CommonSpirit Health
Location
Hot Springs, AR | United States
Job description
CHI St. Vincent, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Physicist have a variety of skills from clinical to project management. Their ability to multitask and consistently deliver high quality care makes them some of the best-rounded Physicist around.
You appreciate that you will rarely have the same day twice and you thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment. Your documentation and communication is thorough, adding value to the whole team.
You have a talent for planning and coordinating which patients and their loved ones appreciate. You have the ability to think critically, creatively, and unconventionally when necessary. Project management is a natural talent as you will coordinate care between multiple patients while keeping your entire healthcare team on track with shared goals.
CHI St Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employee’s well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.
We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:
CHI St Vincent is a level-two trauma center, Magnet accredited, and voted as one of Arkansas Best Places to work. Apply now for this winning team!
Performance specification, acceptance testing, and commissioning of new equipment.
Calibration and characterization of radiation from therapeutic sources and machines and their physical properties and arrangements
Development and maintenance of quality assurance programs for all treatment modalities, localization procedures, and computational equipment to assure that patients receive prescribed doses within acceptable degrees of accuracy.
Maintenance of all instrumentation required for calibration of sources, measurement of radiation and calibration of doses.
Maintains records of use of radionuclides for brachytherapy procedures. Assembles and prepares brachytherapy applications and interstitial sources; loads and threads sources, as needed. Returns sources to storage area.
First-order maintenance of treatment units in conjunction with the service technician.
Provision of documentation that radiotherapy and simulation equipment and sources meet accreditation and regulatory compliance requirements.
Development and management of Quality Control program. Provides routine quality assurance for treatment machines.
Functionally supervises and assists Dosimetrists in the calculation of treatment plans.
Development/evaluation of radiation safety program, including written procedures for the protection of patients, workers, and the public.
Protective shielding design and radiation safety surveys.
Collecting treatment machine data required for patient dose calculations, entering such data into the treatment-planning computer.
Educates the nursing staff regarding radioactive sources and safety.
Ensures that the physics department is in compliance with all applicable state and federal regulations as well as the requirements for Joint Commission.
Other duties as assigned by management.
MS or PhD in Medical Physics or related field
Completion of a CAMPEP-accredited medical physics residency
Board certified by the ABR in Therapeutic Medical Physics
Knowledge of radiation therapy procedures and best practices.
3-5 years of clinical experience
Experience with Linac-based SRS and SBRT
Experience with Linear Accelerators, Aria, and Eclipse
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