Medical Physicist Cancer Center

Your job is more than a job.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

• External Beam Machines (photons and electrons)
• CT Simulator
• HDR equipment
• Oncology Information System (Varian Aria Cloud)
• Radiation planning system (Varian Eclipse)
• EMR - EPIC
• Other:
  Special Procedures (SRS, SBRT, SGRT), MIM, Rad Formation, Dot Decimal
• Radio-pharmaceuticals
• Total Body Irradiation
• Total Skin electron Therapy
• HDR Brachytherapy

• Participate in patient treatment planning.
• Assist with the preparation and delivery of special procedures, which may include radioactive implants, stereotactic cranial and body radiation therapy, total body and total skin irradiation, and radio-pharmaceuticals.
• Verify that patients receive their prescribed doses by performing quality assurance (QA) reviews of treatment plans, dose calculations, and dose delivery sessions.
• Perform patient‑specific dose measurements, as required, for the determination of monitor units or verification of intended doses (IMRT QA, in‑vivo dosimetry, etc.) to ensure prescribed doses are delivered within tolerance.
• Be available to consult with clinic physicians, dosimetrists, therapists, and staff, as required.
• Enact radiation safety procedures for the protection of patients and staff.
• Adapt behavior to specific patient populations, including privacy, introduction, explanation of services, permissions, and communication style.
• Contribute to and manage a comprehensive Quality Program that monitors, evaluates, and optimizes clinical radiation oncology processes.

• Contribute and adhere to policies and procedures related to the appropriate therapeutic use of radiation as part of a comprehensive clinical radiation safety program and as required for maintenance of ACR and other accreditations.

• Contribute to maintenance of records needed by TJC, NRC, state, or other regulatory agencies.

• Participate in the QA program for radiation‑producing equipment by performing and overseeing annual, monthly, weekly, and daily tests, calibrations, and safety procedures.

• Contribute to maintaining compliance with regulatory and accreditation agencies rules and recommendations for radiation therapy equipment (external beam, brachytherapy, and simulator) and radiation exposure limits.

• Provide radiation oncology physics and radiation training to medical practitioners and other health‑care providers including education related to safety and quality improvement processes within radiation oncology.
• Remain knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensure compliance with them.
• Be available to participate in clinical trials.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Duties may be added or removed and this description amended at any time.

• 2 years of Clinical Medical Physics (residency or beyond)

• Required:
  
  Master’s Degree Medical Physics, Radiological Physics or related field
• Preferred:
  Ph.D. in Medical Physics, Radiological Physics or related field

• Board certified or Board eligible in Therapeutic Radiological Physics by the Therapeutic Medical Physics – American Board of Radiology

• Effective verbal and written communication
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills

• Medium:
  Medium Physical requirements‑ Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

• Sitting – Occasional (0‑35% of day)
• Standing – Frequent (36‑66% of day)
• Wa…