Junior Diagnostic Physicist

Orlando Health•Orlando, FL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

At Orlando Health, we are ordinary people with extraordinary individuality, working together to bring help, healing and hope to those we serve. By daily embodying our over 100-year legacy, we reinforce our reputation as a trusted and respected healthcare organization that delivers professional and compassionate care to our patients, families and communities. Through our award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities, our 27,000+ team members serve communities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you. This is clinical appointment for a junior physicist qualified to work in the field of diagnostic imaging physics. The primary function of the junior physicist is to the support the Radiation Safety Officer with maintaining the programs in place that facilitate the production of quality diagnostic images consistent with the available technology and which optimize safety (including radiation, mechanical, and electrical) for the patient.

Requirements

M.S. in Medical Physics, Health Physics or closely related Engineering Field such as Nuclear Engineering or Biomedical Sciences.
American Board of Radiology or the American Board of Health Physics Eligible.
Candidate must be eligible for State of Florida Medical Physics in Training Licensure.
None (for experience).

Responsibilities

Works with the senior Diagnostic Physicist on acceptance testing and performance verification of various imaging modalities.
Creates physics reports summarizing testing of equipment.
Consults with imaging physicians and others using medical imaging equipment regarding the radiological and radiobiological aspects of patient examinations.
Develops special software for the analysis of specific data or for the evaluation of quantitative functional studies.
Consults with patients regarding concerns about radiation exposure.
Assists with the accreditation testing program in Nuclear Medicine and Radiology.
Reviews imaging department and medical physics program’s policies and procedures.
Didactic and laboratory teaching for medical physics students.
Didactic and laboratory teaching for radiography students and other students in diagnostic imaging programs.
Continuing safety education for all employees in the institution who are exposed to ionizing radiation or working in the vicinity of magnetic resonance imaging systems.
Continuing education for institutional employees regarding other safety-related issues such as radioactive waste, etc.
Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Participation at diagnostic imaging and medical physics meetings, and other scientific meetings and conferences, to learn and disseminate state-of-the-art information.
Assisting the Radiation Safety Officer: Development and administration of the radiation safety program.
Assisting the Radiation Safety Officer: Administration of personnel radiation monitoring and as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) programs.
Assisting the Radiation Safety Officer: Supervision of the preparation, handling, and disposal of radionuclides.
Assisting the Radiation Safety Officer: Participation in the institutional radiation safety committee and other committees as appropriate (e.g., environmental safety committee).
Assisting the Radiation Safety Officer: Determination of shielding required for new or renovated equipment rooms for ionizing radiation and for radiofrequency and magnetic fields.
Assisting the Radiation Safety Officer: Response to emergency situations such as misadministration and spills of radioactive materials.