Radiation Medical Physicist

Hours:

Shift Start Time:

8 AM

Shift End Time:

8 PM

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

2 days a week 10 hour shifts

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$97.560 - $125.880 - $140.990

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do
The Medical Radiation Physicist is a position with three general functions. Under the direction of the Manager of the Radiation Oncology Department, this position will be responsible for performing clinical medical physics, supervising the dosimetry staff, as well as performing administrative tasks as directed to meet the goals of Radiation Oncology where and when needed within the Sharp HealthCare system. This position may require travel to other Sharp HealthCare facilities.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree Medical Physics, Radiological Physics or a closely related field
• 1 Year Current radiation oncology outpatient experience; or completion of a Medical Radiation Physicist Residency program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Medical Physics, Radiological Physics or a closely related field.
• 3 Years Current radiation oncology outpatient experience.

Other Qualification Requirements

• Board certification or board eligible in Therapeutic Radiological Physics by the American Board of Radiology or American Board of Medical Physicists. Must be certified within two years of hire date.

Essential Functions

• Clinical physics tasks
  Performance of acceptance testing, calibration, commissioning of new equipment and safety surveys of radiation therapy equipment.
  Inspecting and implementing all provisions and revisions of procedure relative to California Environmental Health And Safety Regulations, particularly as applied to patients as well as all professional and technical staff.
  Provides important consultant function regarding patient external beam and brachytherapy treatment planning proposing alternates, and discusses probable procedure with physicians.
  Exercises responsibility for accurate specifications of dose delivered by each of the x-ray and radioactive sources as directed by AAPM , and ACR Standards.
  Collaborates with the staff and other medical physicists in carrying on a continuous program of quality assessment and improvement for all treatment units and ancillary equipment.
  Provides troubleshooting for problems with hardware and software regarding radiation therapy equipment.
  Provide input on equipment requirements of the radiation oncology departments.
• Training and education
  Work closely with Physicians, Director and Supervisor in the development of purchasing and acceptance specifications for radiation therapy equipment.
  Provides advice to Administration, Medical Director, and Supervisor regarding radiation protection procedures and consults frequently with staff regarding problems relative to radiation safety and protection.
  Provide continuing education lectures to associated allied personnel within the radiation oncology department.
  Capable of teaching all tasks required by the physics/dosimetry department to the staff with the exception of simulation.
  Development, implementation and supervision of quality control programs in the radiation oncology department.
  Research and development of new devices and modalities for improved diagnostic and therapeutic uses of radiation.
  Membership on applicable committees, such as the Safety Committee, the Radiation Safety Committee, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Committee, Disaster Committee, and Cancer Care Committee.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of radiation therapy patient care.
• Critical thinking and excellent interpersonal skill, written and verbal.
• Ability to manage time and staff.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class