Medical Physicist | Radiation Oncology Cancer Care Institute

Current Employees:

(Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

*Supportive work culture

*Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage

*Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account

*Instant pay is available for qualifying positions

*Paid Time Off Accrual Bank

*Opportunities for growth and advancement

*Tuition assistance/reimbursement

*Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions

*Flexible scheduling

Essential Functions:

• Performs machine quality assurance on all treatment and imaging devices in the department.
• Evaluates therapy plans for safe and effective treatments.
• Performs patient-specific quality assurance before treatment start.
• Advises chief physicist, physicians, radiation therapists, and dosimetrists of equipment problems
• Researches new treatment and imaging equipment, develops, and implements them.
• Participates in scheduled technical meetings to address equipment, planning, and project work.
• Consults with equipment vendors, and trouble-shoots clinical problems to ensure timely treatments.
• Assists chief physicist to develop policies and procedures for accreditation.
• Performs daily and annual quality assurance on a high dose rate remote afterloader.
• Plans and participates in breast, gynecological and prostate brachytherapy treatments.
• Attends national medical physics meetings to brainstorm new clinical procedures and equipment.
• Instructs radiation therapy staff in radiation safety.
• Ensures compliance of radiation therapy activities with all state and federal laws and regulations.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department

Make a difference.  Every day.

Monument Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.