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Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Satellite OncologyMedical Physicist in Albuquerque, NM.
Fulfilling your purpose begins here:
People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:
Your team is bigger than your department:
Responsibilities
Qualifications
You may be eligible for a sign on bonus!
Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Satellite OncologyMedical Physicist in Albuquerque, NM.
Fulfilling your purpose begins here:
People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:
- Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more.
Your team is bigger than your department:
- Lovelace Medical Center is an acute care hospital, with 263 licensed beds, providing comprehensive care, including around-the-clock emergency care, surgical services, non-invasive robotic spine surgery, stroke care, radiology and oncology services.
- We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.
Responsibilities
- May be the Radiation Safety Officer if the PHD Physicist is not
- Supervises dosimetrist, radiation therapy technologists, biomedical engineers, and specialists in physics related activities.
- Performs calibration checks and safety surveys of Linacs and other sources of radiation (for example: HDR Systems).
- Assists the brachytherapy program including:
- Simulation, supervision and film acceptance
- Preparation of radioactive sources
- Radiation survey and protection
- Computer dosimetry
- Loading and unloading whenever scheduled
- Assists in developing, purchasing and acceptance specifications for therapy equipment (examples: linacs, simulators, treatment planning systems, hyperthermia equipment,e tc.) Assists in the acceptance testing of such equipment and in the shielding analysis of treatment rooms.
- Develops, implements, supervises and participates in quality control programs in therapy department.
- Consults with radiologist and radiation oncologist concerning patients and fetal dose determinations.
- Participates in planning of future facilities.
- Researches and develops new devices and modalities for improved therapeutic use of radiation.
- Maintains professional contact with peers through attendance at professional meetings and similar activities.
- Is periodically on call for night-time or week-end duty.
- May be asked to participate in yearly review of Dosimetrists in the physics group
- Participates in the radiation safety program.
- Helps develop department policies and procedures.
- Consults with other physicians and patients regarding radiation exposure and safety.
- Is expected to lift heavy items from time to time (lead blocks, cerrobend blocks, 30-40 lb source containers, water phantom tanks, etc.)
Qualifications
- Masters Degree in Physics or a closely related allied science
- 3 + years experience
- Board certification (ABR, ABMP, or equivalent)
- BLS
- Eligible to become Authorized Medical Physicist (AMP) for Gammaknife Icon and Varian HDR (prior AMP status preferred).
- Experience with Mosaiq, Varian linacs, Tomotherapy, Pinnacle, Brachyvision, Radcalc, and intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) with Zeiss Intrabeam.
