Job Description: Senior Radiation Physicist (Diagnostic)

Position Overview:
This position is based in the San Francisco Bay area and services facilities throughout the Sutter Health system.
Provides diagnostic and nuclear medicine physics support in complex situations in radiological instrument use and safety, radiation surveys, accreditation support and ALARA audits.
Acts as technical expert and information resource person for SUTTER HEALTH entities and outside consults. Composes and diagnoses reports of findings of surveys during consultations.
Certifies mammographic units for FDA-MQSA / State of California certification and composes / certifies radiation shielding designs.
Frequent travel to assigned facilities

Qualifications :

Education, Licensures, and Certifications :
Master of Science degree in Physics or Chemistry with emphasis in Radiological Physics / Chemistry, or Health Physics required.
American Board of Radiology (ABR) in Diagnostic required. ABR eligible (post clinical residency) candidates encouraged to apply and will be considered at Staff Radiation Physicist level.

Experience :
Minimum of 6 years radiation safety and radiological experience in a medical setting. ABR eligible candidates (post residency) encouraged to apply and will be considered at Staff Radiation Physicist level.

Skills and Knowledge :
Must be able to work with sophisticated computer-based radiological analysis equipment and be able to translate data obtained from these units into an understandable and readable report format.
A working knowledge of computer programming in Lotus, Excel, or similar spreadsheets is desirable.
This list of job elements, responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or conditions is not comprehensive, but is merely the most descriptive of the current job.
Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).

Organization : Sutter Shared Services
Employee Status : Regular
Benefits : Yes
Position Status : Exempt
Job Shift : Day
Shift Hours : 8 Hour Shift
Days of the Week Scheduled : Monday-Friday
Weekend Requirements : None
Schedule : Full Time
Hrs Per 2wk Pay Period : 80
Applications Accepted : All Applications Accepted
Additional Location : 1600 Cebrian Street, West Sacramento, California
Schedule / Shift : Full Time / Day