Medical Physicist Resident

Poughkeepsie, NY - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 21 - 41

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Position at Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Summary:

Two-year Medical Physics Residency program completed under the supervision of Radiation Oncology Chief Medical Physicist

Responsibilities:

Medical Physics Residency program objectives:;

1.1. Teaching the technical knowledge and skills related to the sophisticated technologies used in the practice of medical physics;

1.2. Cultivating a critical awareness and evaluation of research and scholarship in the field;

1.3. Instilling an understanding of the protocols and practices essential to the deployment of technologies to detect diagnose and treat various illnesses and injuries;

1.4. Training the ability to use analytical and research methods to solve problems arising in the clinical environment:;

1.5. Teaching the professional attributes and the ethical conduct and actions that are required of medical physicists:;

1.6. Training the communication and interpersonal skills that are necessary to function in a collaborative environment:;

1.7. Developing an awareness of the complexity of knowledge in the field and receptiveness to other interpretations new knowledge and different approaches to solving problems:;

1.8. Cultivating an awareness of the need for confidentiality of patient information and familiarity with relevant regulations:;

1.9. Teaching an appreciation of the clinical purpose and applications of sophisticated technologies:;

1.10. Cultivating the acknowledgement of the role of medical physicists in a clinical environment in which physicians nurses technologists and others work in cooperation:;

1.11. Training the sensitivity to potential hazards that residents may encounter and appropriate measures to take to prevent risks to themselves and equipment:;

1.12. Training the recognition and correction of suboptimal application or unsafe use of technologies:;

1.13. Cultivating the commitment to continued education so that practice knowledge and skills remain current:;

Education: MASTERS LVL DGRE

Other Information:

Medical Physics Residency Program is certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP)

Working Conditions:

Manual: Little or no manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Little or no potential for occupational risk

Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions

Credentials:LMP-PERMIT

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Org Unit: 2004

Department: Med Ed Physics Residency

Exempt: Yes

Salary Range: $21.49 - $41.73 Hourly

Required Experience:

DescriptionPosition at Vassar Brothers Medical CenterSummary:Two-year Medical Physics Residency program completed under the supervision of Radiation Oncology Chief Medical PhysicistResponsibilities:Medical Physics Residency program objectives:;1.1. Teaching the technical knowledge and skills related...