Physicist, Sr

UMass Memorial Health•Madison, WI

About The Position

Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. Provides leadership and technical guidance to physicists, dosimetrists, physicians and other healthcare professional to assure safe and effective delivery of radiation therapy. In addition to performing the functions of a Physicist, completes specific clinical tasks assigned by the Director.

Requirements

MS in physics, engineering or related science field.
Board certification in therapeutic radiological physics by ABR (or equivalent).
Minimum 4 years of direct clinical experience in radiation oncology.

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. in medical physics (or related science and engineering field).

Responsibilities

Performs day-to-day clinical work of physics staff, which includes, but is not limits to, treatment planning, patient chart check/review, physics support to all treatment modalities, quality assurance of therapy equipment and treatment planning computer systems.
Implements acceptance testing and commissioning of treatment machines; carries out measurement and analysis of beam data; establishes procedures for dose calculation.
Participates in research and development programs.
Participates in the development of new treatment modalities.
Assists in developing and recommending the budgets for the physics division to ensure adequate equipment and personnel for the department.
Makes recommendations on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions.
Assists in developing and maintaining comprehensive quality assurance programs for treatment machines to comply with regulations specified by regulatory agencies, such as Joint Commission, DPH.
Collaborates with medical and technical specialists in the development and the conduct of research projects. Participates in appropriate teaching programs.
Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.