Imaging Physics Specialist – Medical Radiation Safety

Lehigh Valley Health Network, Inc.; Allentown (Lehigh County); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a Medical Physicist to provide radiological imaging quality and safety oversight across diagnostic imaging equipment and procedures. You will work under the Director and Board Certified Health/Medical Physicists to ensure regulatory compliance and patient safety.

The role emphasizes acceptance testing, performance verification, dose monitoring, and participation in quality management and ongoing safety initiatives within LVHN's imaging services.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree Medical Physics (CAMPEP accreditation or equivalent).
• Master’s Degree Medical Physics/Health Physics or equivalent.
• Grandfathered as a Medical Physicist under PA DEP, MQSA and the ACR (B.S).
• 1 year practical institutional experience as a diagnostic medical physicist and/or equivalent.
• 1 year clinical/practical institutional experience in a medical/health physics setting.
• 1 year practical institutional experience as a diagnostic medical physicist and/or equivalent.

Responsabilités

• Assist and/or provide acceptance testing and performance verification in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications of new and existing radiological imaging equipment.
• Provide performance and optimization expectations related to imaging physics.
• Support, maintain and manage the frequency of compliance testing of medical imaging equipment, test equipment and phantoms.
• Ensure that imaging equipment meets regulatory and accreditation requirements and manufacturer’s standards. (i.e.PA Department of Environmental Protection, ACR, TJC or equivalent)
• Participate in the development and maintenance of the quality management program for all imaging equipment. Identify and troubleshoot image quality issues.
• Support continuous improvement in the network’s radiation safety program. Supports the Radiation Safety Officer and the Radiation Safety Office.
• Participates in patient dose monitoring programs for ionizing radiation. Monitor patient radiation exposure; comparison of relative to established reference levels.
• Provides a determination of doses from a radiological and/or therapeutic procedure for patients and/or staff.

Connaissances

Medical Physics knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Radiation safety

Quality management

Formation

Master’s Degree Medical Physics (CAMPEP Accredited)

Master’s Degree Medical Physics/Health Physics or equivalent

B.S. in Medical Physics or related field (grandfathered under PA DEP/MQSA/ACR)

Description du poste

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a Medical Physicist to provide radiological imaging quality and safety oversight across diagnostic imaging equipment and procedures. You will work under the Director and Board Certified Health/Medical Physicists to ensure regulatory compliance and patient safety.

The role emphasizes acceptance testing, performance verification, dose monitoring, and participation in quality management and ongoing safety initiatives within LVHN's imaging services.