Radiation Physicist

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Overview:

• Ensures the safe and effective use of radiation in treatment. Works closely with radiation oncologists, dosimetrists and radiation therapists to ensure patient and staff safety. Provides clinical support to optimize radiation therapy plans and delivery. Routinely calibrates, measures and evaluates the performance of therapeutic radiation equipment used in treating patients with cancer. Maintains radiation safety standards, and coaches on basic medical physics.
• Job Description
  Provides high quality therapeutic medical physics services within a dynamic and experienced team of radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists and radiation therapists. Areas of clinical responsibilities include but are not limited to treatment planning and delivery process, policies and procedures initiatives, implementation of new clinical technologies and procedures, maintaining a comprehensive medical physics QA/QC program per AAPM/ASTRO/ACR/ACRO standards, systemwide standardization, Sentara radiation safety policies, Virginia Department of Health Standards and duties as assigned. Participates in and performs clinical research as required. Performs all Virginia Department of Health and North Carolina Radioactive Materials licenses regulatory tasks at their required frequency and maintains accurate records of equipment tests results, daily, weekly, monthly, semiannually and annual surveys, radiopharmaceutical ordering, receiving, administration and waste disposal. Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP) Residency and American Board of Radiology (ABR) eligibility OR American Board of Radiology (ABR) eligibility and 3+ years of experience will be accepted in lieu of American Board of Radiology (ABR) Certification.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

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For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.