Medical Physicist - Full Time

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Day Shift

Description:

Performs all physics calculations and testing necessary for calibration of equipment and to ensure that the programs are in place to facilitate the produce of quality diagnostic images, consistent with the available technology and which optimize safety (including radiation, medical, and electrical) for the patient. To assure compliance with all certifying and governing bodies.

What the Medical Physicist will do:

• Assists in planning for resource allocation with Radiologists, administrators, and technologists, including: equipment usage, selection and replacement, staffing requirements, budget preparation, and review of departmental policies and procedures. + Responsible for performance specification, acceptance testing and performance verification, and commissioning of new equipment. Guides technologists in the use of new technology. + Supervises calibration, preventive maintenance, repair of equipment, and documentation of all relevant information. + Develops and administers the Radiation Safety Program, acting as Radiation Safety Officer for the institution. Includes the ALARA Program and patient/staff dose assessment. Participates in the development of criteria for approval of new uses of radiation. + Coordinates and leads the Institutional Radiation Safety Committee, MRI Safety Committee, and other committees as appropriate. + Determines shielding required for new or renovated equipment rooms for ionizing radiation and for radio frequency and magnetic fields.

What the Medical Physicist will need:

• Minimum Master's Degree in Medical Physics. + Board certified in Diagnostic Radiological Physics. + One year of experience performing physics in a clinical setting.

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