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Job Summary

Provides and supervises the functioning and activities on matters including dosimetry, calibration, treatment planning and safety equipment. Maintains equipment and regulatory records, and bills for services. Provides education to Radiation Oncology staff and meets the qualifications to provide care to patients in the specific age range on their assigned clinical area.

Job Duties

• Assists with coordination of equipment usage, selection and replacement as required.
• Prepares and updates physics and dosimetry policies and procedures as required.
• Bills for services rendered.
• Consults with the Radiation Oncologists on the physical and radiobiological aspects of the patients' treatments and the development of treatment plans.
• Acquires and stores data for treatment plans.
• Calculates dose distributions and machine settings for patient treatments.
• Assures the accuracy of treatment units and simulator parameters and settings used for patient treatments.
• Verifies the correct transfer of parameters between the simulator, treatment plan, and treatment unit; periodically reviews each patient's chart for accuracy and compliance with the Radiation Oncologist's prescription.
• Performs in vivo measurement to verify the dose delivered to the patient when requested by the Radiation Oncologist.
• Calibrates sources and maintains all information necessary for their appropriate use.
• Maintains all instrumentation required for calibration of sources.
• Measurement of radiation and calculation of doses.
• Assists in the development of techniques to improve the delivery of radiation treatment.
• Participates at chart rounds and other patient discussion conferences as required by the Radiation Oncologist.
• Provides continuing education to the Radiation Oncology staff.
• Helps to develop and maintain a quality assurance program for all treatment modalities, localization procedures, and computational equipment and programs to assure that patients receive prescribed doses and dose distribution with an acceptable degree of accuracy.
• Participates in development and assists with administration of a radiation safety program as required by the Radiation Safety Officer including compliance with all regulating and certifying agencies.
• Monitors a personnel radiation monitoring program for Radiation Oncology as required.
• Prepares calculation and verifies shielding required for new or renovated treatment rooms.
• Provides performance specification, acceptance testing, and commissioning of new equipment.
• Develops and promotes interpersonal relations to enhance the achievement of departmental goals.
• Assumes the duties of a Senior Physicist if and when such duties are assigned by the Medical Director.
• Follows established departmental policies and procedures.
• Participates in resource allocation planning for equipment usage, selection, and replacement.
• Develops techniques to improve the delivery of radiation treatments.
• Maintains equipment and regulatory records, and ensures compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies.
• Demonstrates leadership qualities including: Problem solving Promptness and thoroughness in accomplishing tasks.
• Initiative and spontaneity in performance.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

Education

Master's Degree- (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

Specialty Certification - Default Issuing Body

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.