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Position Title
Health Physicist (Assistant Radiation Safety Officer)
Agency
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBAY-10600728-19-JP Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 to Thursday, September 26, 2019
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50).  Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).  Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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3. Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50).  Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).  Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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4. Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions AND you:
  • have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more; OR,
  • retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more?
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. You must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
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5. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND, 
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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6. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of Veterans Affairs?  If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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7. Are you a current Federal employee in the excepted service in an agency covered by an Interchange Agreement with at least one year of service in that position?  

For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems

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Are you a current:
• Postal Career Service Employee;
• Postal Rate Commission Employee;
• Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; or,
• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee?

For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated By U.S. Office of Personnel Management

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status.
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8. Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for Schedule A Disability appointments?

For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.

To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
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9. Were you formerly, but not currently, employed as a Federal civilian on a permanent competitive appointment at the same grade level as this position or higher with the same or higher promotion potential?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your separation Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your separation SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
  • career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND, 
  • your status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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10. Are you currently employed as a civilian employee in the competitive service in a federal agency other than the Department of Veterans Affairs?
 
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
  • career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
  • your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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11. Are you a veteran whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions AND you:
  • served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (NOTE: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility); OR,
  • are entitled to veterans' preference?
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of service which includes character of service.  *Note current Federal employees must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements.
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12. Are you willing to accept the working conditions as indicated in the announcement? (limit characters)
13. Are you willing to accept the conditions of employment as indicated in the announcement? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Health Physicist (Assistant Radiation Safety Officer) position with the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, in the Office of Director service line. (limit characters)
Time-in-Grade Restriction - 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. (If you have not held a GS grade at any time in the past 52 weeks, this question does not apply to you.) For this vacancy, applicants must have held grade GS-11 or higher for at least a year to be eligible for the GS-12 grade level. The grade must have been held in the Federal service but may have been in any occupation. (limit characters)
1. Please select the response which best reflects whether you meet Time-In-Grade restrictions for this position at the GS-12 level.
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SCREEN OUT ­ Basic Individual Occupational Requirements (limit characters)
2. Do you possess the Basic Individual Occupational Requirements.
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: This section includes questions about the basic qualifications for each grade level of this vacancy. (limit characters)
3. GS-12 Grade Level. From the description below, please select the response that best describes your education or experience for the position of Health Physicist (Assistant Radiation Safety Officer). Select only one response.
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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES - This section evaluates your knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of this position. For each task below, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
4. Provide technical support with regards to storing of radioactive materials and is involved in the radioactive waste disposal program.
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5. Responsible for compliance with the regulations governing the receipt, inspection, monitoring and recording of incoming shipments of radioactive materials.
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6. Responsible for the maintenance of records of radioisotope inventory and waste disposal to assure compliance with the materials permit possession limits.
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7. Provides signs and notices required by the NHPP/NRC to individual users as needed and instructs individual users in the establishment and maintenance of their records which are under the supervision of the Radiation Safety Officer.
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8. Verify regulatory compliance, by conducting periodic inspections of services and facilities, performed by the incumbent under the supervision of the RSO.
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9. Participate in the evaluation of reports and records submitted by users to the Radiation Safety Office.
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10. Evaluate the background and experience with radioisotopes or radiation producing equipment by prospective users seeking privileges and makes recommendations to the RSO regarding such qualifications.
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11. Possess knowledge to evaluate personnel radiation exposure and maintain records (film badge reports, urinalysis, and thyroid counts).
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12. Participate in the review of methods from the standpoint of radiation safety (to personnel and patients) and makes recommendations to minimize or eliminate risks.
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13. Provide assistance in developing methods to assure compliance in the personnel monitoring program.
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14. Respond promptly to emergencies, and will prepare the documentation of personnel, equipment and facilities in the event of an accident involving radioactive materials or radiation producing equipment.
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15. Provide advice and instruction on issues bearing on radiation safety such as imaging equipment operations, administration of radioisotopes to patients, operator privileges, authorized users, and the disposal of radioactivity.
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16. Assess the adequacy of safety equipment and procedures and recommends means of improving these to avoid future incidents.
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17. Responsible for notifying individuals and their supervisors of exposures approaching specified levels and recommend remedial measures.
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18. Provide assistance by preparing written documents, reports, and communications, under the supervision of the RSO; these include composition of descriptions of procedures and practices and statements of policies and rules.
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19. Investigate and prepare reports of such incidents, including remedial action taken, for the RSO.
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20. Conduct informal educational sessions with medical center personnel individually or in groups on matters of radiation safety, instrumentation, and dosimetry.
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21. Participate in seminars, classes and demonstrations for the instruction of medical personnel in the theory and practical aspects of radiation physics, radiation biology, radiation chemistry, statistics (in particular, as applied to radioactivity measurements), instrumentation, radiation safety, and related subjects.
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22. Maintains inventory records for radioactive sources and perform required surveys and wipe tests for all facilities and sources assigned to the Radiation Safety Office.
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