Senior Medical Physicist - Stroudsburg, PA, United States - St. Luke's University Health Network

Description

Luke's are our most valuable asset and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

The Senior Radiation Oncology Physicist's job is to provide in collaboration with the chief physicist, radiation oncologists, radiation therapy care to patients.

The Senior Radiation Oncology Physicist is responsible for treatment planning and calibrating of radiation therapy treatment equipment.

Along with the Radiation Oncologists, the Senior Radiation Oncology Physicist designs, plans and supervises every phase of the treatment provided in the department.

The Radiation Oncologist retains full control of the decision on exactly how to treat a patient, including the part concerning physics and dosimetry.

Attended a graduate program in medical physics, required
Completion of Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Residency Program


JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Maintains confidentiality of all materials handled within the Network/ Entity as well as the proper release of information.
Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding issues of employee, patient and environmental safety and follows appropriate reporting requirements.
Demonstrates/models the Network's Service Excellence Standards of Performance in interactions with all customers (internal and external).

Demonstrates Performance Improvement in the following areas as appropriate: Demonstrates financial responsibility and accountability through the effective and efficient use of resources in daily procedures, processes and practices.

Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding attendance and dress code.

Conducts routine calibration and testing of radiation producing facilities including but not limited to linear accelerators, orthovoltage unit, simulator and high dose rate in accordance to State and Federal regulations.

Responsible for measurement of radiation characteristics and collection of dosimetry data for clinical use.
Supervises treatment planning and patient dosage calculation.
Supervises equipment repair/maintenance. Also, supervise/perform quality improvement program.
Responsible for Acceptance testing and commissioning of new equipment.
Assist in simulation and treatment planning.
Complies with regulatory acceptance and handling of Radioactive Sources.
Reports any equipment failures or medical events to chief physicist and Network Administrator.
Responsible for SRS/SRT/SBRT planning & QA includes IMRT QA.
Attended a graduate program in medical physics, required
Completion of Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Residency Program

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