Medical Physicist Cancer Center

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This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

EQUIPMENT & MODALITIES

• External Beam Machines (photons and electrons)
• CT Simulator
• HDR equipment
• Oncology Information System (Varian Aria Cloud)
• Radiation planning system (Varian Eclipse)
• EMR - EPIC
• Other: Special Procedures (SRS, SBRT, SGRT), MIM, RadFormation, DotDecimal
• Radio-pharmaceuticals
• Total Body Irradiation
• Total Skin electron Therapy
• HDR Brachytherapy

Day to Day
GENERAL DUTIES

• Participate in patient treatment planning.
• Assists with the preparation and delivery of special procedures, which may include: radioactive implants, stereotactic cranial and body radiation therapy, total body and total skin irradiation, and radio-pharmaceuticals.
• Verifies that patients receive their prescribed doses by performing quality assurance (QA) reviews of treatment plans, dose calculations, and dose delivery sessions.
• Performs patient-specific dose measurements, as required, for the determination of monitor units or verification of intended doses (IMRT QA, in-vivo dosimetry, etc.) as to ensure that prescribed doses are delivered within tolerance.
• Available to consult with clinic physicians, dosimetrists, therapists, and staff, as required.
• Enacts radiation safety procedures for the protection of the patients and staff.
• Adapts behavior to the specific patient populations, including but not limited to: respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions, and communication style.
• Contributes to and manages a comprehensive Quality Program that monitors, evaluates, and optimizes clinical radiation oncology processes.

• Contributes and adheres to policies and procedures related to the appropriate therapeutic use of radiation as part of a comprehensive clinical radiation safety program and as required for maintenance of ACR and other accreditations.

• Contributes to maintenance of records needed by TJC, NRC, state, or other regulatory agencies.

• Participates in the QA program for radiation-producing equipment by performing and overseeing annual, monthly, weekly, and daily tests, calibrations, and safety procedures.

• Contributes to maintaining compliance with regulatory and accreditation agencies rules and recommendations for radiation therapy equipment (external beam, brachytherapy, and simulator) and radiation exposure limits.

• Provides radiation oncology physics and radiation training to medical practitioners and other health-care providers including education related to safety and quality improvement processes within radiation oncology.
• Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with them.
• Available to participate in clinical trials.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Duties may be added or removed and this description amended at any time.

Must Haves

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 years of Clinical Medical Physics (residency or beyond)

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Required: Master's Degree Medical Physics, Radiological Physics or related field
• Preferred: Ph.D. in Medical Physics, Radiological Physics or related field

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Board certified or Board eligible in Therapeutic Radiological Physics by the Therapeutic Medical Physics - American Board of Radiology

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Effective verbal and written communication
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS

• Medium: Medium Physical requirements- Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Sitting - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Standing - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Walking - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 0-10lbs - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 20-50lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 0-10lbs - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 10-20lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Carrying objects - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Push/pull - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Twisting - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Bending - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Reaching forward - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Reaching overhead - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Squat/kneel/crawl - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Wrist position deviation - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Pinching/fine motor activities - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Keyboard use/repetitive motion - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Taste or smell - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Talk or hear - Continuous (67-100% of day)

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)
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The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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