Job Description
Job Description
The Medical Physicist maintains optimal, safe and effective patient care with regard to diagnosis and radiation treatment.
All 6 DPN Radiation Oncology Centers are ASTRO APEx accredited and our cancer program is MD Anderson credentialed.
Required Education and / or Experience :
All of the following must be met.
- The Medical Physicist position requires a Master's degree in physics, medical physics, nuclear engineering, biophysics; doctorate preferred.
- Certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics or equivalent by the American Board of Radiology, The American Board of Medical Physics,& or& The Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine.&
- The Medical Physicist position also requires a minimum of two years’ clinical experience in major radiation center.&
Schedule :
Monday - Friday 8 : 00am to 4 : 30pm
No weekends, evenings or holidays!
Work / life balance schedules
- Full-time employees are eligible for health, dental and vision benefits
- Company holidays and a flexible holiday!
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) Package
- Additional accrual increase after 1 year of service&
- 401K
- Scrub Allotments
- Yearly Bonus Program
Core Value Expectations :
The& CARES & model reflects the principles that guide our day-to-day behaviors; our decisions, our actions, and our relationships with each other and with the patients and families we serve.
All DPN employees are expected to embrace and demonstrate the following :
- C OMPASSION : we show compassion for others
- A CCOUNTABILITY we hold ourselves accountable for our actions
- R ESPECT : we show respect for others
- E XCELLENCE : & we strive for excellence in all that we do
- S ERVICE : we provide outstanding service to our patients, team members and community.
Additionally, as DPN is a service-oriented organization, All DPN employees are expected to embrace and demonstrate the following when interacting with patients, employees and other customers :
- Smile, make eye contact and greet with energy!
- Restate what you are hearing. Listen patiently and compassionately to complaints. Our patients and families are likely going through a difficult time.
Irritability on their part is not about you.
- Give full attention. Turn away from the computer screen and face the person you are conversing with.
- Explain any potential delays in service and provide frequent updates.
- Empathize (feel empathy for someone)
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Determines relative dosimetry characteristics for various types of radiation (high energy x-rays, electrons, etc.) and radiation- producing equipment;
- Final review of treatment plans;
- Oversees treatment planning system, plans, and Isodose verification;
- Provides technical direction for radiation therapy;
- Computes and verifies tumor dose and establishes and monitors basic dosage;
- Provides linear accelerator beam analysis, periodic calibration and maintenance;
- Assists in evaluation of diagnostic and treatment modalities to maximize patient benefit;
- Participates in treatment planning, patient monitoring and accuracy of delivery;
- Participates in patient specific QA;
- Leads technology assessment, planning and purchase of major equipment.& Equipment, software and systems acceptance testing& and commissioning;
- Follow all health care privacy and safety rules and adheres to our Core Values;
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Education and / or Experience :
All of the following must be met.
- The Medical Physicist position requires a Master's degree in physics, medical physics, nuclear engineering, biophysics; doctorate preferred.
- Certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics or equivalent by the American Board of Radiology, The American Board of Medical Physics,& or& The Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine.&
- The Medical Physicist position also requires a minimum of two years’ clinical experience in major radiation center.