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Physicist - Certified

  • Full Time, onsite
  • Dayton Physicians Network
  • Englewood, United States of America
Salary undisclosed

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Dayton Physicians is looking to add a Medical Physicist to our Miami Valley Hospital North location!

Summary:

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! The ASTRO Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx) is an independent radiation oncology practice accreditation program. The program is based on a comprehensive set of sixteen standards of radiation oncology practice, organized around five pillars of patient care.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

No weekends, evenings or holidays!

Work/life balance schedules

Why work for Dayton Physician's Network?

  • 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 with Dayton Physicians!
  • 401K
  • Scrub Allotments
  • Yearly Bonus Program
  • Learn more about Dayton Physicians! <--- Watch video here!
    DPN 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:

    • COMPASSION: the patient is at the center of all we do
    • ACCOUNTABILITY: we hold ourselves accountable for our actions
    • RESPECT: we show respect for others
    • EXCELLENCE with Innovation: we strive for excellence in all we do
    • SERVICE through Collaboration: we provide 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 Dayton Physicians 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.
    Dayton Physicians is looking to add a Medical Physicist to our Miami Valley Hospital North location!

    Summary:

    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! The ASTRO Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx) is an independent radiation oncology practice accreditation program. The program is based on a comprehensive set of sixteen standards of radiation oncology practice, organized around five pillars of patient care.

    Schedule:

    Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

    No weekends, evenings or holidays!

    Work/life balance schedules

    Why work for Dayton Physician's Network?

  • 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 with Dayton Physicians!
  • 401K
  • Scrub Allotments
  • Yearly Bonus Program
  • Learn more about Dayton Physicians! <--- Watch video here!
    DPN 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:

    • COMPASSION: the patient is at the center of all we do
    • ACCOUNTABILITY: we hold ourselves accountable for our actions
    • RESPECT: we show respect for others
    • EXCELLENCE with Innovation: we strive for excellence in all we do
    • SERVICE through Collaboration: we provide 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 Dayton Physicians 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.