Medical Physicist II / Contract - AHN Cancer Institute Jefferson Hospital

Job Title

This job is responsible for all clinical aspects of medical physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology.

Essential Responsibilities

• Audits and reviews patient medical charts. 30%
• Performs quality assurance/control evaluations on radiation producing machines. 20%
• Assists with special clinical research and development projects as assigned. 10%
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies and standards. 10%
• Advises and provides guidance to dosimetry and therapy staff and provides consultation services to attending physicians. 10%
• Assists with the delivery of patient care for special procedures. 10%
• Supervises and provides training to departmental staff in the application of physics. 10%
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Master's Degree in Physics or related field from a CAMPEP-accredited program
• 2 years of experience in Clinical experience as a medical physicist
• CPR American Heart Association
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• One of the following:
• Therapeutic Medical Physics Certification - American Board of Radiology (ABR)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics Certification - American Board of Medical Physicists (ABMP)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Certification - Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM)
• Radiation Oncology Physics Certification - Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM)
• Magnetic Resonance Safety Certification American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety (ABMRS)

Preferred

• 3 or more publications in medical physics

Skills

• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work independently in a challenging environment and take appropriate action.

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