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Physicist - Medical Radiation Oncology

NOW Healthcare Recruiting

Toledo, OH

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$225,000–$300,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Accreditation Standards, Biophysics, Calendar Management, Cancer, Commissioning, Consulting, Dosimetry, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Federal Laws and Regulations, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Physics, Healthcare, Hospital, IBM Product Family, Identify Issues, Medical Diagnosis, Medical Physics, Medical Records, Medical Treatment, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Patient Care, Patient Charts, Patient Safety, Physics, Preventative Maintenance, Procedure Development, Procedure Implementation, Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Software, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Radiation Safety, Radiation Therapy, Radiology, Record Keeping, Regulations, Safety Process, Safety/Work Safety, Scholarship, Software Administration, State Laws and Regulations, Systems Maintenance, Team Player, Testing, Training/Teaching, Treatment Plan, Tuition Reimbursement
LOCATION
Toledo, OH
POSTED
30+ days ago

Leading healthcare system seeking a Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist to work in Findlay, OH (40mins from Toledo)

Earn Excellent Comp with a very supportive health system!

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Raymond Stiles

843-574-8233

?raymond@nowhealthcare.org




Company:
  • Committed to providing the best and safest care, while creating a warm, inviting environment for their patients, family members, and caregivers.
  • Innovative staff and treatment modalities and wonderful teamwork that is focused on patient safety
  • One of the largest employers in the area with more than 3,000 associates and serves an eight-county area
  • 6-time recipient of IBM Watson Health
  • Community hospital that is a 150 bed, Level III Trauma Center
  • Close to Detroit and Toledo. Large local companies and 8 universities in the area.
  • The group has New Facilities, High Retention, and excellent benefits




Benefits and Features:
  • Base Salary: $225,000 - $300,000 / yr
  • Comprehensive benefits package - health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, and more
  • Long-term and Short Term Disability
  • Sick Leave
  • FSA
  • Great PTO, Vacation, and sick time
  • Tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities
  • Retirement programs with 4% match
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Health savings accounts
  • Loan support during or following training (your choice of monthly, quarterly or annual stipend)
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) qualifying employer

 

Overview:
  • Radiation Oncology Physicist
  • Location: Findlay, OH (40mins from Toledo)
  • Practice hours Mon-Fri, 8:00am-4:30pm
  • Full-time Sr. Physicist on-site 3 days/week with 2 days remote (40 hours)
  • Part-time physicist working on-site the 2 days/week on days the full-time physicist is remote, plus an additional half-day remote if needed (equal up to 20 hours)
  • Coverage for others' sick and vacation time
  • The senior radiation oncology physicist develops and uses medical radiation treatment, devices, and technologies.
  • Their responsibilities include planning radiation treatments, ensuring patients receive the correct dose, and directly participating in a patient's diagnosis and treatment.
  • Working in radiotherapy physics, the physicist will be responsible for the precision and accuracy of treatments using advanced computer calculations to develop individual patient treatment plans.
  • The physicist will use images of the cancer to outline target volume.
  • The physicist will ensure equipment is safe, effective, and working properly, and will maintain it at high quality standards, while performing QA and troubleshooting.
  • The physicist will study how radiation affects the body, researching new treatment options and developing new safety procedures.
  • There are additional expectations around teaching other team members
  • Advising on radiation safety and identifying problems, developing clinical solutions, and implementing quality management programs.
  • The senior physicist serves as the designated Certified Radiation Expert for the Armes Family Cancer Care Center.




Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for maintaining and executing the Radiation Oncology Quality Assurance and Safety program (policies and procedures) for radiation therapy
  • Implements, manages and maintains all medical physics ancillary QA equipment including preventative maintenance and routine calibrations (e.g., pt. diodes, daily therapist QA).
  • Coordinates with alternate physicist to ensure on-site coverage of patient care during clinic hours and coverage for vacations and illness.
  • Maintains calendar of coverage and communicates changes at least 30 days in advance. Available for emergency consultation when necessary.
  • Responsible for ensuring all local/state/federal regulations and accreditation standards related to medical physics services are met.
  • Consults with Radiation Oncologists, Dosimetrists, and Therapists to ensure safe and effective treatment of patients.
  • Responsible for initial physics consultation with radiation oncologist and dosimetrist for plan development and review.
  • Consultative support of radiation oncologist including special dose measurements, calculations, etc.
  • Responsible for administration and maintenance of all software systems including treatment planning systems, monitor unit calculation systems, and QA software
  • Performs daily, monthly and annual quality assurance testing on all linear accelerators, CT simulators and treatment planning systems in accordance with local/state/federal regulations.
  • Serves as point of contact for consulting on equipment downtime.
  • Responsible for oversight of dosimetrist to include plan reviews for each patient.
  • Assists dosimetrist in planning as necessary and is responsible for quality assurance of each patient plan including special quality assurance for IMRT planning.
  • Participates in weekly chart round reviews.
  • Performs dosimetry functions in the absence of dosimetrist.
  • Present at machine for all HyperArc/SBRT/SRS/SRT, high dose treatments and any other treatments as determined by the radiation oncologists.
  • Responsible for commissioning and maintaining of HyperArc & stereotactic machine model in treatment planning system.
  • Responsible for maintenance and utilization of stereotactic & HyperArc ancillary quality assurance equipment.
  • Serves as point of contact for radiation safety from regulatory body surveys.
  • Performs weekly patient chart reviews and is responsible for maintenance of all records pertaining to patient consults and quality assurance as needed.
  • Responsible for all physics test credentialing, planning, and oversight of RTOG protocol participation.
  • ?Initiates, implements and performs procedures if program is seeking additional treatment types, accreditations or certifications.




Profile Background:
  • Master of Science degree in physics, biophysics, medical physics, radiological physics, nuclear engineering or health physics
  • Certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics
  • Minimum of 3+ years’ experience
  • Certified Radiation Expert (CRE) certification through the state of Ohio




About the Area:
  • Nice and Quaint Wealthy Town of 40k people
  • Several large employers in/near Findlay: Marathon Petroleum, Goodyear, Whirlpool, Ball, etc
  • Overall, living in Findlay is about 6–13% cheaper than the U.S. average.
  • Events, trails, preserving heritage through things like the Barn Quilt Trail, StoryWalk,
  • Not far from larger metro areas, yet far enough to avoid big-city stress
  • 8 universities / colleges in the area




FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Raymond Stiles

843-574-8233

?raymond@nowhealthcare.org

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