulatory compliance. Work involves planning and developing radiation control projects and coordinating special projects in areas of health physics. May train others and give presentations. Works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement. Essential Job FunctionsEJF1. (45%) Serves as project team member as an independent technical reviewer. Performs or coordinates technical reviews of radiation safety plans, operations, and facilities, including shielding designs. Evaluates radiation safety and operating and emergency procedure manuals. Evaluates adequacy of radiological decommissioning cost estimates. Prepares authorizations, permits, and licenses based on regulatory standards for uses of radiation and radiation exposure to the public and the environment. Produces licenses for issuance for applications that meet the agency rules and requirements. Prepares correspondence, technical reports, environmental assessments, impact statements, or programmatic assessments. EJF2 (20%) Provides technical information to applicants, licensees, public and staff. Recommends, and implements radiation safety policies, procedures, and guidelines. Evaluates radiological sampling data or calculations of radiation doses from internal and/or external exposure to radiation to determine radiation dose and effects for individuals.EJF3. (15%) Research acceptable scientific practices and standards applicable to radioactive material licensing. Reviews and provides written comments on guides, policies and rules based on technical criteria. Drafts and revises guidance documents which address appropriate radiation safety issues. May perform as project team member or team leader in the review, evaluation, and production of regulatory guidance, policies, and rules. May also provide presentations based on these reviews, evaluations, and comments. EJF4. (10%) Reviews Sealed Source and Device registration documents to evaluate safety criteria for license applications wanting to use the sources and devices. When qualified to do so, performs technical review and evaluation of radioactive sources and devices, which includes a review of engineering design plans and construction methods to complete a radiological health and safety analysis. Produces, or performs a concurrence review of, a Sealed Source and Device registration certificate summarizing the results of the review. EJF5. (5%) Performs as project leader or project team member on other Radiation Control Program project teams. Coordinates, oversees, and leads ongoing and/or special licensing projects. The projects may include staff from other offices or agencies. Develops schedules for project team task completion. Develops methods for increasing efficiency of processes and workflow of a team project. EJF6. (5%) Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agencyand#146;s obligations for disaster response and/or reco https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=598908 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.

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