Medical Physics Resident - Full Time - Jeff Hwy

About the role

This job supports the medical physics group and the radiation oncology department. Under supervision, assists in the provision of radiation physics support for treatment of patients or other diseases requiring radiation therapy and performs clinical radiation oncology physics and dosimetry services.

Responsibilities

• Consults with physicians, dosimetrists, and radiation therapists regarding treatment setups and clinical problems and resolves problems, documents special physics consultation in medical record, and captures charge.
• Affords assistance and performs patient dose calculations and treatment plans.
• Verifies that patient has received prescribed dose by performing electronic and paper chart QA checks of calculations and treatment plans on assigned patients every week and documents QA check in medical record.
• Participates in QA program for radiation-producing machines by performing annual, monthly, weekly, and daily dose measurements, calibrations, and safety procedures and assists in equipment maintenance and repair.
• Participates in QA program for machines that provide patient data (CT, PET, simulators, etc.) and that calculate dose distributions and treatment times and provides support to clinical computer systems through ongoing QA, backup, and new software installation.
• Provides medical physics support for special procedures including brachytherapy, radiosurgery, and total body irradiation.
• Performs patient-specific dose measurements required for determination of monitor units or verification of treatment (IMRT QA, in-vivo dosimetry, etc.), reviews and approves data taken by physics technicians, and interprets and provides written reports as necessary for in-vivo dosimetry.
• Initials charge capture and provides documentation for the patient's medical record in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, 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.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education: Required – Master’s degree in medical physics from a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program.

Qualifications

Work Experience: Required – None.

Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.
• Analytical skills and ability to perform treatment calculations.
• Problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.