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About the Role
The Radiation Protection Technologist provides radiation-related services within University Health Network, Sinai Health Systems, and Women's College Hospital. Key responsibilities include maintaining conformance with x-ray safety regulations, fulfilling the operational requirements of the Radiation Protection Program, and ensuring patient and worker safety.
Responsibilities
- Ensures compliance with the radiation protection program in accordance with x-ray safety regulations and corporate x-ray safety policies.
- Supports the program to ensure compliance with the Occupational Health & Safety Act and its regulations, reporting hazards, deficiencies, and contraventions.
- Provides general guidance on radiation protection standards to staff in radiation work areas.
- Assists in managing an electronic database of x-ray safety related activities and items, including the x-ray worker dosimetry program and lead PPE QC database.
- Reviews radiation shielding plans and assesses the installation of shielding for medical, dental, and non-medical uses of x-ray.
- Conducts conformance audits (Compliance Inspections) and drafts inspection reports with recommended actions.
- Develops and maintains the lead PPE inventory database and QC program, and provides standards for lead PPE purchase and quality control.
- Leads and/or promotes investigations into root causes of incidents involving x-ray use or equipment.
- Leads the x-ray worker dosimetry monitoring program, including issuing dosimetry, reviewing reports, providing results, and investigating dose anomalies.
- Acts as a first contact for internal radiation matters.
Requirements
- Completion of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific or imaging discipline (i.e., Radiography), or recognized equivalent.
- 3 - 5 years of recent, related professional operational x-ray safety experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Minimum 3 years in-depth experience in applied knowledge of government regulations pertaining to the use of x-ray equipment, preferred.
- Ability to pay critical attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal, report writing, and communication skills.
- Excellent problem recognition and problem-solving skills.
- Effective organizational and time management skills; ability to organize work and set priorities.
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner.
- Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and database applications.
- Experience with teaching and training of staff, preferred.
- X-ray Safety Officer Certification, an asset.
- Previous experience as a Medical Radiation Technologist or NEW (Nuclear Energy Worker), an asset.
- Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance.
- All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
- Please ensure you check your email regularly.
- A Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
- UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of an application if any provided information is misleading, inaccurate, or incorrect.
Skills
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Database applications
- Teaching
- Training
Location
- Toronto General Hospital
Work Type
- Temporary Full Time
Experience Level
- 3 - 5 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- CAD 37.47 - CAD 56.21 per hour
Benefits
- Competitive offer packages
- Member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
- A flexible work environment
- Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
- Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)
About the Company
- UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital.
- With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre.
- As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.
- UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine.
- UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
- UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World.
Equal Opportunity
- UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace.
- Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.
- Applicants need to make their requirements known.