Health Physicist (Radiation Safety)

Terrestris Global Solutions•Prescott, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Health Physicist (Radiation Safety) to support the Veteran community in the Prescott, AZ area. This position is open to all candidates, including Locum or Traveling professionals. This is a consulting position with approximately 72 hours of work per year, structured as a 1 base year contract with 4, 1-year option periods.

Requirements

Authorization to work in the U.S. permanently, without sponsorship.
Master's degree or higher in a physics, science, or engineering discipline.
2+ years’ experience in Hospital Medical Physics.
Board Certified - certification from one of the following: American Board of Radiology, American Board of Medical Physics or American Board of Health Physics.
Board Eligible candidates must have passed the ABR Medical Physics Part 1 Exam (general and clinical), completed a Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Program (CAMPE)- Accredited Residency, and provide documentation of current employment as a medical physicist.
Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with the VA is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide quality control surveys and certifications of radiographic equipment and serve as both the designated Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) and Magnetic Resonance Safety Expert (MRSE).
Review and analyze radiation exposure records throughout NAVAHCS, including Nuclear Medicine Service, Radiology Service, and ancillary services that have radiation workers, and provide appropriate recommendations to reduce exposure to as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA). Provide results to Imaging Service and RSO within fifteen (15) working days after review.
Perform initial testing of new and replacement X-ray imaging equipment, prior to first clinical use, as well as testing after repairs that may affect X-ray output or image quality.
Perform radiation safety inspections on all imaging equipment, providing final reports to Imaging Service/RSO within 15 days of completion of survey.
Provide consultation for additional services as needed, i.e., safety training.
Review the Computed Tomography (CT) protocol optimization once a year.
Provide shielding design calculations for each new or replacement x-ray imaging system. The calculations for each shall conform to National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements (NCRP) Report No. 147 or, for dental units, NCRP Report 145 and shall be documented in a written report, which includes a to-scale diagram showing adjacent areas.
Establish a skin dose program.
Annually, review the radiation safety program at NAVAHCS for all applicable services.
Evaluate technical Quality Assurance (QA)/Quality Control (QC) program (technique charts, repeat/reject analysis, monitoring, monitoring of exposure indices to radiographic image receptors, QA program for display monitors, QA of CT, monitoring of dose metrics from fluoroscopy studies) annually.