Radiation Therapist

3 weeks ago

Aragüés del Puerto, Huesca, United States Inova Health System Full time

Inova Health System seeks a Radiation Therapist for a job in Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements
  • Specialty: Radiation Therapist
  • Discipline: Allied Health Professional
  • Shift: days
  • Employment Type: Staff

As a Radiation Physicist, you will be responsible for internal contacts, conducting investigations and fact finding.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with physicians in subject specialty regarding all patient uses of ionizing radiation.
  • Attend hospital assigned committees such as the Radiation Safety Committee.
  • Maintain a professional working relationship with department directors and Medical Directors.
  • Provide Medical Physics coverage as deemed appropriate to the subject specialty.
  • Collaborate with Engineering concerning radiation shield design for all areas of the hospital which utilize ionizing radiation.
  • Oversee the acceptance of testing for new or renovated medical equipment and imaging networks.
  • Perform calculations/measurements to institute new treatment/imaging techniques and to investigate established techniques in greater detail.
  • Review new calibration protocols and verify, by experiment and computation, the impact they will have on clinical applications.
  • Investigate/evaluate new equipment and improvements to existing equipment so as to reduce costs/downtime while increasing efficiency/accuracy.
  • Compare data with other radiation therapy institutions.
  • Stay abreast of clinical and dosimetry literature in subject specialty.
  • Stay abreast of policies, plans and personal practices per subject specialty.
  • Develop and maintain contacts with physicists in other practices.
  • Confer with physicians throughout Inova Health System regarding patient dosages, equipment evaluation and quality assurance.
  • Cooperate and adhere to state/federal regulatory agencies in demonstrating compliance with applicable rules and recommendations.
  • Confer with vendors of equipment used in practice concerning purchase specifications, acceptance testing, proper quality assurance and routine maintenance.
  • Maintain dosimetry in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.
  • Discuss radiation exposure as it relates to medical procedures with patients and other members of the public.
  • Deliver physics lectures to Inova personnel concerning radiation matters.

Qualifications:

  • A master's degree in Physics or a related field is required, a doctoral degree in Physics or a related field is preferred.
  • Minimum 3 years experience in Clinical Medical Physics.
  • The American Board of Radiology (ABR) certified required.
  • Virginia Inspector within the first two months of hire, but must have submitted the application to the State at time of hire.
  • Availability to work outside of normal business hours (nights and weekends) is required.
  • Knowledge of scripting is preferred.
  • Experience with Raystation treatment planning system is preferred.
  • Prior experience with proton therapy is preferred.
  • Strong communication skills – both orally and in writing are required.

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