Account/Position No.: 34390/112660                         Level 13

Position Title: Director (Radiation Safety Officer)

Department: Facilities Management

Expectations for All Employees

East Tennessee State University pursues its mission based upon core values. An employee's job performance must support and exhibit the university's core values:

PEOPLE come first, are treated with dignity and respect, and are encouraged to achieve their full potential;
RELATIONSHIPS are built on honesty, integrity and trust;
DIVERSITY of people and thought is respected;
EXCELLENCE is achieved through teamwork, leadership, creativity, and a strong work ethic;
EFFICIENCY is achieved through wise use of human and financial resources; and COMMITMENT to intellectual achievement is embraced.

Responsible to the Director of Environmental Health and Safety for ensuring university compliance with all state and federal regulations pertaining to radioactive substances and devices; and performing other related duties as assigned.

- Ensuring that all facilities in which radioisotopes are used are surveyed for contamination on a regular schedule.

- Ensures that all instruments used by ETSU personnel to detect radiation are calibrated yearly.

- Develops and implements a uniform policy for decommissioning areas where radioisotopes have been used, but which will be used for other purposes.

- Ensures that all users of radioisotopes and radiation emitting devices have adequate training in, and knowledge of, all areas related to radiation including basic principles of health physics, safety precautions, security and emergency procedures.

- Ensures that the items listed on all requisitions for radioactive material are in accord with the state license issued to ETSU.

- Ensures that all radioactive materials are safely received and delivered to users.

- Maintains an adequate radioactive materials disposal program.

- Maintains an updated radiation safety manual and ensures that it is distributed appropriately.

- Maintains an appropriate personal monitoring program for all users of radioisotopes and radiation emitting devices.

- Ensures that all radiation emitting devices are properly maintained and licensed.

- Maintains all necessary records related to radioactive substances, radiation emitting devices, and personnel exposure to radiation;

- Serves as an ex officio member of the university biosafety committee.

- Performs other related duties as assigned.

- Knowledge of state and federal regulations regarding radioactive materials.

- Knowledge of health protection standards, theories and practices related to radiation safety.

- Knowledge of knowledge of appropriate methods of radiation waste disposal.

- Knowledge of instrumentation used for radiation measurement.

- Knowledge of chemistry.

- Ability to select, operate and calibrate instruments used in radioactive measurement.

- Ability to select and interpret appropriate personnel monitoring devices.

- Ability to effectively instruct personnel regarding radiation protection.

Performs under general supervision. Determines own methods of performing assigned work.

Bachelor's degree in a discipline appropriate to the position (e.g., health physics, environmental science, chemistry, physics, biology) and one or more years of experience in radiation safety or master's degree in a discipline appropriate to the position required.