U.S. Got People is pending award of a contract and searching for a Medical Physicist to work at the NMC Portsmouth, VA and to provide valuable services to the veteran and service member population, as well as their family members.

Benefits to This Position

Working alongside the government at a federal facility provides opportunities to work in a meaningful industry, centered around service, learning, and growth.The schedule is 0730-1600

Education Qualifications:

Master’s Degree.Graduate from a college in medical physics, radiological physics, health physics, or physics accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs, Inc (CAMPEP).

Experience and Other Qualifications:

5 years of experience within the last 7 years as a Diagnostic Medical Physicist in a hospital settingPossess board certification and maintain acceptable Maintenance of Certification status in a branch of medical physics by an appropriate certifying agency sanctioned by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP) or be licensed to practice medical physics by an appropriate jurisdiction sanctioned by the CAMPEP.Must have a current BLS Certification through the American Heart Association

Job duties may include but are not limited to:

Maintain calibration of all treatment machines and radiation sources according to accepted protocols.Provide clinical expertise with regards to the purchase of new radiation therapy treatment related equipment and upgrades of existing equipment.Provide clinical expertise for acceptance testing, commissioning, calibration, and periodic quality assurance of radiation therapy equipment.Measure and analyze beam data for the treatment machines and assure that beam and source data are correctly entered into the treatment planning system and that beam data is tabulated in a form that is usable by the radiation therapists, dosimetrists, and radiation oncologists.Work with other members of the treatment planning team to establish treatment planning and delivery procedures.Perform and direct the determination of radiation dose distributions for patients undergoing treatment. Ensure accuracy of the plans, dosimetry calculations, dose totals, and their documentation in patient’s charts. This includes 3-Dimensional conformal radiotherapy planning and delivery.Ensure the function and the operation of the following technologies; Virtual Wedge, Electronic Portal Imaging Devices (EPID), Digital Reconstructed Radiographs, Virtual Simulation, and Multileaf Collimation, Tomotherapy, Stereotactic Radiation therapy and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy.Meet radiation monitoring, quality assurance, and safety requirements to ensure compliance with licensure requirements, hospital radiation safety regulations, and national standards of performance

We look forward to receiving your resume!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $143.00 per hour

Education:

Master’s (Required)

Experience:

medical physicist: 5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

BLS Certification (Required)DEA License (Required)American Board of Medical Physics Certification (Required)

Ability to Commute:

Portsmouth, VA 23708 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

Portsmouth, VA 23708: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person