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Radiological Safety Officer (RSO) is responsible for the overall management and implementation of Wipro GE HealthCare Radiation Safety Program. He/She shall discharge his duties as specified in various AERB guidelines and comply with GEHC Radiation Safety requirements.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

AERB Requirements:

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.

EHS responsibilities

• 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.

Technical and QARA responsibilities

• 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

Key responsibilities include but not limited to

• 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.

• Advise on

• 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

• ensure that -

• 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.

Desired Qualifications:

• 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

• Preferred Additional qualifications include

• Diploma in Medical Radiology Imaging Technology ( DMRIT ) or equivalent.

• AERB QADXE trained.

• Professional experience as RSO in Medical field

• Level 3 RSO certified

• Strong written and verbal communications skills

• Effective report, business correspondence and procedure writing skills

• Proven Leadership skills in managing customers, issues and projects.

Following are the acts and rules including any changes/New requirements communicated by AERB from time to time.

• 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)

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes