Medical Physicist

What We Offer

• Compensation:
  Anticipated salary range of $200,000 - $285,000 per year. The salary range listed is an estimate and is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Navista offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being: medical, dental and vision coverage, Paid time off plan, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSAs), 401k, Short- and long-term disability coverage, Work-Life resources, Paid parental leave, Healthy lifestyle programs.

• Calibrate therapy equipment in a manner suitable for accurate radiation dose delivery.
• Direct the determination of radiation dose distributions in patients undergoing treatment (i.e. computerized dosimetry planning or direct radiation measurement).
• Direct the acceptance testing of new equipment and treatment devices.
• Direct the design and construction of patient treatment aids or special devices (blocks, compensators, molds, etc.).
• Direct the radiation safety program for the radiation oncology department.
• Participate in equipment planning and evaluation, program planning, marketing, staff review and budget preparation.
• Maintain proper records necessary for JCAHO, NRC, state, or other regulatory agencies.
• Review and approve department policies and procedures.
• Develop policies and procedures related to radiation safety and radiation oncology physics.
• Provide consultation for personnel radiation exposure as needed.
• Design and implement pertinent aspects of the quality management program that involve the use of external beam radiotherapy equipment.
• Manage the medical physics service in a manner to meet or exceed established standards of practice consistent with the facility size and available resources.
• Evaluate new technologies and implement as needed.
• Consult with the radiation oncologists, as required, concerning patient doses and optimization of patient treatment plans and delivery.
• Provide technical direction of radiation oncology staff as specified by the department medical director.
• Serve as the focal point for machine maintenance and repair.
• Monitor equipment to ensure that correct and consistent results or outputs are achieved and ensuring that ongoing maintenance routines are followed.
• Troubleshoot problems with hardware and software as needed.
• Regular attendance and punctuality.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Ensures that all processing and reporting deadlines are consistently achieved.
• Perform any other functions as required by management.

• Ability to work a flexible schedule (including overtime, and weekends), as necessary
• Compliance with the A  Standard for Continuing Medical Education.
• Masters, PhD or DMP
• A  eligible.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

• Certification by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Radiological Physics and Radiological Physics