Resident Physicist
Job Summary
Kaiser Permanente - Southern California Permanente Medical Group has an opening for the Medical Physics Residency Program in Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine. The residency program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP).
About the Role
The program provides structured training and progress assessment in all aspects of clinical medical physics in diagnostic imaging and nuclear medicine, with direct supervision by the medical physics faculty. Training occurs in 15 regional hospitals and affiliated medical offices across Southern California. The curriculum provides comprehensive, mentored, hands-on experience, and progressive responsibility providing the opportunity to work towards becoming fully independent upon completion of the program.
Responsibilities
- Performs acceptance testing on all types of radiological imaging equipment to meet new equipment specifications and baseline image quality assurance metrics.
- Performs radiation dosimetry calculations and computerized data analysis.
- Performs equipment surveys including State of California, American College of Radiology (ACR) and Joint Commission required testing of diagnostic modalities such as radiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, CT, ultrasound, MRI and nuclear medicine equipment.
- Maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements by supporting clinical medical physics of diagnostic imaging modalities.
- Aid in clinical support as well as health system staff training and education.
- Aid in administrative efforts with regards to inspections and regulations.
- Fulfill duties as assigned, including proper and complete documentation of clinical projects and clinical rotations.
Requirements
- N/A
Qualifications
- N/A
Skills
- Basic knowledge in radiation physics
- Strong interest in working with a multidisciplinary medical team
Benefits
N/A
Pay
$64,600 - $83,490 / year
Schedule
Full-time