HP Jobs at GUH

[Mohammad.S.Saba@MedStar.net]

There are two jobs available at Georgetown  University Hospital. The

contact person is  Angela Freeman whose address is given below:



Georgetown University Hospital is proud to be among "America's Best

Hospitals" as ranked

  by U.S. News & World Report. It's a recognition we live up to year after

year. Our

  recognition is due in part to a philosophy that everyone is important to

top quality health care

  delivery. The hospital has an active radiation program encompassing

Nuclear Medicine

  (including PET and radiopharmaceutical therapy), Radiation Oncology

(including a

  CyberKnife, brachytherapy, and intravascular brachytherapy), Radiology,

and Research. The

  following challenging career opportunities are available for the

development a new

  radiation safety department for the hospital's broad scope license:



  RADIATION SAFETY ASSISTANT



  MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:



      Responsible for hospital dosimetry program

      Quality assurance testing on nuclear medicine instruments

      Quarterly auditing of areas that use radioactive material and

radiation-producing

      equipment

      Assisting the RSO in the development and implementation of policies

and procedures

      Conducting radiation safety training to occupational and

nonoccupational hospital

      employees

      Provide support to brachytherapy and radiopharmaceutical therapy

procedures.

      Assists in radiology equipment quality assurance including performing

x-ray machine

      surveys and scatter measurement



  EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

  Knowledge as would normally be acquired through completion of a

Bachelor's degree in

  Health Physics, Physics, Nuclear Engineering or a related field.

Licensure by a federal or

  District of Columbia agency to perform radiological safety assessments or

the ability to

  become licensed/licensure eligible. Approximately 3-5 years of

progressively more

  responsible job related experience in medical health physics. Ability to

interpret state and

  federal regulations. Strong communication, interpersonal skills,

organizational and time

  management required. Knowledge and experience with personal computers,

spreadsheets,

  data base management systems and word processors. Experience performing

x-ray

  equipment compliance testing is a plus.



  RADIATION SAFETY TECHNICIAN



  MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:



      Assists the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) or designee with the

implementation of the

      radioactive waste management program.

      Provides support to brachytherapy and radiopharmaceutical therapy

procedures.

      Reviews receipt, shipment and delivery of all radioactive material

entering or leaving

      the hospital

      Maintenance of radiation survey instrument calibrations

      Dose rate and contamination surveys

      Maintains sealed source inventory and performs sealed source leak

testing.

      Assists with collection and distribution of monitoring badges



  EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

  Knowledge as would normally be acquired through completion of an

Associate's degree with

  increasingly responsible experience in a radiation safety program. A

Bachelor's degree in

  science, health physics, nuclear engineering or related field is

preferred. Approximately 1

  year of experience of health physics in a medical setting. Ability to

interpret state and federal

  regulations. Strong communication, interpersonal sills, organizational

and time management

  required. Knowledge and experience with personal computers, spreadsheets,

data base

  management systems and word processors.



  Ready to be recognized for your expertise? Send your resume to Georgetown

University

  Hospital Attn: Angela Freeman, Human Resources 3-CCC 3800 Reservoir Rd.,

NW

  Washington, DC 20007



  fax: (202) 784-4281 e-mail: franksa@gunet.georgetown.edu. For more on

Georgetown

  University Hospital, see our website:

www.georgetownuniversityhospital.org



  GUH is an EOE.











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