Radiological Safety Officer
GE HEALTHCARE · Posted Oct 6
Medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital health solutions provider
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About the role
GE Healthcare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator whose mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. The Radiological Safety Officer is responsible for the overall management and implementation of the Wipro GE HealthCare Radiation Safety Program, discharging duties as specified in AERB guidelines and complying with GEHC Radiation Safety requirements. The role covers EHS radiation protection ownership, TLD dose monitoring and medical surveillance, AERB QA/NEMA testing at customer sites including radioactive isotope handling, regulatory reporting to AERB, audits, and emergency preparedness.
What you will do
- Radiological safety officer will play a pivotal role in ensuring that the company's medical devices and processes meet AERB regulatory requirements, thus safeguarding patient safety, compliance to regulatory requirements and facilitating market access.
- Element owner for EHS Element # 23- Radiation Protection. Implementation and drive the EHS element and various Radiation Safety initiatives being implemented by GEHC
- Responsible for annual Review and update of GEHC Radiation Safety Program.
- Strictly monitor Personal Radiation dose of all Radiation workers, monitor TLD distribution process and ensure Radiation Medical Surveillance program is driven with 100% compliance.
- Ensure on-time completion of Radiation Safety trainings as per AERB and GEHC requirements by Field engineers
- Send periodic communications related to Radiation Safety to all employees/field team in the organisation
- Periodic review of EHS inspections related to Radiation, conduct periodic site audits and advise the field team about improving Radiation Safety
- Maintain required licenses, permits, registrations and authorizations as per AERB requirements and In accordance with GEHC Compliance Assurance Standard, perform line-by-line reviews of obligations, tasks, and conditions. Include commitments made in applications and correspondence with regulatory agencies.
- Review and provide inputs on Radiation safety in Management of change
- Respond to queries raised by AERB, field team, QA &RA team and others
- Investigate radiation dose limit exceedances and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Investigate lost/mishandled TLD cases raised by Field team and tack action.
- Perform or demonstrate AERB QA test and NEMA test at customer sites which includes customer training, Radioactive isotope handling ( Dose preparation, dispensing, source preparation, phantom preparation, transport and positioning of sources and phantoms ) and reporting.
- Establish and deploy the process for above and train field service engineers and application engineers.
- Monitor, audit QA testing done by QA agencies and Review the QA reports submitted by QA agencies.
- Work with Regulatory Affairs on type approvals of New products.
- Prepare and participate in internal and external audits
- Perform duties and responsibilities as stipulated in Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules,2004 and other related regulatory documents
- Submit periodic reports to AERB in prescribed format on safety status of the radiation installations.
- Promptly report any radiation safety related unusual occurrence to AERB
- Be responsible for advising and assisting the employer and licensee on safety aspects aimed at ensuring that the provisions of AERB rules are complied with.
- Investigate potential exposure and overexposure cases and report to AERB, management and take corrective actions that are applicable for all Radiation workers and Radiation facilities.
- The necessary steps aimed at ensuring that the regulatory constraints and the terms and conditions of the licence are adhered to the safe storage and movement of radioactive material at GEHC owned radiation installations
- Reports on all hazardous situations along with details of any immediate remedial actions taken are made available to the employer and licensee for reporting to the competent authority and a copy endorsed to the competent authority.
- Quality assurance tests of structures, systems, components and sources, as applicable are conducted.
- Monitoring instruments are calibrated periodically.
- Assist the employer in instructing the workers on hazards of radiation and on suitable safety measures and work practices aimed at optimizing exposures to radiation sources; and the safe disposal of radioactive wastes
- Developing suitable emergency response plans to deal with accidents and maintaining emergency preparedness.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 5- 8 years of experience in RSO
- Nuclear Medicine Physicist, and Radiological Safety Officer (Nuclear Medicine)
- Master of Science or Equivalent with specialization in Nuclear Medicine
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Effective report, business correspondence and procedure writing skills
- Proven Leadership skills in managing customers, issues and projects.
- Atomic Energy Act 1962
- Atomic Energy Radiation Protection Rules (AERP), 2004
- AERB safety code AERB/SC/MED-3 (rev.2), 2016 on “medical diagnostic x-ray equipment and installation”
- AERB SAFETY CODE NO. AERB/RF-MED/SC-2 (Rev. 2)
Preferred qualifications
- Diploma in Medical Radiology Imaging Technology ( DMRIT ) or equivalent.
- AERB QADXE trained.
- Professional experience as RSO in Medical field
- Level 3 RSO certified
Benefits and support
- Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
About GE HEALTHCARE
GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator dedicated to providing integrated solutions, services, and data analytics. Spun off from General Electric, the company serves patients and healthcare providers globally through its advanced imaging, ultrasound, patient care solutions, and pharmaceutical diagnostics segments. It focuses on driving precision care, improving hospital efficiency, and advancing clinical outcomes worldwide.
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Company size
- 54000 employees
- Founded
- 2023
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
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Chief Financial Officer
Chief Science and Technology Officer
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