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Medical Radiation Physicist

Kaiser Permanente

#Quality Assurance #Patient Safety #Regulatory Standards #Equipment Calibration #Mammography #Radiation Safety #Radiation Oncology #Ionizing Radiation #Medical Imaging

Quick overview

The Medical Radiation Physicist ensures high-quality diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy by implementing quality assurance programs and maintaining radiation safety standards. They also perform equipment calibration, treatment planning, and provide clinical instruction to residents.

Requirements summary

Candidates must hold a Master's or PhD in medical physics and possess ABR certification in therapeutic or diagnostic medical physics. A minimum of two to five years of postgraduate clinical experience is required depending on the specific subspecialty.

professional certificatepostgraduate degreeCommunicationCalibrationTreatment planningRegulatory complianceData analysisQuality assuranceIMRTBrachytherapyIGRTDiagnostic imagingRadiation safetyClinical instructionMedical physicsStereotactic radiosurgeryRadiation therapyLinear accelerator commissioning

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy treatments to patients in anenvironment that meets established standards for radiation safety for staff, physicians, patients and the general public and in a manner that meets the service expectations of each of these groups.

Essential Responsibilities

Provides surveys, reports and consultation related to radiation safety for applicable facilities and/or patients that meet the organizations and regulatory standards in a timely manner. Develops and implements quality assurance and evaluation programs for applicable diagnostic imaging and/or radiation therapy equipment that insure high quality images and radiation treatments and that meet regulatory requirements. Monitors and reports quality assurance activities to insure adherence to established QA policies and procedures. Evaluates and reports the performance of this equipment in a timely manner and makes recommendations to improve quality. Maintains up-to-date technical knowledge of new and developing technologies and regulatory issues to support clinical and administrative decision-makers. Provides in-service training to staff and physicians, as necessary, to insure high quality images and radiation treatments, a radiation-safe environment, and compliance with regulatory standards. Communicates to staff, physicians and patients in a manner that is precise, understandable, timely, constructive, and proactive and demonstrates excellent listening skills. Maintains working relationships that are professional, collaborative, team-oriented, responsive, thorough, cordial and that demonstrate flexibility, innovation, a broad view of issues, acceptance of full responsibility for assignments, and a solutions orientation.
Services specific to
Radiation
Oncology: Performing calibration of all radiation therapy equipment, and Linear Accelerator commissioning. Implement LDR Brachytherapy Treatments for patients. Treatment planning including High Dose Rate Brachytherapy, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, IMRT, IGRT, 3-D Conformal for patient treatment. Implement and carry out Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance Program. Provides effective and comprehensive instruction in medical radiation physics to radiation oncology residents sufficient to pass the physics portion of the ABR certification exam.

Note

Due to Kaiser internal policies and/or regulatory requirements, non-certified individuals can not be permitted to perform certain tasks and/or produce reports independently without the oversight by and the cosigning of a certified physicist.

Medical Radiation Physicist

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Basic Qualifications

Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist

Education Diagnostic Medical Physicist

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