Health Physicist Radioactive Materials Inspector - Radiation Control

This position is eligible for a $5,000 hiring incentive!

A Career in Public Service Awaits You, Come Join our Radiation Control Team!

Your Talent, Our Mission: To promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities in Arizona.

Why work for ADHS? A great benefit of working for the State of Arizona is a fantastic work/life balance. State employees enjoy challenging work, popular remote work options, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, and career growth opportunities.

What You'll Do:

Performs work corresponding to the activities within the Quality Assurance and Improvement Office, Radiation Control, and the Laboratory Licensure and Certification Office.

Assists or determines the issuing of licenses to laboratories (Medical Marijuana, Environmental, Clinical), maintaining current licenses (EPA, CLIA, ISO/IEC) for ASPHL by ensuring the minimum standards of proficiency, methodology, quality assurance, operation and safety, and ensuring compliance with ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Conducts initial and annual inspections of laboratories, ionizing and nonionizing facilities to determine compliance with the Statutes or Rules.

Review of quality systems by tracking documents, corrective actions, and other quality data. Conducts investigations of the operation of a licensed laboratory upon receiving a complaint or of an unlicensed laboratory performing compliance testing.
This position requires performing work at/attending meetings at alternate locations and/or traveling (in and out of state) when necessary, possibly requiring a state, personal, or rented vehicle.
Corresponds with the regulated lab community or with regulatory bodies, responds to technical questions from the laboratories, development of standards, rulemaking and laboratory inspections. Perform, assist, or review detailed investigative or inspection reports, statements of deficiencies, and correspondence regarding changes in the status of a laboratory's certification, or other types of legal orders.
Has general knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures within a discipline. Continues to build experience within the field. Develops competence by performing structured work assignments. Uses existing prescribed guidelines or policies to analyze and resolve problems.

**This position is onsite at our Radiation Control Office ***

- Participate in inspections to determine compliance with statutes, rules, and internal procedures as directed and under guidance.
- Learn to interpret and understand statutes, rules, and internal procedures for discipline.
- Attend and participate in staff, advisory committee, and/or organization meetings

Knowledge of:
Federal regulations and Arizona Revised Statutes related to ionizing radiation, non-ionizing radiation, laboratory testing, general laboratory procedures, a good understanding of laboratory management and operational concepts, specialized laboratory procedures, laboratory safety precautions emphasis when working with infectious agents and or hazardous materials, performance management, continuous quality improvement, and Lean methodologies
- Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), and Lean methodologies.
Skill in:
Review and reading of professional literature requires a high level of oral and written communication, analytical review, interpersonal relationships, active listening, organization, evaluation, repetition, education/training
Ability to:
Change priorities as issues arise, problem-solving (root cause), work independently, perform reviews of laboratory testing, analyze analytical data, reporting, and evaluation analyst qualifications provide compliance data, support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promote equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination
- Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.

Minimum Bachelor's degree in related field.

State, Federal or National certification/ approval for appropriate field(s) within max three (3) years of hire.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver's License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
Paid vacation and sick time
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program, learn more at hr.az.gov/family-leave-expansion)
10 paid holidays per year
Wellness program and plans
Life insurance
Short/long-term disability insurance
Defined retirement plan
Award winning Infant at Work program
Credit union membership
Transit subsidy
ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will contribute to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27-week wait period for contributions to begin.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-1085. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.