Physicist I

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• Assist and/or provide acceptance testing and performance verification in accordance with manufacturers specifications of new and existing radiological imaging equipment.
• Provides performance and optimization expectations related to imaging physics
• Supports maintains and manages the frequency of compliance testing of medical imaging equipment test equipment and phantoms.
• Ensure that imaging equipment meets regulatory and accreditation requirements and manufacturers standards. ( Department of Environmental Protection ACR TJC or equivalent)
• Participate in the development and maintenance of the quality management program for all imaging equipment. Identify and troubleshoot image quality issues.
• Support continuous improvement in the networks radiation safety program. Supports the Radiation Safety Officer and the Radiation Safety Office.
• Participates in patient dose monitoring programs for ionizing radiation. Monitor patient radiation exposure; comparison of relative to established reference levels.
• Provides a determination of doses from a radiological and/or therapeutic procedure for patients and/or staff.

• Masters Degree Medical Physics (CAMPEP Accreditation or
• Masters Degree Medical Physics/Health Physics or equivalent or
• Grandfathered as a Medical Physicist under regulations set forth by the PA DEP MQSA and the ACR (B.S)
• 1 year practical institutional experience as a diagnostic medical physicist and/or equivalent.
• 1 year clinical/practical institutional experience in a medical/health physics setting.
• 1 year practical institutional experience as a diagnostic medical physicist and/or equivalent.

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity accordance with and where applicable in addition to federal state and local employment regulations Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race color religion sex age national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include but are not limited to recruitment selection hiring transfers promotions terminations compensation benefits educational programs and/or social activities.

Valley Health Network does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Agencies should not forward resumes to our job aliases our employees or any other organization location. Lehigh Valley Health Network is not responsible for any agency fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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