Medical Physicist - Radiation Therapy

Physicist

The Physicist provides medical physics services for radiation therapy patients as prescribed for the treatment of patients. Ensures the quality of care in the use of radiation-producing sources, imaging equipment, the protection of patients and staff from radiation. Calibrates all radiation therapy equipment, conducts X-ray machine performance surveys, and implements procedures to ensure quality control for electronic imaging devices.

General Duties

• Assures the safe and effective delivery of radiation to achieve a therapeutic result as prescribed by the Medical Practitioner for each patient's plan of radiotherapy: - Develops and implements procedures for the initial and continuing evaluation of radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, simulation, and radiation measurement equipment. - Develops and/or evaluates the diametric component of patients' treatment plans.
• Responsible for calibration and maintenance of equipment: - Serves as the focal point for machine maintenance and repair. Provides routine and special calibration checks of all radiation therapy equipment to satisfy state and federal requirements. - Practices radiation safety for the protection of the patients. - Determines if prescribed dose is being delivered within tolerances to patients by performing calculations of patient dose(s) or either therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. - Coordinates all preventative maintenance on all therapeutic machines. Troubleshoots all faults on equipment and arrange for equipment repairs. - Maintains proper records necessary for TJC, NRC, state, or other regulatory agencies.
• Develops and manage a comprehensive Quality Management Program that monitors, evaluates, and optimizes radiation oncology processes: - Develops and/or evaluates policies and procedures related to the appropriate therapeutic use of radiation.
• Develops and/or evaluate a comprehensive clinical radiation safety program in radiation oncology: - Provides evidence for compliance of equipment for radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, simulation, and radiation detection, with regulatory and accreditation agency rules and recommendations. - Develops and/or evaluate a comprehensive clinical radiation safety program in radiation oncology.
• Provides radiation oncology physics and radiation dosimetry training for medical practitioners and other health-care providers: - Educates staff members, employees and students in physics, radiation safety and quality improvement.

Experience Qualifications

• 2 years of Clinical Medical Physics (residency or beyond)

Education Qualifications

• Required: Master's Degree Medical Physics, Radiological Physics or related field
• Preferred: Ph.D. in Medical Physics, Radiological Physics or related field

Licenses and Certifications

• Board eligible in Therapeutic Radiological Physics by the American Board of Radiology or the American Board of Medical Physics
• Board certified by the American Board of Radiology or the American Board of Medical Physics

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the Radiation Oncology linear accelerator systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment calibration issues.
• Knowledge of Radiation Oncology planning systems and equipment operations
• Be thorough and pay attention to details

Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

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• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems - it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

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The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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