Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision for you and your immediate family
Up to 6% match on Retirement Contributions
Generous Earned Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The Cancer Center at St. Charles Health System is a comprehensive clinic providing complete care to our patients. In this growing department the Physicist works closely with the radiation oncologists and dosimetrists. Our center is also a clinical training site for various specialties by affiliation with prominent regional programs, including Medical Dosimetry. Clinical efforts feature cranial SRS, multiple SBRT sites, HDR brachytherapy, clinical trial participation, and progressive treatment techniques. St. Charles Health System maintains active IROC credentialing. Clinical tools include Raystation, MIM, Brainlab Dynamic, a full Sun Nuclear suite, and Mosaiq.
The cancer center also provides chemotherapy, medical oncology, infusion services, integrative medicine, nutrition, social work, survivorship, and other supportive care treatments.
POSITION OVERVIEW: The Medical Physicist at St. Charles Health System provides all reasonable aspects of Medical Physics support to Cancer Services Radiation Therapy as a scientific and technical expert for the department. The physicist assures safe, effective, and accurate delivery of radiation to achieve desirable therapeutic results as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist, by applying AAPM, ASTRO, and ACR recommendations. They must produce clear, appropriate documentation and communication to ensure high-quality patient care. This position maintains Oregon Health Authority and NRC regulatory compliance and participates as needed in radiation safety efforts for the Cancer Center, and St. Charles Health System. The physicist participates in continuing education to stay abreast of progressive quality control methods, patient treatment techniques, and department management techniques. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers.
Essential Functions And Duties
Provides all medical physics services and related functions for Cancer Services.
Maintains the technical quality, calibration, and accuracy of radiation treatment equipment and hardware including but not limited to: all linear accelerators, on-board imaging systems, CT simulators, HDR brachytherapy afterloaders, and all supporting quality-assurance equipment.
Maintains technical quality and accuracy of the Raystation treatment planning system, Mosaiq record and verify system, and associated computer systems/interfaces.
Makes recommendations for purchase or replacement of software and hardware systems as needed.
Researches methods and techniques which enhance the precision of radiation treatments. Develops education plans and disseminates this information to caregivers.
Provides specific patient services such as special physics consultations, special dosimetry consultations, and computerized treatment planning as needed. Collects patient-specific TLD in-vivo dosimetry measurements as needed.
Reviews daily quality assurance metrics, performs weekly chart reviews per HCFA requirements, provides any needed patient-specific calculations, etc.
Provides deformable image and dose registrations to the Radiation Oncologist. Maintains technical accuracy and quality controls over the deformation systems (Raystation and MIM).
Supports departmental development initiatives such as participation in clinical trials, and student education opportunities.
Assists in patient-care procedures as requested by the Radiation Oncologists.
Submits timely and accurate physics charges.
Maintains familiarity with job-relevant CMS guidance.
Provides appropriate oversight as custodian of radioactive materials in Radiation Oncology.
This includes but is not limited to HDR Ir-192 sources and any QA sources.
Serves as a member of, or provide reports to, the Radiation Safety Committee as necessary.
Assist the hospital RSO as necessary.
Education
Required: An accredited graduate degree in a science or engineering field relevant to the clinical practice of Medical Physics.
Preferred: Masters, DMP, or Ph.D. degree in Medical Physics from a CAMPEP-accredited program.
Licensure/Certification/Registration
Required: Certification by the American Board of Radiology or a commensurate Medical Specialties Board.
Preferred: Active status on NRC, or Agreement State, Radioactive Materials License.
Experience
Required: Two (2) years as a clinical Medical Physicist, Medical Physics Assistant, or Medical Physics Resident.
St. Charles Health System is a private, nonprofit
organization with a vision of creating America’s
healthiest community, together. Headquartered in Bend,
Ore., St. Charles is an integrated delivery system that provides a
full range of quality, evidence-based health care services within
a 32,000-square-mile area in Central and Eastern Oregon.
Through their actions, our caregivers demonstrate time and again
our organization’s beliefs: We believe our strength is in our people.
We believe in providing the best care for all. We believe we are at
our best when we work as a team. We believe the work we do is
greater than ourselves. The organization is focused on developing
a culture of continuous improvement and looks to its caregivers
to serve as frontline problem-solvers. The health system owns
and operates St. Charles hospitals in Bend, Redmond, Prineville
and Madras. St. Charles Medical Group is the physician arm
of the organization with more than 20 specialties in outpatient
clinics throughout the region including family care practices in
Bend, La Pine, Madras, Prineville, Redmond and Sisters.
In the communities it serves, the health system provided...
more than $158 million in unreimbursed care in 2018, including
$19.5 million in charity care.
St. Charles Health System is an industry leader. In
2018, St. Charles Redmond was ranked the top hospital in the state
of Oregon for quality and safety according to HealthInsights.
The St. Charles Cancer Center is accredited by the American College
of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the National Accreditation
Program for Breast Centers. Our cancer center, which offers radiation
and medical oncology as well as other services in one location, was one
of only 24 cancer centers in the country to earn the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the
American College of Surgeons (ACS.) The award recognizes the cancer
center’s commitment to providing the highest quality of comprehensive
cancer care to the community. We plan to expand cancer services in
Redmond in the near future.
We have a robust cardiology program including cardiothoracic surgery
and interventional cardiology. Among the many procedures our highly
skilled team performs is transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVRs),
a minimally invasive way for patients to undergo heart valve repair and
replacement without having open-heart surgery.
The health system earned the 2019 Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold
Plus Quality Achievement Award and 2019 Target: Stroke Honor Roll
Award, which recognizes commitment and success in ensuring stroke
patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally
recognized, research-based guidelines. The program was also awarded
the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for meeting the
requirements for Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.
St. Charles invests in its communities. St. Charles is
dedicated to providing high-quality care and the latest in health care
technology to the communities it serves. In 2019, St. Charles Bend
opened a new patient tower with an expanded Intensive Care Unit
and additional Progressive Care Unit rooms. The space has made
an impact throughout the region with more patients able to stay
closer to home for critical care services. In 2020, St. Charles will
open an expansion in Prineville with more space for rehabilitation
services, visiting specialists and walk-in family care appointments
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