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HEALTH PHYSICIST
Naval Medical Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$121,785 - $158,322
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-12 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working as a health physicist at a Navy center in Bethesda, Maryland, where you'll design, test, and evaluate equipment that measures radiation exposure to protect people and the environment.
You'll apply physics principles to ensure devices are reliable and effective for monitoring radiation in military settings.
It's a good fit for someone with a science background in radiation safety, strong technical skills, and experience in policy or equipment testing who enjoys hands-on problem-solving in a government health role.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 level in radiation dosimetry, detection, and measurements
- Professional training or degree in health physics focused on protecting against ionizing radiation exposure
- Ability to interpret public policies, regulations, and SOPs to recommend improvements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel), basic programming, and database utilization
- Knowledge of radiation physics interactions, thermodynamics, optics, mechanics, and electronics
- Experience designing, developing, testing, and evaluating radiation instrumentation and dosimetry devices
Full Job Description
You will serve as a Health Physicist in the Physical Medicine Department of NAV DOSIMETRY CENTER BETHESDA.
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Examples of Qualifying Experience include: 1) Applying knowledge in the areas of radiation dosimetry, the principles of radiation detection and measurements; 2) Professional, scientific, or technical training which has demonstrated capacity for sound independent work primarily in the application of professional knowledge and competence in the field of health physics concerned with the protection of persons and their environment from unwarranted exposure to ionizing radiation; 3) Skilled in reading and interpreting numerous public policies, regulations and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to make recommendations for changing and advancing policies and SOPs; and 4) Strong understanding/skill in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel), basic programming and utilization of databases.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/health-physics-series-1306/ Major Duties:
- You will design, develop, test, and evaluate radiation instrumentation and other device utilized in the mission of the Navy Dosimetry Center.
- You will apply principles of the physics of radiation interactions, thermodynamics, optics, mechanics and electronics.
- You will locate, evaluate, and test commercially available dosimetry instruments by analyzing designs, radiation properties, automation, and by making a determination of the scientific soundness of the principles used.
- You will test the reliability and stability of the devices to assure that adequate personnel dosimetry can be economically accomplished.
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