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 5:00pm; occasional evening or weekend hours
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!
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:
C OMPASSION: the patient is at the center of all we do
A CCOUNTABILITY: we hold ourselves accountable for our actions
R ESPECT: we show respect for others
E XCELLENCE with Innovation: we strive for excellence in all we do
S ERVICE 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.
