Medical Physicist Position Available In Wilson, Tennessee

Medical Physicist SojouRNurse, LLC Lebanon, TN Description:

Medical Physicist pay is based on experience! The medical physicist is responsible for the appropriate use of the treatment planning system, including evaluating a treatment plan for the delivery of radiation treatment based on the radiation oncologist’s prescribed course of radiation therapy, ensuring that the patient will not lose important healthy organ function and that the radiation delivered will not affect healthy surrounding tissue. The medical physicist is responsible for the appropriate use of the electronic medical record, including maintaining an accurate record of treatment planning progress, and communication and documentation of relevant patient information. The medical physicist is responsible for the performance and documentation of quality assurance in the clinic, including software QA, hardware QA, and patient

QA. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Calibrate therapy equipment in a manner suitable for accurate radiation dose delivery. Serve as the focal point for machine maintenance and repair Direct the determination of radiation dose distributions in patients undergoing treatment (i.e. computerized dosimetry planning or direct radiation measurement) Maintain proper records necessary for APEx, NRC, state, or other regulatory agencies Design and implement pertinent aspects of the quality management program that involve the use of external beam radiotherapy equipment Manage the medical physics service in a manner to meet or exceed established standards of practice consistent with the facility size and available resources Establish, develop, and monitor procedures for measuring the performance levels of equipment used in radiation oncology Evaluate new technologies and implement as needed, including acceptance testing of new equipment and treatment devices Consult with the radiation oncologists, as required, concerning patient doses and optimization of patient treatment plans and delivery Provide technical direction of radiation oncology staff as specified by the Director of Medical Physics

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS A

Master’s or Doctor’s degree in physics, biophysics, radiological physics, or health physics One year of full-time training in therapeutic radiological physics One year of full-time experience in a therapy facility including personal calibration and spot check of at least one teletherapy unit

Requirements:

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Completion of a clinical medical physics residency program preferred Board certification by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Radiological Physics Understand the technical aspects of radiation oncology and medical physics in order to perform radiotherapy medical physics and medical dosimetry and communicate these aspects to the radiation oncologists, other medical physicists, medical dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and other team members as needed Possess working knowledge of radiation safety principles and current rules and regulations of the State of Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Department of Radiological Health (TDECDRH) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Extensive knowledge of modern radiation therapy systems and sub-systems Experience and fluency in modern treatment planning software systems. Aria and RayStation treatment planning systems are preferred. Proficient in using radiation-measuring equipment for calibration and quality assurance, treatment planning computers, and oncology information systems in a paperless environment Excellent overall understanding of all activities of a proton and photon radiation therapy department, (e.g. treatment planning, quality assurance, revenue cycle, customer service, medical staff role(s), etc.) Flexibility to handle multiple tasks and deadlines Proven time management skills