Health Physics Coordinator

Title: Health Physics Coordinator

Location: Upper East Side

Org Unit: Health Physics

Work Days:

Weekly Hours: 35.00

Exemption Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $95,600.00 - $111,600.00

*As required under NYC Human Rights Law Int 1208-2018 - Salary range for this role when Hired for NYC Offices
Position Summary

Under general supervision, the Health Physics Coordinator supports and maintains the institution's radiation safety program across a large academic medical center and affiliated outpatient clinics. This role conducts radiation safety monitoring, equipment quality assurance, radioactive materials tracking, and waste management in accordance with regulatory requirements. The Health Physics Coordinator responds to radiation incidents, supports emergency operations, and applies established policies and professional judgments to ensure regulatory compliance, personnel safety, and operational continuity.


Job Responsibilities

• Administers the institutional personnel radiation monitoring program by issuing and collecting dosimetry devices, maintaining exposure records, trending dose data, and initiating investigations for exposures approaching control limits.
• Notifies affected staff and supervisors and recommends corrective actions in coordination with Health Physicists.
• Conducts radiation surveys, contamination assessments, and wipe testing in clinical, laboratory, and patient-care environments. Documents findings and verifies compliance with regulatory standards and departmental procedures.
• Implements radioactive contamination controls for therapeutic patient rooms by installing protective coverings, monitoring surfaces, and authorizing removal following confirmation of acceptable contamination levels.
• Manages receipt, storage, internal distribution, and shipment documentation for radioactive materials entering and leaving the institution, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and regulatory compliance.
• Maintains radiation detection and monitoring equipment programs, including inventory control, preventive maintenance tracking, calibration coordination, and vendor service engagement.
• Coordinates vendor interactions for installation, maintenance, and servicing of radiation safety and monitoring equipment.
• Performs laboratory radiation safety measurements and quality assurance testing using established protocols to ensure accuracy and reliability of safety systems.
• Operates and maintains radiation monitoring and detection instruments, ensuring readiness for routine operations and emergency response.
• Executes radioactive and non-radioactive waste management activities, including collection, testing, packaging, storage, transportation coordination, and disposal record maintenance in accordance with institutional and regulatory requirements.
• Supports emergency response operations involving radiological incidents, including on-site events and off-site medical response scenarios, applying radiation safety controls and escalation procedures.
• Maintains sealed source inventories, conducts leak testing, and ensures compliance with source control and reporting requirements.
• Provides technical support to Medical and Health Physics staff and supports operational continuity of the radiation safety program through assigned projects and clinical coverage.

Education

• A minimum of an Associate's Degree in Physical or Biological Sciences preferred.

Experience

Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in radiation safety operations, health physics support, or related technical environment, or an equivalent combination of experience and specialized training.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be familiar with the rules and guidelines of pertinent regulatory and accrediting bodies (NYC-DOH, NYS-DOH, and JC).
• Must be able to interface with all levels of hospital staff and possess excellent oral and written communication skills.

Licenses and Certifications

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Must be physically able to bend, reach, pull, push and lift up to 40 pounds without mechanical assistance.
• Must be able to respond to radiation emergency as needed.

Cornell welcomes students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds from across the globe to pursue world-class education and career opportunities, to further the founding principle of 'any person, any study.' No person shall be denied employment on the basis of any legally protected status or subjected to prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual's genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Cornell University embraces diversity in its workforce and seeks job candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We hire based on merit, and encourage people from historically underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply. Consistent with federal law, Cornell engages in affirmative action in employment for qualified protected veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRRA) and qualified individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.



To apply, visit https://jobs.weill.cornell.edu/NY/job/New-York-Health-Physics-Coordinator-NY-10065/1392144000/







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