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LCMC Health · 4 months ago

Radiation Therapy Physicist

Marrero, LA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

LCMC Health is a community-focused healthcare provider dedicated to delivering exceptional care. The Radiation Therapy Physicist provides medical physics services for radiation therapy patients, ensuring the quality of care in radiation treatment and safety protocols while calibrating and maintaining radiation therapy equipment.

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsHospitalMedical

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Assures the safe and effective delivery of radiation to achieve a therapeutic result as prescribed by the Medical Practitioner for each patient's plan of radiotherapy:

Develops and implements procedures for the initial and continuing evaluation of radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, simulation, and radiation measurement equipment

Develops and/or evaluates the diametric component of patients' treatment plans

Responsible for calibration and maintenance of equipment:

Serves as the focal point for machine maintenance and repair. Provides routine and special calibration checks of all radiation therapy equipment to satisfy state and federal requirements

Practices radiation safety for the protection of the patients

Determines if prescribed dose is being delivered within tolerances to patients by performing calculations of patient dose(s) or either therapeutic or diagnostic purposes

Coordinates all preventative maintenance on all therapeutic machines. Troubleshoots all faults on equipment and arrange for equipment repairs

Maintains proper records necessary for TJC, NRC, state, or other regulatory agencies

Develops and manage a comprehensive Quality Management Program that monitors, evaluates, and optimizes radiation oncology processes:

Develops and/or evaluates policies and procedures related to the appropriate therapeutic use of radiation

Develops and/or evaluate a comprehensive clinical radiation safety program in radiation oncology:

Provides evidence for compliance of equipment for radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, simulation, and radiation detection, with regulatory and accreditation agency rules and recommendations

Develops and/or evaluate a comprehensive clinical radiation safety program in radiation oncology

Provides radiation oncology physics and radiation dosimetry training for medical practitioners and other health-care providers:

Educates staff members, employees and students in physics, radiation safety and quality improvement

Qualification

Therapeutic Medical PhysicsRadiation SafetyRadiation DosimetryQuality Management ProgramCalibration of EquipmentMedical Physics TrainingBrachytherapySimulation TechniquesX-ray Performance SurveysPatient Dose Calculations

Required

5 years of experience Radiation Oncology (Touro)

Master's Degree Medical Physics or Radiological Physics (Touro)

Certification Name: Therapeutic Medical Physics

Issuer: American Board of Radiology

Licensure Speciality: Certification

Entity: Touro

Certification Name: Basic Life Support Health Care Provider

Issuer: American Heart Association

Licensure Speciality: Training Certification

Entity: Touro

Company

LCMC Health

LCMC Health is a provider of hospitals, medical centers & health centers for healthcare, medical diagnostics and treatment.

Founded in 2009

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.lcmchealth.org/

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