About this Clinical Physicist role at Mass General Brigham
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
This position is per diem, on-site at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital/MGB in Dover, NH.Summary: Supervises dosimetrists and radiation therapists in treatment planning and devises methods to apply laws and theories of physics to radiation medicine.
Does this position require Patient Care? Yes
Essential Functions: 3-D conformal, IMRT, VMAT, and SBRT treatment planning and general medical physics support.
-General medical physics support will include, but is not limited to, regular clinical physics coverage, participation in commissioning, upgrade, repair, acceptance testing, monthly and annual QA of treatment equipment.
-Clinical trouble shooting, initial and weekly chart checks, treatment planning consultation and other routine clinical physics responsibilities.
-Participate in developmental efforts on various clinical physics projects and collaborate with the main campus and other satellite facilities.
-Assist with generating proper records and correspondence pertaining to quality control and quality assurance, calibration, radiation safety and compliance with state and Federal regulations and standards of accrediting bodies.
-Actively participate in patient chart checks (initial, continuing, and final) and treatment plan reviews, image fusion, dose calculation verifications, and special physics consultations as requested by physicians.
-Keep abreast of new scientific methods and developments.
Qualifications
Education:
Master's Degree Medical Physics required or Doctorate Medical Physics required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No
Licenses and Credentials:
Experience
Clinical experience 2-3 years required and Experience in treatment planning and planning systems, particularly RayStation 0-1 year preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- An understanding of radiation physics, anatomy, physiology, clinical oncology, radiobiology, and radiation safety.
- Knowledgeable in health care informatics-including the resources, devices and methods to acquire, store and retrieve data.
- Possess good communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate the exchange of information with patients, family members, and the radiation oncology treatment team as well as outside entities.
- Good basic computer skills.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Remote Type
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EEO Statement:
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