APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$52,742.88 to
$78,613.20
PAY GRADE: 37
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 possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
This position is located with the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Radiation Control Program in Las Vegas, Nevada. The position is specifically responsible to license, inspect and investigate complaints involving ionizing radiation sources or radiation producing devices to determine potential hazards to the public and provide protection to the public from hazards of ionizing radiation in the use of radiation producing machines, mammography and other ionizing radiation machines. Incumbents implement radiation control regulations adopted by the Nevada State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 457 (cancer/ mammography) and NRS 459 (radioactive materials/X-ray). *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ***
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 three years of professional radiological regulatory experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a Radiation Control Specialist II 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.
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
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
