Medical Physicist 29291

Job Description

Job DescriptionThe Medical Physicist maintains optimal, safe and effective patient care with regard to diagnosis and radiation treatment. All 6 DPN Radiation Oncology Centers are ASTRO APEx accredited and our cancer program is MD Anderson credentialed.
Required Education and/ or Experience:All of the following must be met.

• The Medical Physicist position requires a Master's degree in physics, medical physics, nuclear engineering, biophysics; doctorate preferred.
• Certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics or equivalent by the American Board of Radiology, The American Board of Medical Physics,& or& The Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine.&
• The Medical Physicist position also requires a minimum of two years’ clinical experience in major radiation center.&

Schedule:Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pmNo weekends, evenings or holidays!Work/life balance schedules&

• Full-time employees are eligible for health, dental and vision benefits
• Company holidays and a flexible holiday!
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) Package
• Additional accrual increase after 1 year of service&
• 401K
• Scrub Allotments
• Yearly Bonus Program

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& Core Value Expectations:The& CARES& model reflects the principles that guide our day-to-day behaviors; our decisions, our actions, and our relationships with each other and with the patients and families we serve. All DPN employees are expected to embrace and demonstrate the following:

• COMPASSION: we show compassion for others
• ACCOUNTABILITY we hold ourselves accountable for our actions
• RESPECT: we show respect for others
• EXCELLENCE:& we strive for excellence in all that we do
• ERVICE: we provide outstanding service to our patients, team members and community.

Additionally, as DPN is a service-oriented organization, All DPN employees are expected to embrace and demonstrate the following when interacting with patients, employees and other customers:

• Smile, make eye contact and greet with energy!
• Restate what you are hearing. Listen patiently and compassionately to complaints. Our patients and families are likely going through a difficult time. Irritability on their part is not about you.
• Give full attention. Turn away from the computer screen and face the person you are conversing with.
• Explain any potential delays in service and provide frequent updates.
• Empathize (feel empathy for someone)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Determines relative dosimetry characteristics for various types of radiation (high energy x-rays, electrons, etc.) and radiation- producing equipment;
• Final review of treatment plans;
• Oversees treatment planning system, plans, and Isodose verification;
• Provides technical direction for radiation therapy;
• Computes and verifies tumor dose and establishes and monitors basic dosage;
• Provides linear accelerator beam analysis, periodic calibration and maintenance;
• Assists in evaluation of diagnostic and treatment modalities to maximize patient benefit;
• Participates in treatment planning, patient monitoring and accuracy of delivery;
• Participates in patient specific QA;
• Leads technology assessment, planning and purchase of major equipment.& Equipment, software and systems acceptance testing& and commissioning;
• Follow all health care privacy and safety rules and adheres to our Core Values;
• Other duties as assigned.

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Required Education and/ or Experience:All of the following must be met.

• The Medical Physicist position requires a Master's degree in physics, medical physics, nuclear engineering, biophysics; doctorate preferred.
• Certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics or equivalent by the American Board of Radiology, The American Board of Medical Physics,& or& The Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine.&
• The Medical Physicist position also requires a minimum of two years’ clinical experience in major radiation center.