Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health a non-prot Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175000 employees and 25000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians advanced practice clinicians nurses and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2200 care centers serving 24 states.

****Sign On Bonus up to $25000 and Student Loan Payback up to $24000 for eligible hires****

Job Summary / Purpose

The Physicist works with the Radiation Oncologist Dosimetrist Radiotherapy Technologist and others to assure the accurate delivery of all aspects of a treatment prescription. He/she is directly involved in patient care whereby his/her decisions in the treatment of the patients contribute to optimal safe and effective patient care. Responsible for calibration of machines office radiation safety quality assurance of diagnostic and therapy equipment and accessories.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

1. Performance specification acceptance testing and commissioning of new equipment.
2. Development and maintenance of quality assurance programs for all treatment modalities localization procedures and computational equipment to assure that patients receive prescribed doses within acceptable degrees of accuracy.
3. Maintenance of all instrumentation required for calibration of sources measurement of radiation and calibration of doses.
4. First-order maintenance of treatment units in conjunction with the service technician.
5. Other duties as assigned by management.

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed

within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job

responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as

assigned.

Required Education and Experience

The clinical Medical Physicist should have a B.S. degree in physics or equivalent followed by a graduate degree (M.S. or PhD) in medical physics.

Required Licensure and Certifications

Required Minimum Knowledge Skills Abilities and Training

Knowledge: An understanding of the equipment systems and procedures required to deliver radiation care to our patients and/or the ability to find that information or resource as needed.

Skills: The ability to communicateideas directions and solutions clearly both verballyand electronically to patients staff and physicians as needed.

Abilities: The ability to analyze complex and complicated problems and situations and formulate effective and appropriate solutions using the resources available and/or requesting additional resources as needed. Then communicating these solutions clearly and ensuring they are effectivelyimplemented.