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Job Description Summary:

Our OhioHealth Physics team is expanding! We are looking to add a new Physics position to support our growth of an additional care site. The successful candidate will work as an integral part of the OhioHealth Radiation Oncology team. This job will be primarily working at our care sites within Columbus, OH, with the option to work from home one day per week. We are certainly open to considering Residency candidates.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Provide clinical Physics support to our care sites, including daily operations, routine quality assurance activities, support for SBRT, SRS, HDR, and cardiac brachytherapy, chart checks, support department adherence to policies and procedures, and all aspects of participation in clinical trials.
Participation in the development and implementation of new treatment techniques and new technologies.
Although each of us has a home base and a primary care site for which we are responsible, our large group provides collaborative cross-coverage support for the team. We also provide rotating weekly chart check coverage remotely.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's Degree
ABR board certified or board eligible in Therapeutic Radiological Physics
Strong communication skills
Ability to work well in a large team environment
SYSTEMWIDE EQUIPMENT:
Linear Accelerators: combination of Varian iX, TrueBeams, TrueBeam Novalis w HDMLC, and Halcyon
EMR/TPS: Aria v16.0, Eclipse, EZFluence, MIM, Velocity, Insightive
CT's: GE RT Discovery with MAR, contrast, and 4DCT capabilities
HDR: 2 Bravos units - Riverside and Grant, both primarily treating GYN cancers
SRS: offered at 3 care sites - Riverside, Grant, and Delaware. Use of BrainLab Elements and ExacTrac/ExacTrac Dynamic. Treatments include single lesion, multimet (single iso), trigem, AVM. RTSafe gel dosimetry used for annual end to end testing
SBRT: free breathing, gated, triggered imaging, and breath-hold treatment delivery techniques
Intravascular cardiac brachytherapy (Novoste system)
TBI (VMAT technique)
MU second check software: Mobius and ClearCalc
Range of Physics equipment: SRS MapCheck, ArcCheck, DQA3, IC Profiler, MMWL, Wellhoffer scanning tanks, Quasar, DoseLab for TG-142 monthly and annual QA analysis
ABOUT US:
Our Physics team currently consists of 14 board certified Physicists, 1 Medical Physics Assistant, and 15 dosimetrists. We are responsible for covering 10 different care sites across central and eastern Ohio. OhioHealth can offer a competitive salary based on the AAPM's 2024 Professional Salary Survey.
Columbus, Ohio is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, and for good reason! The city is able to offer the perks of an urban city with the ease of commute and suburban tranquility of a smaller city.

Responsibilities And Duties:

Provide evidence of compliance of equipment for radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, simulation and radiation detection, with regulatory and accreditation agency rules and recommendations. Measure and characterize medical radiation from radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, and simulation equipment prior to clinical utilization. Perform acceptance testing, evaluation and commissioning of equipment used for external beam therapy, brachytherapy, simulation, treatment-planning, and radiation detection; acceptance testing and evaluation of their associated computer systems, algorithms, data and output Develop and/or evaluate with the medical practitioner, the dosimetric component of patients treatment plans-Review radiation oncology dosimetry information noted in patient records. -Develop and manage a comprehensive Quality Management Program that monitors, evaluates and optimizes radiation oncology processes. -Develop and/or evaluate a comprehensive clinical radiation safety program in radiation oncology Direct the radiation oncology physics program to include the technical direction of the staff responsible for treatment planning, machine maintenance and repair and other physics support staff. -Provide radiation oncology physics and radiation dosimetry training for medical practitioners and other health care providers -Provide consultation to assure accurate radiation dose delivery. -Provide institutional consultation on program development in radiation oncology. -Plan and specify thickness, material, placement of shielding needed to protect patients, workers, the general public and the environment from radiation produced incident to diagnosis or treatment of humans. -Assess and evaluate installed shielding designed to protect patients, workers, and the general public from radiation produced incident to diagnosis or treatment of humans. -Use imaging procedures as they pertain to the simulation, treatment planning and treatment delivery in therapeutic radiologic procedures. Involved in informatics development and direction Apply other medical applications of physics as appropriate to safely carry out therapeutic radiologic procedures. -Develop and apply Medical Health Physics procedures associated with the practice of Therapeutic Radiology-Monitor compliance with radiation protection, policies and procedures, regulations, accreditation organization s standards, and national recommendations Perform acceptance testing and evaluation of radiation protection computer systems, their algorithms, data and output. Evaluate radiation safety procedures prior to use. Develops, manages and/or evaluates a radiation safety program.
As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.
The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's Degree (Required)ACR - American College of Radiology - American College of Radiology

Additional Job Description:

Degree in Radiation or Medical Physics; or equivalent combination of and Experience . Successful completion of Part I of the American Board of Radiology (ABR) Certification in Physics in Radiation Therapy or equivalent and meet the requirements of the Ohio Department of Health for a Qualified Medical Physicist. Radiation therapy physics Completed a CAMPEP approved residency training program in Medical Physics or equivalent.

Work Shift:

Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

40

Department

Medical Physics

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