Board Certified Diagnostic Medical Physicist at West Physics

Rhode Island

About the Job:

Position Title: Diagnostic Medical Physicist

Location: Providence, RI

Salary: Based on training and experience

Hours: Full-time / full benefits

www.westphysics.com

Description of position:

West Physics has an immediate opening for a Board-Certified Medical Physicist based in Rhode Island. We are a company that has been recognized by the Inc. 5,000 a total of 10 times as one of the fastest growing companies. As a result of this growth, we are in search of a dynamic candidate seeking to join and collaborate with our technical team of over 60+ physicists across the entire United States!

This position requires a solid clinical background in medical/health physics, a strong interest and aptitude for learning, and a can-do attitude with an excellent work ethic. The successful candidate should possess strong leadership, communication, and management skills. This position will be best suited for someone with excellent interpersonal skills, outstanding written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work independently as well as part of a project team, and strong technical proficiency. The ability to exercise a high degree of responsibility and autonomy (once trained) is integral to this position. This position involves substantial opportunities for professional growth and development; as such, the candidate must be looking for a long-term employment opportunity. Some overnight travel will be required for this position, typically on average 3-4 days per month. Our mission statement is “To be the pre-eminent provider of medical and health physics services by delivering outstanding, relentlessly improving customer service and technical expertise, and in so doing, to improve the happiness of our customers and the quality of medical diagnosis and radiation safety for as many human beings as possible.” We strongly encourage you to apply today!

Prerequisites:

• Graduate degree in a physics-related discipline with ABR (Part II) Diagnostic Medical Physics or ABMP (Medical Health Physics) board certification.
• Solid foundation in radiation physics, radiation biology, electronics, and other areas relevant to equipment quality assurance testing.
• At least 1 year of documented experience in the diagnostic imaging/clinical environment.
• Must meet current ACR requirements for the performance of accreditation-related testing of MRI and CT units.
• MQSA approved (preferred)
• High-level interpersonal skills, the ability to make presentations to large groups, and the capability to work independently and exhibit intellectual flexibility.
• Flexibility to travel 3-4 days of overnight stays per month.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

State of Rhode Island Requirements for Diagnostic QC testing:

• Candidates that do not currently hold an approved Rhode Island state license are still strongly encouraged to apply as West Physics will manage licensing efforts for the selected candidate.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide medical physics quality assurance, testing, and consulting services as needed to fulfill its mission. These testing activities will involve MRI, CT, X-ray, mammography, fluoroscopy, and ultrasound. In addition, some nuclear medicine consulting and licensing activities will be performed.
• Provide ACR MRI, CT, NM/PET, US, and mammography accreditation services and data review to customers within the state of Rhode Island and occasionally to clients nationwide.
• Occasionally speak at seminars, and shows, and represent WEST PHYSICS’ vendor booth at such events to bring in new business and enhance the company’s reputation. This will involve delivering lectures, presentations, etc., for these events. Occasionally participate in RSNA activities.
• Perform dosimetry review, worker and patient dose estimates, fetal dose estimates, and conduct dose investigations and ALARA reviews.
• Perform shielding designs and conduct shielding verification/integrity testing.
• Assist medical physicists and senior medical physicists with diagnostic radiology equipment testing.

Benefits:

• Company paid medical/dental/vision insurance premiums
• Generous vacation/sick time policy
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Account – Medical and Dependent Care
• 7 paid holidays
• Continuing Education: Company-paid educational training & certifications
• Full Relocation packages
• Generous meal per-diem, travel reimbursements & hotel accommodations for qualifying work travel 

About West Physics:

West Physics is a nationwide provider of medical and health physics services. “WP” takes pride in offering the highest level of expertise, flexibility, and commitment to thousands of customers in 50 U.S. States, federal territories, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. WP is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and with the addition of numerous field office locations across the U.S. we can ensure a high level of customer service to our domestic and international clientele. Among our clientele are many major medical centers, equipment manufacturers, and accreditation bodies. We specialize in providing expert radiation safety, consulting, and testing services; and addressing complex technical and regulatory problems for clients around the world. WP maintains the very finest test equipment and computational and administrative resources to serve and support our technical staff.

Because of our absolute commitment to both technical and service quality, West Physics has grown from serving a single local client in 2002 to serving thousands of client sites to date. We are a dynamic, fast-growing company which have been recognized by the Inc. 5,000 a total of 10 times as one of the fastest-growing companies. West Physics is committed to the highest standards of ethics in everything that we do. We believe strongly that our customers are entitled to fair treatment and absolute honesty in every transaction. Therefore, we are a proud member of the U.S. Better Business Bureau and have earned their highest possible ranking (A+).

 A criminal background check will be performed prior to employment.

Interested candidates should submit their resumes to mark.broomfield@westphysics.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled

About West Physics

West Physics is a nationwide provider of medical and health physics services. “WP” takes pride in offering the highest level of expertise, flexibility, and commitment to thousands of customers in 49 U.S. States, federal territories, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. Among our clientele are many major medical centers (e.g., Stanford Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic, etc.), equipment manufacturers (e.g., GE Healthcare, Royal Philips, etc.) and accreditation bodies (e.g., The Joint Commission). We specialize in providing expert radiation safety, consulting, and testing services; and addressing complex technical and regulatory problems for clients around the world. West Physics is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and occupies a state-of-the art office in a very desirable neighborhood near downtown Atlanta, within close proximity to a multitude of excellent dining, recreation, entertainment and cultural attractions. Our location is ideal for travel throughout the Southeast, the U.S., and internationally. West Physics maintains the very finest test equipment and computational and administrative resources to serve our technical staff. We also have field office locations... in numerous U.S. metropolitan areas to ensure a high level of customer service to our domestic clientele.

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