A Divisional/Departmental/Statewide/Open Competitive Recruitment for:
RADIATION CONTROL SUPERVISOR
- Carson City, Las Vegas & Reno
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$53,431.92 to
$79,907.76
PAY GRADE: 38
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
Radiation Control Specialists determine compliance with federal and State regulation pertaining to radiation; inspect and investigate complaints involving radiation sources and radiation producing devices.
Incumbents function as first-line supervisors who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action.
The position is specifically responsible as the first line supervisor of the Mammography unit of Radiation Control Specialists. The position is located within the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Radiation Control Program in Nevada (city determined by the location of the appointed candidate). Supervisory duties include assigning and reviewing work, developing work performance standards, evaluating performance, counseling, and initiating disciplinary measures as needed. Under general guidance from the Program Manager, the position is responsible to implement the mammography program in accordance with state and federal requirements; develop mammo budget and contracts; annual inspections of mammography machines and facilities; review applications for mammography machine and operator certificates; draft certificate documents and coordinate staff activities with other Program supervisors as appropriate. Mammography unit supervisor may be required to obtain and maintain U.S. Food and Drug Administration certification in accordance with the Mammography Quality Standards Act depending on the qualifications of the applicant. In addition, this position will oversee remediation activites at the Beatty low level radioactive waste site and provide information to the regulated community and the general public concerning regulations and requirements of radiological programs. The position will be located in the city of the appointed candidate.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in radiological science, X-ray technology, health physics, nuclear medicine, chemistry, math, biology, or
closely related field and four years of progressively responsible professional experience in comprehensive radiation control programs, meeting federal and state requirements and including licensing and registration, emergency response and management, and investigations; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a Radiation Control Specialist III in Nevada State service.
Special Notes
Depending upon assignment, incumbents may be required to pass a radioactive materials training and/or X-ray inspection course.
Incumbents assigned to radioactive materials control will be required to pass appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission training courses and undergo periodic audits.
Mammography program incumbents will be required to obtain and maintain U.S. Food and Drug Administration certification in accordance with the Mammography Quality Standards Act.
Incumbents must comply with all applicable State and federal security and safeguard requirements.
Special Requirements
A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items.
Division duty officer rotation and call-back availability for public health incidents/emergencies are required for all positions.
The Examination
RADIATION CONTROL SUPERVISOR (10.538) Training and Experience Exam
The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.
Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview.
1) Describe your experience, including the number of years, conducting investigations regarding radioactive materials and/or radiation producing machines. Please include whether the investigation was regulatory or internal monitoring.
2) Describe your experience, including the number of years, supervising radiation workers.
3) Describe your experience, including the number of years, in the licensing of the use of radioactive materials.
4) Describe your experience writing reports identifying regulatory violations and documenting your findings.
