PHYSICIST - FULL TIME WITH BENEFITS - DAYS

Overview:

How have you impacted someone’s life today?  At Hackensack Meridian Health our healthcare teams are focused on changing the lives of our patients by providing the highest level of care each and every day.  From our hospitals, rehab centers and occupational health teams to our long-term care centers and at-home care capabilities, our complete spectrum of services will allow you to apply your skills in multiple settings while building your career all within New Jersey’s premier healthcare system.

The responsibility of the Medical Physicist's clinical practice is to assure the safe and effective delivery of radiation to achieve a therapeutic result as prescribed in patient care. The medical physicist performs or supervises the technical aspects of procedures necessary to achieve this objective. 

We are also offering a one time sign on bonus for this position.

Responsibilities:

A day in the life of a Physicist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Protection of the patient and others from potentially harmful or excessive radiation
• Open and regular communication with radiation oncologists, physicists, dosimetrists, management, and department staff
• Establishment of adequate protocols to ensure accurate patient dosimetry
• QA, Calibration, testing and monitoring of radiation therapy equipment (monthly, annual QA, etc) 
• Compliance with applicable federal and state regulations
• Coordinates the implementation of new technology to Radiation Therapy Department and Performs acceptance testing and commissioning for new equipment
• Develop patient treatment plans asprescribed by the Radiation Oncologist
• Verifies the accuracy of the chart prescribed and accumulated doses and all calculations. Verifies treatment course of patients by performing weekly chart checks and end of treatment summary

Qualifications:

• ABR Board Certified Medical Physicist 
• NJDEP QMP Registration 
• NJDEP AMP license - preferred
• Five (5) or more years of experience as a physicist is preferred; residency experience will be considered
• SRS/SBRT experience is preferred
• Must be capable of planning and delivering HDR treatments
• Must be knowledgeable in Varian Aria EMR, Eclipse treatment planning, and TrueBeam delivery system
• Prior experience with any of the following systems is a plus: ArcCHECK, MapCHECK, Pips-Pro, Atlas
• Must have flexibility to work at various Hackensack Meridian facilities as needed

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