Medical Physicist Resident
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Job Location:
Poughkeepsie, NY - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 21 - 41
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
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:
IC
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