Safety Technician jobs in New Haven, CT

Safety Technician inspects work areas and equipment to ensure compliance with company, state, and federal safety policies and regulations. Responsibilities also include documenting safety inspections, citing dangerous areas/procedures and recommending corrective procedures, and maintaining safety equipment supply and availability. Being a Safety Technician may require a bachelor's degree in area of specialty. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. To be a Safety Technician typically requires 0-2 years of related experience. Works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. Work is closely managed. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Radiation Safety Technician I
  • Yale New Haven Health
  • New Haven, CT OTHER
  • Overview

    To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.


    Responsibilities

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Demonstrates optimal patient care and personal safety utilizing established and accepted techniques of radiation safety to ensure quality care of all patients.

    1. Assists health physicists in the surveillance of all health physics activities, including personnel and environmental monitoring.

    1 1. Assists health physicists in consultation service to all departments of the Hospital on matters relating to radiation protection, safety and quality assurance.

    1 2. Distributes and collects personnel monitoring equipment; maintains personnel exposure records, notifies and investigates individuals and their supervisors of exposures approaching control limits and recommending appropriate remedial actions, and investigates their causes.

    1 3. Assists health physicists in radioactive decontamination products in case of accidents involving radioactivity both on-site and in response to off-site accidents that require emergency room services.

    1 4. Assists in radiopharmaceutical therapies to insure safe administration of doses, adherence to isolation and decontamination requirements, and release of patients and facilities afterwards. Insures that appropriate biopsy procedures are performed and completed.

    1 5. Assumes responsibility for maintaining the Radiation Safety Office, utilizing established and accepted policies and procedures of radiation safety office management.

    2 1. Prepares documents using typewriter and word processing.

    2 2. Provides secretarial support with health physicists. 2 3. Provides administrative support to health physicists. Maintains records of receipt, delivery and shipping of all radioactive materials entering or leaving Yale-New Haven Hospital.

    2 4. 2 5. Records data and compiles into statistical analyses and reports.

    2 6. Serves as a source of information on radiation safety programs at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

    2 7. Maintains facilities and equipment inventory.

    2 8. Contacts vendors for service and installation of safety equipment.

    2 9. Distributes and posts health and safety regulations. Assumes responsibility for Radiation Safety Laboratory measurements and quality assurance of equipment , utilizing established policies and procedures of radiation safety

    Operates and maintains equipment. Performs laboratory techniques to collect, test, package, store, transport and dispose of harmful and non-harmful waste. Conducts test procedures on sample material.

    3 1. Assists health physicists in the performance of area and patient radiation surveys based on age specific criteria (see Addendum).

    3 2. Assists health physicists in monitoring all devices capable of producing ionizing radiation from the standpoint of the safety of patients and Hospital personnel.

    3 3. Assists health physicists in the waste disposal program, including transport, storage and disposal records.

    3 4. 3 5. Assists health physicists in leak testing and inventory control of all sealed sources.

    3 6. Performs additional functions incidental to health and safety activities.

    1. Communicates with patients as necessary

     

     


    Qualifications

    EDUCATION (number of years and type required to perform the position duties): Associates degree, preferably in Physics or Biology, or high school diploma with two (2) to four (4) years of related work experience.

     

    EXPERIENCE (number of years and type required to meet an acceptable level of performance): Zero (0) to two (2) years of related work experience.

     

    SPECIAL SKILLS: Regular, skilled use of radiation measurement instruments. Computer experience in using word processing, spreadsheet and database analysis. Typing speed is not critical. ACCOUNTABILITY (how this position is held accountable for such as goals achievement, budget adherence, or other areas of accountability): Responsible for the maintenance of the Radiation Safety Office for assisting Health Physicists in enforcing the Radiation Safety Standards. Periodic review by the Director of Radiological Physics.

     

    COMPLEXITY (describe planning, problem solving, decision making, creative activity, or other special factors inherent in the responsibilities of this position): In personal and job-related decisions and actions, consistently demonstrates the values of integrity (doing the right thing), patient-centered (putting patients and families first), respect (valuing all people and embracing all differences), accountability (being responsible and taking action), and compassion (being empathetic). Regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment in determining appropriate actions to be taken for maintenance of the established Radiation Safety Office. The individual must be highly motivated, a self -starter, effective communicator with excellent inter-personal and problem-solving skills, must be able to work under stress, be willing to learn and apply knowledge.

     

    LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

     

    INFORMATIONAL SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMAND: Must be able to lift heavy objects (some over 30 lbs.); must be comfortable in working with radioactive materials and high radiation areas.


    YNHHS Requisition ID

    61651
  • 13 Days Ago

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Construction laborer
  • AWP Safety
  • New Haven, CT FULL_TIME
  • Company Description Join America’s leading traffic safety company! If you enjoy working for a fast-paced company with local work, apply for AWP Safety today. This is an entry-level position and no exp...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Senior QA Inspector - Contractor
  • Institute for Building Technology and Safety
  • New Haven, CT CONTRACTOR
  • Responsibilities The residential Solar QA Inspector performs quality assurance inspection services and reporting of residential and commercial solar system installations to ensure compliance with prod...
  • 25 Days Ago

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Cook
  • Occupational Safety & Health Administration
  • West Haven, CT FULL_TIME
  • Cook Department of Veterans Affairs VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT Location 1 vacancy in the following location : Relocation expenses reimbursed Telework eligible Duties Summary The ...
  • 16 Days Ago

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Safety Supervisor
  • Zūm Services
  • Branford, CT FULL_TIME
  • Zūm has reimagined student transportation, the nation's largest mass transit system. Our integrated end-to-end cloud-based platform provides a modern service for school districts purpose-built around ...
  • 4 Days Ago

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Safety Coordinator
  • K2 Staffing, LLC
  • Prospect, CT FULL_TIME
  • Our client, a growing leader in the building materials industry, is currently seeking a Safety Specialist based out of their Prospect, CT facility. As a Safety Coordinator, you will be responsible for...
  • 13 Days Ago

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Technician Diesel Mechanic
  • Ryder System
  • NORTH HAVEN, CT
  • Position Description Immediately hiring a Permanent Full Time Experienced Mid-Level Diesel Technician to support our Tru...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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HSE Supervisor - Remote within Baltimore, Maryland
  • CBRE
  • Hartford, CT
  • HSE Supervisor - Remote within Baltimore, Maryland Job ID 152427 Posted 25-Jan-2024 Service line GWS Segment Role type F...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Environmental Construction Laborer
  • ACV Enviro Corp.
  • Bridgeport, CT
  • **Environmental Construction Laborer** > Bridgeport, CT | Operations | Posted: Mar 28, 2021 **Summary** The primary purp...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Pest Control Technician $17.00 to $21.00 per hour
  • Bramanpest
  • Bristol, CT
  • **Pest Control Technician $17.00 to $21.00 per hour** Bristol, CT **$17.00 to $21.00 per hour** **About the Position:** ...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Low Voltage Security Technician - Northeast
  • Trinity Solar Careers
  • Cheshire, CT
  • Job DetailsJob LocationCheshire, CT AD Location - Cheshire, CTPosition TypeFull TimeSalary Range$60,000.00 - $80,000.00 ...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Senior Electronic Technician
  • Ultra
  • Wallingford, CT
  • Unleash the Power of Multi-Mission Excellence: Safeguarding the Seas for the World's Navies. Step into a world where cut...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Service Technician (Mobile Forklift Mechanic)
  • Maybury Associates Inc
  • Wallingford, CT
  • >> Service Technician (Mobile Forklift Mechanic) Service Technician (Mobile Forklift Mechanic) Summary Title:Service Tec...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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HVAC Truck Based Service Manager
  • Johnson Controls International
  • Rocky Hill, CT
  • Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, ou...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

New Haven is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, and is part of the New York metropolitan area. With a population of 129,779 as determined by the 2010 United States Census, it is the second-largest city in Connecticut after Bridgeport. New Haven is the principal municipality of Greater New Haven, which had a total population of 862,477 in 2010. New Haven was the first planned city in America. A year after its founding by English Puritans in 1638, eight streets were laid o...
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Income Estimation for Safety Technician jobs
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New Haven, Connecticut area prices
were up 1.7% from a year ago

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