Physicist - Certified

Dayton Physicians; Englewood (OH); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health, dental and vision benefits

Company holidays and flexible holiday

Generous PTO with accrual after 1 year

Descripción de la vacante

Dayton Physicians is seeking a Medical Physicist for our Miami Valley Hospital North location. The role focuses on maintaining safe and effective patient care related to diagnosis and radiation treatment, with accreditation across all 6 DPN Radiation Oncology Centers.

The Medical Physicist will review treatment plans, supervise planning systems, and provide technical direction for radiation therapy while supporting QA, dosimetry, and equipment commissioning.

Formación

• Master's degree in physics, medical physics, nuclear engineering, or biophysics.
• Certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics or equivalent by ABR/ABMP/CCPM.

Responsabilidades

• Determines relative dosimetry characteristics for various types of radiation and equipment.
• Final review of treatment plans.
• Oversees treatment planning system, plans, and isodose verification.
• Provides linear accelerator beam analysis, periodic calibration and maintenance.
• Participates in treatment planning, patient monitoring and accuracy of delivery.
• Leads technology assessment, planning and purchase of major equipment, testing and commissioning of equipment and software.

Educación

Master's degree in physics/medical physics/nuclear engineering/biophysics

ABR/ABMP/CCPM certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics

Descripción del empleo

Dayton Physicians is looking to add a Medical Physicist to our Miami Valley Hospital North location!

Summary:

The 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! The ASTRO Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx) is an independent radiation oncology practice accreditation program. The program is based on a comprehensive set of sixteen standards of radiation oncology practice, organized around five pillars of patient care.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm; occasional evening or weekend hours

Work/life balance schedules

Why work for Dayton Physician's Network?

• 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 with Dayton Physicians!

TheCARESmodel 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: the patient is at the center of all we do
• ACCOUNTABILITY: we hold ourselves accountable for our actions
• RESPECT: we show respect for others
• EXCELLENCE with Innovation: we strive for excellence in all we do
• SERVICE through Collaboration: we provide 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 Dayton Physicians Core Values;
• Other duties as assigned.

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.