Medical Physicist - Intermittent Coverage

Job Title: Medical Physicist - Intermittent Coverage
Job Location: Grand Forks ND
Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

• The Medical Physicist supervises source preparation and handling during brachytherapy calculates shielding provides consultation and support to the radiation oncologists develops techniques to improve the imaging and delivery of radiation treatments calculates dose distributions and machine settings assures accuracy of treatment unit parameters and settings and supervises the safety of the dosimetrists and radiation therapists.
• Provides consultations to the Radiation Oncologists on the physical and radiobiological aspects of patients treatments and the development of treatment plans.
• Supervises source preparation and handling during brachytherapy and the continual maintenance of the brachytherapy source inventory. Supervises dosimetrists and supports Radiation Oncologists in treatment delivery
• Assures accuracy of treatment unit parameters and settings used for a patients treatment including correct transfer of parameters between the simulator treatment plan and the treatment unit and periodic review of each patients chart.
• Develops techniques to improve the delivery of radiation treatments and calculates dose distributions and machine settings for patient treatments. Develops and administers the radiation safety program for Altru Health System
• Develops follows and maintains the Quality Assurance program for all radiation treatment modalities localization procedures imaging and computational equipment and programs to assure that patients receive prescribed doses and dose distributions safely and within acceptable degrees of accuracy.
• Performs specification acceptance testing and commissioning of new equipment. Performs acquisition and storage of data for treatment planning system as well as the x-ray and gamma ray sources and accelerators. Maintains necessary information for their appropriate use and continual calibration status. Oversees approves and commissions any work done on equipment by external contractors.
• Calculates shielding required for new or renovated treatment rooms radioactive-source storage and handling facilities and brachytherapy patient rooms.
• Abides by the ND administrative code (NDAC) 33.1 Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.