Senior Medical Physicist

Title: Senior Medical Physicist
Location: Lower East Side
Org Unit: Health Physics
Work Days: Monday-Friday
Exemption Status: Exempt
Salary Range: $180,400.00 - $269,000.00
*As required under NYC Human Rights Law Int 1208-2018 - Salary range for this role when Hired for NYC Offices
Position Summary
This role is part of a team that oversees the diagnostic imaging quality assurance program for a large teaching hospital and affiliated outpatient clinics. Duties include performing periodic diagnostic x-ray equipment testing, ensuring regulatory compliance, radiation shielding design, dosimetry calculations, and CT protocol optimization.
Job Responsibilities

• Tests variety of x-ray equipment and oversees radiographic technologist QA programs within CT, mammography, general radiography, fluoroscopy (Cardiac Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology, Vascular Surgery), dental (intraoral, panoramic, CBCT), and podiatry.
• Prepares and maintains equipment testing records for review by New York City Department of Health (NYC-DOH) inspectors.
• Submits documentation to ACR for accreditation of CT and mammography facilities.
• Performs mammographic x-ray unit testing and facility surveys as required by ACR/MQSA.
• Responsible for radiation shielding design, shielding integrity checks, and radiation protection surveys.
• Oversees Primary Diagnostic Monitor (PDM) QA program.
• Advises clinical and technical staff on any issues related to radiation safety.
• Performs dose calculations for patients and research subjects.
• Remains current with Joint Commission standards of practice, ACR accreditation requirements, and NYC-DOH and NYS-DOH regulatory requirements.
• Provides technical expertise to various committees and departments.
• Responsible for maintaining up-to-date New York State Education Department (NYSED) license in diagnostic radiological medical physics.

Education

• PhD/ MS in related field

Experience
MS or PhD in medical physics, radiological physics, or a related field.
Must be board certified in diagnostic medical physics. (The NYSED accepts either ABR (American) or CCPM (Canadian) certification as part of the required education and experience needed to issue a seperate medical physics license)
Must be eligible for NYSED licensure in diagnostic radiological medical physics. (Educational background and required board certification (above) ensures candidate is eligible for a NYS license.)
A minimum of four years of post-graduate clinical experience performing independent diagnostic imaging quality assurance in a large university hospital setting.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be familiar with the rules and guidelines of pertinent regulatory and accrediting bodies (NYC-DOH, NYS-DOH, MQSA, FDA, JC, ACR).
• Must be able to interface with all levels of hospital staff and possess excellent oral and written communication skills.

Licenses and Certifications
Working Conditions/Physical Demands
Must be physically able to transport a variety of physics testing equipment.
Must be able to respond to emergency communications as needed.
Weill Cornell Medicine is a comprehensive academic medical center that is committed to excellence in patient care, scientific discovery, and the education of future physicians and scientists in New York City and around the world. Our doctors and scientists - faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and the Weill Cornell Physician Organization - are engaged in world-class clinical care and cutting-edge research that connect patients to the latest treatment innovations and prevention strategies. Located in the heart of the Upper East Side's scientific corridor, Weill Cornell Medicine's powerful network of collaborators extends to its parent university Cornell University; to Qatar, where an international campus offers a U.S. medical degree; and to programs in Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Our medical practices serve communities throughout New York City, and our faculty provide comprehensive care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Behavioral Health Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. At Weill Cornell Medicine, we work together to treat each individual, not just their conditions or illnesses, as we strive to deliver the finest possible care for our patients - the center of everything we do. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Weill Cornell Medicine provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.