Inova

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Associate Medical Physicist

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeVirginia, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Master's degree in Physical Science is required.
With time in work experience, the applicant must be eligible to take the American Board of Radiology certification.
The applicant must be eligible to submit to become a Virginia State inspector in the subject specialty.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain contacts with physicists in other practices.
Confer with physicians throughout Inova systems regarding patient dosages, equipment evaluation, and quality assurance.
Cooperate with and adhere to state and federal regulatory agencies in demonstrating compliance with applicable rules and recommendations.
Confer with vendors regarding equipment used in practice, including linear accelerators, MRI, and CT, concerning purchase specifications and acceptance rules and regulations.
Discuss radiation exposure from medical procedures with patients and members of the public.
Confer with physicians in subspecialties regarding all patient uses of ionizing radiation.
Provide medical physics coverage as appropriate to the subspecialty, such as Radiation Therapy or Cardiac Cath.
Intercompare data with other radiation therapy institutions and stay abreast of clinical and dosimetric literature in the subspecialty.
Attend hospital-assigned committees, such as the Radiation Safety Committee.
Maintain professional working relationships with pertinent Department Directors and Medical Directors.
Perform additional duties as assigned.

Inova Center for Personalized Health is looking for a dedicated Associate Medical Physicist to join the team. This role will be full-time Monday through Friday and offers a sign on bonus.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Job Responsibilities:

Develops and maintains contacts with physicists in other practices. Confers with physicians throughout Inova systems regarding patient dosages, regarding equipment evaluation and quality assurance.
Cooperates and adhere to regulatory agencies (state and federal) in demonstrating compliance with applicable rules and recommendations.
Confers with vendors or equipment used in practice (i.e. linear accelerators, MRI, CT etc.) concerning purchase specifications, acceptance rules and regulations.
Discusses with patients and other members of the public radiation exposure with medical procedures.
Confers with physicians in subspecialties in all patient uses in ionizing radiation.
Provides Medical Physics coverage as deemed appropriate to the sub specialty (i.e.. Radiation Therapy, Cardiac Cath.).
Intercompares data with other radiation therapy institutions; Stays abreast of clinical and dosimetric literature in sub specialty.
Attends any hospital assigned committees (i.e. Radiation Safety Committee).
Maintains professional working relationship with the pertinent Department Directors and the Medical Directors; Develops and maintains contacts with physicists in other practices.
May perform additional duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements:

Certification - With time in work, experience, is eligible to take the American Board of Radiology certification.
Licensure - Applicant is eligible to submit to become a VA State inspector in the subject specialty.
Education - Master's in Physical Science

Salary Range: 171,953.60 -280,280

Pay Rate Frequency: ANNUAL

About the Company

Inova

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Inova Health System is a nonprofit healthcare network based in Falls Church, Virginia, providing a broad range of medical services across hospitals, outpatient clinics, assisted living, and long-term care facilities in Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metro area. Its hospitals have Magnet status, indicating high nursing quality, and the system emphasizes care delivery as well as medical research and education through clinicians and scientists. The organization’s operations rely on reinvesting earnings into its mission rather than distributing profits to shareholders, with the Inova Health Foundation supporting fundraising and philanthropy to expand services, research, and training. Overall, Inova aims to improve community health by delivering patient care, advancing medical knowledge, and educating the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Company size: Not listed
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: $422.8M
Headquarters: Falls Church, VA
Founded: 1956

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