Health Physics Position Announcement

[Salmen Loksen <sl528@columbia.edu>]

Re:   Position Announcement

Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center is inviting applications from
qualified candidates
for the Health Physicist Position at the medical center located in upper
Manhattan (Washington Heights), 650 W. 168th Street, New York, New York.

If you are interested, please send (e-mail, fax or mail) resume to:

              Ms. Yvette Acevedo
              Radiation Safety Office
              William Black Research Building
              Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
              650 West 168th Street
              New York, N.Y. 10032

              Phone: (212)305-0303; Fax: (212) 305-0318;
              E-mail: rsohsd@columbia.edu

A representative of the Radiation Safety Office will also be available
to conduct interviews during the Health Physics Society 43rd Annual
Meeting, July 12-16, 1998 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Please the
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Radiation Safety Office to schedule
an interview.

Health Physicist Position

Description: The Radiation Safety Office of the Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center is seeking an experienced and motivated individual to
join its team of radiation safety professionals as a health physicist,
under the general supervision of the Radiation Safety Officer and/or
Assistant Radiation Safety Officer. The successful candidate for this
highly visible and responsible position will assist and supervise the
continuing development, implementation and maintenance of a
broad-license, academic and medical radiation safety program.

Specific duties of this Columbia University Officer level position
include but are not limited to the following:

* Assure CPMC and NYSPI compliance with all applicable New York City,
New York State and Federal regulations regarding the use, storage,
receiving, shipping and disposal of radioactive materials.

* Plan, schedule and perform audits, surveys and inspections of clinical
departments, analytical X-ray suites, research laboratories and all
University and Hospital facilities using or proposing to use radioactive
materials or sources of radiation.

* Conduct ALARA reviews and investigations.

* Administer radioactive waste management and personnel dosimeter
programs.

* Provide radiation safety support and in-service training to medical,
nursing and scientific personnel.

* Perform sealed source leak tests and inventory management.

* Survey instrument calibration.

* Maintain and develop RSO management software and other computer
programs.

* Serve as Deputy Radiation Safety Officer for the CPMC cyclotron and
the associated radiochemical and radiopharmaceutical production labs. In
this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for insuring
compliance with CPMC's New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation Permit for the discharge of radioactive effluents to the
environment.

Qualifications: This position requires an M.S. in health physics,
medical physics or physics with two years of progressive experience in
applied health physics; or an equivalent combination of relevant
education and experience. Excellent verbal, written and personal
communications skills are required. Computer support and project
management skills, including the ability to maintain and develop RSO
management software and the RSO website, are highly desirable.


--
Salmen Loksen, CHP, DABR
Director, Radiation Safety Office
William Black Research Building
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
650 West 168th Street
New York, N.Y. 10032-3702

e-mail: sl528@columbia.edu   Phone: 212-305-0303  Fax: 212-305-0318
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/radsafety/