Radiation Physicist - Wilkes-Barre, United States - Geisinger Health System

Description

Job Summary

Provides and/or supervises the functioning and activities on matters including dosimetry, calibration, treatment planning and safety equipment. Maintains equipment and regulatory records, and bills for services. Supports departmental research activities and clinical protocols, as well as education for residency programs within Radiation Oncology.

Job Duties

Clinical support of linear accelerator treatments, including patient simulation, image fusion, treatment planning, secondary dose calculation, plan quality assurance and reviews of treatment plan safety and quality.

Special emphasis on stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), HDR, and TBI treatment planning, secondary dose verification and plan quality assurance.

Clinical support of brachytherapy procedures, including patient simulation, treatment planning, secondary dose verification, treatment delivery and reviews of treatment delivery safety and quality; high dose rate equipment purchase, maintenance and quality assurance; and permanent seed implants, including ordering, assays, implant support and planning and documentation.

Preparation and updates of physics and dosimetry policies and procedures as required.

Maintenance of daily, monthly and annual quality assurance testing for software and equipment, both diagnostic and therapeutic, throughout the department.

Involvement in the departmental residency program, including the development of, and instruction, in a new radiobiology curriculum for both physicist and radiation oncologist residents.

Coordination of physics aspects of the department's research program, including support for existing departmental and national research protocols, as well as developing original physics-oriented research projects.

Travel, including interdepartmental travel as needed; training for new equipment, software or modalities; and participation in national meetings and conferences.

Other physics duties as needed, including but not limited to commissioning of both software and new equipment for treatment or diagnostic use, radiation shielding calculations, and in vivo measurements for verification of patient dose.

Position Details

CyberKnife experience is highly desired.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Education

Master's Degree-Medical Physics (Required), Doctoral Degree-Medical Physics (Preferred)

Experience

Minimum of 5 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Certified Physicist - American Board of Radiology (ABR)

OUR PURPOSE &


VALUES:
Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities


KINDNESS:
We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves


EXCELLENCE:
We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence


LEARNING:
We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow


INNOVATION:
We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation


SAFETY:

We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.

Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger.

Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.

We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.