Medical Physicist

Job overview

Medical Physicist, hybrid, Dublin, OH. Compensation is not specified. OhioHealth is a belief system focused on wellness and sickness as part of a lifelong partnership. This role exists to provide clinical physics support to OhioHealth's radiation oncology team, ensuring the quality and safety of patient treatments and contributing to the development of new techniques and technologies.

What you'll do

• Provide clinical Physics support to care sites, including daily operations, routine quality assurance activities, support for SBRT, SRS, HDR, and cardiac brachytherapy, chart checks, support department adherence to policies and procedures, and all aspects of participation in clinical trials. Participation in the development and implementation of new treatment techniques and new technologies. Provide evidence of compliance of equipment for radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, simulation and radiation detection, with regulatory and accreditation agency rules and recommendations. Measure and characterize medical radiation from radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, and simulation equipment prior to clinical utilization. Perform acceptance testing, evaluation and commissioning of equipment used for external beam therapy, brachytherapy, simulation, treatment-planning, and radiation detection
• acceptance testing and evaluation of their associated computer systems, algorithms, data and output Develop and/or evaluate with the medical practitioner, the dosimetric component of patients treatment plans-Review radiation oncology dosimetry information noted in patient records. -Develop and manage a comprehensive Quality Management Program that monitors, evaluates and optimizes radiation oncology processes. -Develop and/or evaluate a comprehensive clinical radiation safety program in radiation oncology Direct the radiation oncology physics program to include the technical direction of the staff responsible for treatment planning, machine maintenance and repair and other physics support staff. -Provide radiation oncology physics and radiation dosimetry training for medical practitioners and other health care providers -Provide consultation to assure accurate radiation dose delivery. -Provide institutional consultation on program development in radiation oncology. -Plan and specify thickness, material, placement of shielding needed to protect patients, workers, the general public and the environment from radiation produced incident to diagnosis or treatment of humans. -Assess and evaluate installed shielding designed to protect patients, workers, and the general public from radiation produced incident to diagnosis or treatment of humans. -Use imaging procedures as they pertain to the simulation, treatment planning and treatment delivery in therapeutic radiologic procedures. Involved in informatics development and direction Apply other medical applications of physics as appropriate to safely carry out therapeutic radiologic procedures. -Develop and apply Medical Health Physics procedures associated with the practice of Therapeutic Radiology-Monitor compliance with radiation protection, policies and procedures, regulations, accreditation organization s standards, and national recommendations Perform acceptance testing and evaluation of radiation protection computer systems, their algorithms, data and output. Evaluate radiation safety procedures prior to use. Develops, manages and/or evaluates a radiation safety program.

What we're looking for

Education

Master's Degree

Experience

Master's Degree

Skills & competencies

medical physicist

dublin oh

ohiohealth

full time

day shift

radiation oncology

hybrid

master's degree

abr board certified

quality assurance

About the employer

OhioHealth is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists). Sector: 62.