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John Jacobus, MS
Health Physicist
National Institutes of Health
Radiation Safety Branch, Building 21
21 Wilson Drive, MSC 6780
Bethesda, MD  20892-6780
Phone: 301-496-5774      Fax: 301-496-3544
jjacobus@ors.od.nih.gov (W)

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National Institutes of Health   Apply Online
<https://careerhere.nih.gov/CHApply/ApplyOnline.taf?_Title=AO>  

Vacancy Announcement 
Announcement Number: ORS-00-0053  	
Call NIH Fax Number: 301 594-2953 	
Request Fax ID Number: 5447 	
Position Title: 	Health Physicist 	
Series and Grade: 	GS-1306-12 	
Appointment Type(s) 	Permanent 	
Tour of Duty: 	Full Time 	
Salary: 	$ 51,650.00 - $ 65,735.00 	
Full Performance Level: GS-12 	
Opening/Close Date: 	03/13/2000 - 04/03/2000 
Organizational Location: Office of Research Services (ORS)  Division of Safety,
Radiation Safety Branch 	
Job Location: Bethesda, MD 	
Number of Vacancies: 	1 	
Who May Apply: 	Open to All Sources 	

Notes: 	This position is being announced concurrently with Vacancy Announcement
Number ORS-00-0042. Current Federal employees or former employees with
reinstatement eligibility may apply to either announcement or both. Applicants
with no previous permanent competitive Federal service must apply under this
announcement (ORS-00-0053). Each page of your application/resume and attachments
should include your name and announcement number of the position for which you
are applying. 	

 Description of Duties and Responsibilities:  As a Health Physicist, the
incumbent will perform routine health physics area duties as follows; surveys
and inspects laboratories, reviews and follows up on survey reports prepared by
the contractor, investigates external and internal radiation exposures to NIH
personnel. Conducts inventories and leak tests of sealed radiation sources used
in biomedical research or therapeutic and diagnostic clinical research involving
human subjects. Reviews qualifications of researchers to use radioactive
materials and proposed protocols for use of large amounts of radioactivity in
laboratories or animal studies. Interpret data from radioactivity analysis for
reporting and required record keeping.  Uses computer software to analyze data,
prepare reports, and document radiation safety matters such as enforcement
actions, and enters data into comprehensive computerized database of radiation
safety records to demonstrate compliance with applicable federal, state and
local regulations.    

Basic Qualification Requirements:  
Basic Requirements:  A. Degree in 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  
B. Combination of education and experience--courses as shown in A above, plus
approporiate 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.
In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must have 1 year
equivalent specialized experience to the GS-11.  Specialized experience is that
experience which equips the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and
abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is
typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.             

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)  Method to be used in evaluating
candidates: Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications, including the
selective factor(s) if any, will be further evaluated based on the degree that
they meet the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). Any experience, awards,
and/or training and educational courses that relate to the KSAs should be
described in detail as a way of demonstrating your level of competence in the
KSAs. Experience may be as an employee or volunteer, paid or unpaid. This
evaluation determines the list of candidates who will be referred to the
selecting official for final consideration. Therefore applicants must submit a
supplemental statement to their resume or application addressing each of the
specific KSAs listed below. Failure to provide a statement addressing each of
the specific KSAs for this position will eliminate applicants from further
consideration. 

1. Ability to perform radiation safety surveys and inspections including
specialized activities. 	
2. Ability to independently perform routine tasks related to dosimetry and
develop solutions to complex problems. 	

3. Skill in the use of computers for radiological data management, report
preparation, project solving and word processing. 	

Miscellaneous Position Information  Selectee may be subject to completion of a
one year probationary period.  

Eligibility  U.S. citizenship is required.   This position is open to all
qualified applicants.   
Veterans  Veterans' Preference in Hiring: If you served on active duty in the
United States Military and were separated under honorable conditions, you may be
eligible for veterans' preference. To receive preference if your service began
after October 15, 1976, you must have a Campaign Badge, Expeditionary Medal,
served on active duty during the Gulf War from August 2, 1990, through January
2, 1992, or a service-connected disability. More information on veterans'
preference is available in the VetGuide that may be found on the United States
Office of Personnel Management web site at www.opm.gov. 

General Information  Application forms are subject to the provisions of the
Privacy Act and become the property of DHHS.   Travel and relocation expenses
will not be paid.   NIH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Selection for this
position will be based solely on merit, without discrimination for non-merit
reasons such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, politics, marital
status, sexual orientation, physical or mental handicap, age or membership or
non-membership in an employee organization.   Public officials are prohibited
from appointing, promoting, or recommending their relatives.   Before hiring, we
will ask you to complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your
suitability for Federal employment, to authorize a background investigation and
to certify the accuracy of all the information in your application. If you make
a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may
be fired after you begin work; or you may be fined or jailed.   If you are a
male born after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, you must
have registered with the Selective Service System (or have an exemption) to be
eligible for a Federal job.   Federal annuitants (military and civilian) may
have their salaries or annuities reduced. All employees must pay any valid
delinquent debts or the agency may garnish their salary.  

ICTAP/CTAP  Under ICTAP, a well-qualified displaced employee is an individual
from the local commuting area who satisfies all medical, physical, educational,
experience and selective factors for the vacant position and meets the mid-level
of the crediting plan for all factors or the established cutoff score.   To
receive special selection priority placement, you must occupy or be displaced
from a position in the same local commuting area of the position for which you
are requesting priority consideration.   An ICTAP eligible is a current or
former career or career-conditional competitive service employee, in tenure
group I or II, at grade levels GS-15 or equivalent and below who has received a
specific Reduction in Force separation notice or a notice of proposed removal
for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside of the
local commuting area. Your current (or last) performance rating of record must
be at least fully satisfactory or equivalent. You are applying for a vacancy at
or below the grade level of the position from which you are being separated and
the vacancy has no greater promotion potential than the position from which you
are being separated.   Under CTAP, an applicant needs to meet minimum
qualifications as determined by the Qualifications Standards Handbook, satisfy
all medical and physical requirements, possess the identified selective factors,
and be able to perform the duties of the position without undue interruption.   
How To Apply  You may apply on-line thru CareerHere.nih.gov, or by submitting an
Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612), Application for Federal
Employment (SF-171) or any other written format you choose as long as it
contains all the required information. Although a standard application form is
not required, we do need certain information to evaluate your qualifications and
determine if you meet legal requirements for Federal employment. If your resume
or application does not provide all the information requested in this vacancy
announcement, you may lose consideration for the job. See OPM's flyer OF-510,
Applying for a Federal Job.   

Your application must include starting and ending dates, number of hours worked
per week, and description of duties and accomplishments for each position to
determine your basic eligibility based on experience.   If not applying online,
include the announcement number on your application and the grade level(s) for
which you are applying.

What To Submit  It is the responsibility of the applicant to submit all of the
required information. Incomplete applications will not be considered.   Your
application materials will not be returned. Do not submit original documents
that you may need in the future.   
A description of your accomplishments that demonstrates your competence in the
KSAs on paper (or the KSA Supplemental Form). Any experience, awards and/or
specific training and educational courses that relate to the KSAs should be
described as a way of demonstrating your level of competence in the KSAs.
Experience may be as an employee or volunteer, paid or unpaid.   
Candidates claiming 5 point veterans' preference must submit a copy of his/her
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD-214). Candidates
claiming 10 point veterans' preference must submit a copy of their DD-214, a
completed Application for 10 Point Veteran Preference (SF-15) form, and the
required proof.   Copy of DD-214 documenting your military service for veterans
preference, Veterans' Readjustment Appointment (VRA), or Veterans Employment
Opportunities Act (VEOA).     

If you are claiming eligibility based on ICTAP or CTAP, you must submit a copy
of the RIF Notice, or other equivalent agency notification documenting your
eligibility, a copy of your current (or last) rating of record, and a copy of
your SF-50 or equivalent showing your full performance level or career ladder.


Please complete a United States Department of Health and Human Services
Applicant Background Survey form. The information from the survey is used for
statistical purposes only. The survey is voluntary, and no individual personnel
selections are made based on this information.
Deadlines  Applications must be received by or postmarked by the closing date of
this announcement.  

Our Addresses: 
Attention: Karen Harris (ORS-00-0053) 
National Institutes of Health
ORS Human Resources Office
31 Center Drive Msc 2157
Rm 4B41
Bethesda,MD 20892

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