Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $46.37
- $66.66 / hour

Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

Reporting to the Director, Quality & Safety, Medical Imaging, the Nuclear Medicine (NM) Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) leads the Nuclear Medicine Radiation Safety Program for the Fraser Health Authority (FHA) Medical Imaging (MI) department. Promotes a culture of radiation safety for staff, patients and visitors through planning, developing, implementing and evaluating the NM Radiation Safety Program ensuring it meets all Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) Acts and Regulations including all applicable provincial and federal regulations (e.g., WorkSafe BC, Transport Canada), licensing and organizational requirements. Maintains the diagnostic, therapeutic and processing licenses for all NM departments across FHA and leads the CNSC license and annual compliance report submissions.

Provides leadership to all NM Site Radiation Safety Officers (SRSO), the NM Radiation Safety Coordinator (RRSC) and the NM Radiation Safety Committee (RSCE) and appoints an acting RSO as needed. Advises and provides direction to SRSOs and RRSC on radiation safety to stop any unsafe work practices regarding radiation safety in areas that fall under Licensing. Leads emergency response initiatives in collaboration with the RSC and SRSOs and directly communicates with the applicant authority on incidents related to radiation safety and is responsible for providing quarterly updates on the NM Radiation Protection Program for senior leadership.

Liaises with regulatory agencies and other experts in radiation safety,



acts as a resource and regularly communicates with the applicant Authority, MI operations directors, managers, the NM RRSC, NM Practice Lead (RPL), NM supervisors, site-specific Radiation Safety Officers, the NM Radiation Safety Committee and other users of radioactive material on matters relevant to radiation safety and actively seek ways to improve the quality of the NM Radiation Safety Program.

Responsibilities

1. Manages the recruitment, mentoring, selection and professional development of designated staff. Supervises designated staff, determines staff schedules and provides work direction and assignment of duties to meet operational requirements. Conducts employee performance reviews, coaching sessions and the facilitation of goal setting with the employee including the identification of educational/training requirements. Implements employee discipline up to and including termination, where necessary.
2. Acts as the CNSC Signing Authority and CNSC License Contact Person for applicable MI licenses. Ensures organizational radiation safety compliance with all relevant legislation and regulatory requirements including WorkSafe BC, Transport Canada and CNSC. Provides leadership, direction and advice for all SRSOs to ensure CNSC license compliance regarding the use of radioactive materials are met and other relevant legislation are followed (e.g. Transport Canada and WorkSafe BC regulations).




3. Confirms, in collaboration with the SRSOs, that diagnostic, therapeutic and processing licenses and permits are current for all MI Nuclear Medicine Departments. Works with SRSOs and staff to prepare license renewal applications to CNSC in accordance with conditions contained in relevant licenses. Prepares annual compliance reports (ACRs) for CNSC in accordance with conditions contained in relevant licenses and submits final ACRs to CNSC.
4. Interprets new regulations and assesses their implications to the NM Radiation Safety Program. Communicates recent regulations and provides regulatory updates from CNSC to the NM RSCE, applicant authority and Operations Directors as needed. Ensures regulatory updates are shared with all appropriate staff and education processes are updated as needed.
5. Issues stop work orders if the use of radioactive material poses a direct risk to safety or security and in breach to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Regulations and provides directives to expedite the implementation of corrective actions. Actively contributes to the NM RSCE as a member and adviser on radiation safety matters and responsible for the development, maintenance and annual review of the NM RSCE Terms of Reference.
6. Provides expertise in working collaboratively with the NM RSC to design and maintain a “global” or program-wide NM radiation safety program that conforms with the ALARA principle of dose limitation (“as low as reasonably achievable”) and complies with current regulatory requirements expressed in the Nuclear Safety and Control Act, applicable CNSC Regulations, regulatory guidelines and nuclear substance license conditi

📌 Radiation Safety Officer (Canada)
🏢 Fraser Health Authority
📍 Canada