Clinical Instructor - ONC Radiation Oncology
Clinical Instructor - ONC Radiation Oncology
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Job Description
Department:
SOM KC Radiation Oncology-----
Radiation OncologyPosition Title:
Clinical Instructor - ONC Radiation OncologyJob Family Group:
Academic Professional StaffJob Description Summary:
The role of the instructor is to provide physics support to the department of Radiation Oncology including patient treatment planning equipment calibrations QC and QA measurements patient dosimetry new procedure development and consultation services to the physicians on medical physics issues. Provides instruction mentoring and training to residents and students in the Radiation Oncology Department.Job Description:
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Involved in site preparation commissioning and acceptance testing of the new radiation treatment systems.
Maintains primary responsibility for clinical radiation therapy equipment operations including workflow through the proton service.
Identifies and resolves daily operational issues related to the radiation therapy equipment aspects of patient care.
Interacts with all sections of the proton service including physicians nursing physicists and therapists to ensure smooth patient treatment delivery with technology.
Provides daily direction instruction training and supervision of various staff including physicists dosimetrists therapists residents students and radiation therapy staff based upon their level of expertise.
Ensures that the quality assurance and monitoring plans achieve the goal of ensuring the highest quality of patient care and patient safety.
Maintains knowledge of current industry standards set by professional organizations including the American College of Radiology and the American Association for Physicists in Medicine.
Develops and maintains all required and appropriate documentation for daily monthly and annual calibration.
Actively participates in the education/research program of hospital and department.
Demonstrates proficiency and competence in providing and directing patient care for all age groups including pediatric adult and geriatric patients.
Ensures that appropriate quality measures and training are in place for the safe and accurate treatment.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities tasks duties and assignments. Furthermore job duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Required Qualifications:
Education: PhD in medical physics physics or biological sciences
Work Experience:
1 year of medical physics background
Preferred Qualifications:
Education: PhD in medical physics physics or biological sciences
Work Experience:
2 years of medical physics background
Instructional background in medical physics education and support medical physics
Skills:
Medical physics technical functioning skills
Required Documents:
Resume/CV
Cover Letter
If selected as a final candidate for this position you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health dental and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance long-term disability insurance and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off including vacation and sick begins accruing upon hire plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment and paid time off for bereavement jury duty military service and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. Type: RegularTime Type:
Full time
Employment Type
Full-Time
