Job Description:Medical Physicists at Intermountain Health are committed to
providing patient centered care while demonstrating our values of Integrity,
Trust, Excellence, Accountability, and Mutual Respect. If you are
interested in contributing to our mission of helping people live the
healthiest lives possible- come join our team!
To show our commitment to you and to assist with your transition into our
organization, we will also offer up to a $10,000 sign-on bonus, if applicable.
Posting Specifics:
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Hours: (Full time)
Additional Details: Shift differentials given for evenings, nights and
weekends
Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our
generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is
more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social
well-being. To that end, we've launched a Healthy Living program to
address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives,
digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and Paid Time Off.
We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.
We're proud to offer caregivers access to tuition assistance,
certification assistance, up-front tuition through the PEAK (Path to
Education, Advancement, and Knowledge) program, debt-free degrees,
and other department education payments or employer-paid education assistance.
Scope
Performs, documents, and provides documentation of calibration,
maintenance, compliance testing, quality control and performance
evaluations on all Radiation Oncology equipment, according to State,
Federal, and JCAHO regulations to ensure licensure is maintained.
Collaborates, advises, performs, and supervises treatment planning and
dosimetry. Verifies all prescription calculations and notifies physician of
any discrepancies.
Reviews, changes, and writes policy and procedures periodically and
formally review on a yearly basis. Observes established policies and
procedures regarding department and hospital guidelines, quality control,
radiation safety, environmental and infection control.
Provides staff with in service and continuing education lectures relating to
radiation safety and the implementation of new techniques or procedures and
functions as a resource person.
Informs, advises, and collaborates with department supervisors and
radiation oncologist to assure patient safety and quality on a continual
basis.
Generates treatment plans utilizing computer isodose plans or manual
calculations which achieve optimum tumor volume coverage as outlined in the
physicians prescriptions and performs specific dose calculations on individual
patients upon request.
May perform as the facility Radiation Safety Officer.
Supervises all aspects of brachytherapy.
Qualifications
Ph D or Masters Degree in Medical Physics or DMP Degree, required
Board eligible by Therapeutic Medical Physics, required
Licensure in the state of practice, as required
For care sites in Colorado provisional RMP/QI/QE(t), required
Five (5) years of experience in Medical Physics, preferred
Physical Requirements:Hearing/listening, lifting, manual dexterity,
pulling/pushing, seeing, sitting, speaking, squatting/kneeling,
standing, and w
Anticipated job posting close date:06/25/2024
Location:San Juan Cancer Center JV
Work City:Montrose
Work State:Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours:40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate
dependent upon experience.$66.95 - $122.79
We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we
provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of
programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living
healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho,
Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and
Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment todiversity, equity, and
inclusion.
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Our facilities do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race,
color, national origin, disability, or age in admission or access to,
or treatment or employment in, its programs, services or activities, or
on the basis of sex (gender) in health programs and activities