Desert Regional Medical Center
Physicist Radiation Oncology Full Time Days
Desert Regional Medical Center, Turlock, California, United States, 95382
Physicist, Radiation Oncology – Full Time Days
Welcome to Emanuel Medical Center! Since 1917, Emanuel has been the heart of healthcare in Turlock, California, providing high‑quality care with compassion. We invite you to be part of our nearly 100‑year tradition and promote health and wellness while delivering the care you expect and deserve.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
Wellbeing support, including employee assistance program (EAP).
Paid time off, long‑term and short‑term plan coverage.
401(k) plan with 50% match up to 6% of pay, employee stock purchase plan, flexible spending accounts, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, and online educational program.
Additional benefits: life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and employee discount program.
Registered nurses – Retirement medical benefit account (RMBA) – 2% of annual eligible income set aside in accordance with program guidelines.
Benefits may vary by location and role.
General Duties Coordination of all operational activities of medical physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology. Provides the leadership necessary to maintain quality patient care services requiring progressive, technologically advanced procedures. Directs and supervises the department’s Quality Assurance Program to ensure that departmental equipment and procedures satisfy any requisite TJC, State, County or Federal Regulation (e.g. Title 17, Title 22, 10CFR20).
Participation in the Medical Center Radiation Safety Committee, the Comprehensive Cancer Center quality assurance activities and Safety Committees.
Plan for and assure appropriate resource allocation in collaboration with the Department Manager to include:
New clinical programs.
Equipment usage, selection, and replacement.
Staff requirements, assignments, and recruitment.
Annual budget preparation.
Financial planning of the Department.
Providing in‑service education to the staff at appropriate times and intervals.
Position Qualifications
Complies with regulatory requirements (i.e. TJC) appropriate for position.
A MS or Ph.D. degree in Medical Physics or its equivalent with 4 to 5 years of experience in a clinical radiation oncology department.
Certified in Therapeutic Radiological Physics or Radiological Physics by the American Board of Radiology (current at all times).
Must register with CA CDPH as Therapeutic Calibration Physicist.
Effective communication skills and leadership ability; strong team building skills to develop a spirit of cooperation and collaboration in providing optimal physics support to radiation oncology.
Department Specific Duties
Assure compliance of all aspects of radiation producing equipment and radioactive materials, including documentation of acceptance testing, commissioning, and performance specification of new equipment.
Calibration of radiotherapy machines and radioactive isotopes.
Maintenance of all radiation measurement equipment and survey meter with validated calibration.
Maintain shipping and receiving documents for all radioactive materials.
Continual maintenance of the brachytherapy source inventory and leak tests.
Maintain information necessary for the appropriate use of radiation sources (e.g. x‑ray tube, linear accelerators, sealed sources).
Develop and maintain a quality assurance program for all treatment modalities, simulation procedures, and treatment planning computer systems software to assure that patients receive prescribed doses and dose distributions within acceptable degrees of accuracy.
Acquire and store radiation beam data for computerized treatment planning.
Coordinate patients’ treatments with radiation oncologist.
Consult with radiation oncologists on physical and radiobiological aspects of patients’ treatments and development of treatment plans.
Calculate dose distributions and machine monitor units for patients’ treatments.
Design and fabricate treatment aids and beam modifiers.
Weekly chart reviews.
In‑vivo measurement for dose verification.
Development of techniques (hardware, software, or procedural) to improve the delivery of radiation treatments for better patient outcomes.
Participation in weekly interdisciplinary chart rounds.
In‑service education for the radiation oncology staff.
Assure compliance with Medical Center Radiation Safety Program.
Employment Practices Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
Tenet complies with federal, state, and local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
Contact Salary: $105.20 - $173.58 hourly; wages determined based upon qualifications and experience.
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Benefits
Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
Wellbeing support, including employee assistance program (EAP).
Paid time off, long‑term and short‑term plan coverage.
401(k) plan with 50% match up to 6% of pay, employee stock purchase plan, flexible spending accounts, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, and online educational program.
Additional benefits: life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and employee discount program.
Registered nurses – Retirement medical benefit account (RMBA) – 2% of annual eligible income set aside in accordance with program guidelines.
Benefits may vary by location and role.
General Duties Coordination of all operational activities of medical physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology. Provides the leadership necessary to maintain quality patient care services requiring progressive, technologically advanced procedures. Directs and supervises the department’s Quality Assurance Program to ensure that departmental equipment and procedures satisfy any requisite TJC, State, County or Federal Regulation (e.g. Title 17, Title 22, 10CFR20).
Participation in the Medical Center Radiation Safety Committee, the Comprehensive Cancer Center quality assurance activities and Safety Committees.
Plan for and assure appropriate resource allocation in collaboration with the Department Manager to include:
New clinical programs.
Equipment usage, selection, and replacement.
Staff requirements, assignments, and recruitment.
Annual budget preparation.
Financial planning of the Department.
Providing in‑service education to the staff at appropriate times and intervals.
Position Qualifications
Complies with regulatory requirements (i.e. TJC) appropriate for position.
A MS or Ph.D. degree in Medical Physics or its equivalent with 4 to 5 years of experience in a clinical radiation oncology department.
Certified in Therapeutic Radiological Physics or Radiological Physics by the American Board of Radiology (current at all times).
Must register with CA CDPH as Therapeutic Calibration Physicist.
Effective communication skills and leadership ability; strong team building skills to develop a spirit of cooperation and collaboration in providing optimal physics support to radiation oncology.
Department Specific Duties
Assure compliance of all aspects of radiation producing equipment and radioactive materials, including documentation of acceptance testing, commissioning, and performance specification of new equipment.
Calibration of radiotherapy machines and radioactive isotopes.
Maintenance of all radiation measurement equipment and survey meter with validated calibration.
Maintain shipping and receiving documents for all radioactive materials.
Continual maintenance of the brachytherapy source inventory and leak tests.
Maintain information necessary for the appropriate use of radiation sources (e.g. x‑ray tube, linear accelerators, sealed sources).
Develop and maintain a quality assurance program for all treatment modalities, simulation procedures, and treatment planning computer systems software to assure that patients receive prescribed doses and dose distributions within acceptable degrees of accuracy.
Acquire and store radiation beam data for computerized treatment planning.
Coordinate patients’ treatments with radiation oncologist.
Consult with radiation oncologists on physical and radiobiological aspects of patients’ treatments and development of treatment plans.
Calculate dose distributions and machine monitor units for patients’ treatments.
Design and fabricate treatment aids and beam modifiers.
Weekly chart reviews.
In‑vivo measurement for dose verification.
Development of techniques (hardware, software, or procedural) to improve the delivery of radiation treatments for better patient outcomes.
Participation in weekly interdisciplinary chart rounds.
In‑service education for the radiation oncology staff.
Assure compliance with Medical Center Radiation Safety Program.
Employment Practices Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
Tenet complies with federal, state, and local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
Contact Salary: $105.20 - $173.58 hourly; wages determined based upon qualifications and experience.
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