Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) supports safety and environmental responsibilities at OHSU. EHS programs focus on occupant and facility safety, regulatory compliance, and sustainable practices. The team of safety professionals works to prevent accidents and injuries, minimize exposures to hazardous conditions and substances, reduce the institutional impact on the environment, provide regulatory compliance expertise, and promote an integrated culture of safety. Services include policy management; training, education and outreach; hazardous waste collection; regulatory consultation; and establishing tools and services that allow the organization to recognize and address health and safety hazards. The programs are organized under general health and safety, fire safety, hazardous waste, biological safety, chemical safety, environmental protection, and radiation safety.

This position functions as the primary technical assistant to the Research Radiation Safety Officer toward implemention of OHSU research radiation safety programs and provides staffing coverage for critical functions of the Radiation Safety Office. This position also provides limited support to the Clinical Radiation Safety Officer, as needed. This person performs duties including administering the radioactive material lab decommissioning program; Radiation Safety Office computer recordkeeping and website; radiation safety inspections and monitoring of laboratories that use radioactive materials; arranging for and performing calibrations of instruments; training professionals in radiation safety; administering the radioactive waste disposal and billing program; inspection and timely delivery of radioactive materials shipments o end users; limited dosimetry program support; and participation on the Research Radiation Safety Committees. Future Research Laser Safety Committee involvment possible. The position requires generation of semiannual inventories, waste processing, meeting support, regulatory standards interpretation, and billing summaries. The position also requires communication with diverse populations, both internal to OHSU, and external, including state regulators. The position oversees these duties for all OHSU locations as needed.

• Bachelor's degree with courses in the physical or biological sciences.
• Five years of experience in laboratory radiation safety which include applying federal and state laws, regulations, and radiation safety principles to evaluate and control hazardous or unsafe radiological health and safety conditions.
• This worker must decide when a hazard exists, or whether a standard limit of radiation dose has been exceeded, what must be done and when, then must correct on-the-spot or get further assistance. Advanced technical skill to evaluate and solve problems associated with the use or storage of the radionuclides commonly used in a research environment. In-depth knowledge of radiation detection equipment. Knowledge of radioactive waste disposal methods. Must be knowledgeable in laboratory experiments and processes to evaluate potentially hazardous situations. In-depth knowledge of Federal and State radiation safety regulations.
• Must be able to communicate and work effectively with co-workers as well as personnel campus-wide. This person will be required to do accurate and timely database entry for all facets of the radiation safety program. Must be able to work independently and also in a group setting.
• Expected to attain a DEQ certification in shipping radioactive materials within 6 months of hire.

• Master's degree with health physics courses.
• Three years of experience performing related duties.
• Certification by the American Board of Health Physics or Registration from the National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists

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