Department: UPMC Hillman Cancer Center-Community Osteopathic
Summary of Department/Service Line: UPMC Hillman Cancer Center provides access to high-quality, comprehensive cancer care right here in our central Pa. community. UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. This gives our patients local access to the latest clinical trials and research, which means you don’t have to leave central Pa. to find comprehensive cancer care. We offer you and your family the resources you need to fight cancer and get back to the life you love. As a leading employer in the region, UPMC strives to attract and retain talented, compassionate people who share this same vision. There are many benefits to becoming an employee at UPMC:
· Collaborative work environment
· Competitive wages and benefits
· UPMC Total Rewards
Job Summary:
A Medical Physicist is responsible to oversee the work of the dosimetrist and ensure that complex treatments are properly tailored for each patient while working with the Radiation Oncologist to plan treatment delivery to patients. Responsible for the development and direction of quality control programs for equipment and procedures, making sure the equipment works properly by taking precise measurements of the radiation beam, performing clinical physics duties of maintaining Commonwealth regulatory compliance and calibrating all radiation therapy equipment.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
Fulfills the physics needs relative to radiation therapy to include both routine and non-routine dosimetry, calibration of machines, the treatment area, and brachytherapy.
Participates in brachytherapy procedures.
Commit to high-quality, safe work; encourage others to have similar standards. Identify processes/systems that could lead to inefficient practices, unsafe conditions, errors, or adverse events. Avoid shortcuts to ensure quality and safety measures are not circumvented.
Encourage patient and family involvement in processes involving patient safety. Understand that patient safety is everyone's responsibility.
Provide consultative services to hospital staff relative to radiation activities including Radiation Safety Committee.
Maintain documentation as appropriate.
Performs commissioning on radiation therapy equipment as required or requested.
Performs and documents all quality assurance and quality control associated with physics.
Actively practice behaviors associated with UPMC Service Excellence expectations. Smile at and greet everyone enthusiastically, treat everyone with respect, dignity, and C.A.R.E. Be an ambassador for UPMC. Provide the best C.A.R.E. for our patients no matter what.
Conduct in-service program for hospital staff relative to radiation safety and the ALARA program and maintain documentation as appropriate.
Document billing charges for physics procedures performed by physicist.
Calibrates instruments and documents as required to include dosimetry, survey, and check instruments.
Minimum Requirements:
A physical science or engineering degree required; medical physics is preferred.
Master's degree required.
Two years Radiation Oncology Physics experience required/Residency is considered.
Key Words: medical physicist, healthcare, health care
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.
About South Central Pennsylvania
Features both rural and suburban living and boasts an abundance of sports, arts, cultural events, and entertainment.
Close to historically significant areas such as Gettysburg and world-famous Hersheypark and Hershey's Chocolate World.
Offers top-rated public schools, blue-ribbon private schools, and some of Pennsylvania's top colleges and universities.
Area school districts are consistently ranked in the top 20% of Pennsylvania.
With affordable homes — a composite cost of living index of 99.7, compared to 101.2 in Philadelphia — it's a great place to grow a career and family.
Listed among com “America's Most Livable Cities,” and ranked in U.S. News & World Report's “Best Cities to Live” in 2017, we are a two- to three-hour drive away from New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.
About UPMC in Central Pa.
UPMC in Central Pa. is a nationally recognized leader in providing high-quality, patient-centered health care services in central Pennsylvania and surrounding rural communities.
As part of the UPMC not-for-profit system, UPMC in Central Pa. cares for more than 1.2 million area residents yearly, providing life-saving emergency care, essential primary care, and leading-edge diagnostic services.
UPMC in Central Pa. includes seven acute care hospitals with 1,245 licensed beds, over 200 outpatient clinics and ancillary facilities, more than 2,900 physicians and allied health professionals, and approximately 13,400 employees.
It is a health care hub serving Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Juniata, Franklin, Adams, and parts of Snyder counties.
UPMC was named as one of the “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare” for 2022 by Becker’s Healthcare. For inclusion on this list, hospitals, health systems, and health care companies must demonstrate initiatives and commitment to promote diversity within the workforce, employee engagement, and professional growth.
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