Health Physicist - job 2 of 2

What Health Physics contributes to Cardinal Health

Our comprehensive suite of Medical and Health Physics Services can help customers manage their radiation safety compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission and State regulations so they can focus on patient care.  As trusted consultants, we help our customers maintain the proper storage, handling, measurement and testing of equipment utilized to measure diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. Medical and Health Physics Services include compliance activities, such as: equipment testing, calibration, training, dosimetry, licensing, auditing, and other services tailored to each customer’s needs.

Anticipated salary range: $90,100.00-$128,700.00

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 06/06/2025 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Health Physics or Physical Science), or equivalent work experience preferred
• 3+ years’ experience in related field or Nuclear Medicine Technology, preferred

Responsibilities

• Position based in Nebraska
• Travel required for routine customer visits in Tennessee, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, and Colorado including some overnight stays
• Ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team
• Evaluation and/or calibration of radiation measuring equipment’s used with radioactive materials
• Evaluation of radiological equipment to assess compliance with state and/or national standards
• Evaluation of radiological imaging procedures to advise on patient dose reduction
• Assist facilities with the development and/or updating of policies and procedures pertaining to the use of radioactive materials and radiological imaging procedures
• Consultation to healthcare facilities regarding compliance with radioactive materials licenses and applicable state and/or federal regulations
• Prepare radioactive materials license applications, renewals, and amendment requests
• Assist facilities with interactions with regulatory agencies regarding radioactive materials and radiation producing machines
• Complete radiation safety audits and ALARA (As Low as Reasonably Achievable) reviews as required
• Answering Radiation Safety and Health Physics questions
• Perform nuclear medicine, HDR and industrial radiation safety review
• Perform dosimetry review, worker and patient dose estimates, fetal dose estimates
• Conduct dose investigations and assist facilities with regulations
• Perform leak-testing and other radiological assay as requested
• Conduct group and individual training sessions; documents training activities as required.  Maintains reference library for radiation protection
• Provide customer survey meter calibration and other radiation safety services as required by the customer RAM License
• Perform other job-related duties as requested and works effectively with other team members to ensure the goals and objectives of the department are met
• Proficiency in basic Health Physics concept (survey instrument use, survey technique, leak testing, dosimetry review, dose estimates)

Other Skills/Abilities

• Draws on best practices and comprehensive technical knowledge to advise customers.
• Tracks internal trends and suggests process improvements based on observations
• Submits accurate billing for services and manages financials for region
• Excellent professional writing skills
• Well versed in Microsoft Office applications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Health Physics or Physical Science), or equivalent work experience preferred
• 3+ years’ experience in related field or Nuclear Medicine Technology, preferred

What is expected of you and others at this level?

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
• Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
• Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models
• Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope
• Projects may have significant and long-term impact
• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives
• Independently determines method for completion of new projects
• Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues
• Ability to work under pressure, to prioritize task, and to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• 80 percent travel

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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