Physicist I

Lehigh Valley Health Network • Allentown, PA

55d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides and supports all areas involving the use of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation as related to imaging and non-imaging equipment ensuring the safety of patients/staff and compliance with regulatory requirements. Supports and works under the guidance of the Director and Board Certified -Health/Medical Physicists.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree Medical Physics (CAMPEP Accreditation or Master’s Degree Medical Physics/Health Physics or equivalent or Grandfathered as a Medical Physicist under regulations set forth by the PA DEP, MQSA and the ACR (B.S)
• 1 year practical institutional experience as a diagnostic medical physicist and/or equivalent.
• 1 year clinical/practical institutional experience in a medical/health physics setting.
• 1 year practical institutional experience as a diagnostic medical physicist and/or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assist and/or provide acceptance testing and performance verification in accordance with manufacturer's specifications of new and existing radiological imaging equipment.
• Provides performance and optimization expectations related to imaging physics
• Supports, maintains and manages the frequency of compliance testing of medical imaging equipment, test equipment and phantoms.
• Ensure that imaging equipment meets regulatory and accreditation requirements and manufacturer's standards. (i.e.PA Department of Environmental Protection, ACR, TJC or equivalent)
• Participate in the development and maintenance of the quality management program for all imaging equipment.
• Identify and troubleshoot image quality issues.
• Support continuous improvement in the network's radiation safety program.
• Supports the Radiation Safety Officer and the Radiation Safety Office.
• Participates in patient dose monitoring programs for ionizing radiation.
• Monitor patient radiation exposure; comparison of relative to established reference levels.
• Provides a determination of doses from a radiological and/or therapeutic procedure for patients and/or staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level