Physicist
PhysicistJoin the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnessesCity of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and PhoenixOur dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission:
To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
We are hiring a Physicist! This role will perform duties as directed in dosimetry, calibration, treatment planning, protection, and safety as they relate to radiation therapyThis role involves directing CT simulation, overseeing the transfer of studies to the treatment planning system, contouring structures, calculating doses, determining and verifying machine settings, and ensuring accurate data transfer to the record and verify systemAdditionally, the Physicist collaborates with the Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Departments, conducting radiation protection surveys and participating in performance evaluationsThis position requires a strong understanding of the technical aspects of radiation therapy and a commitment to maintaining high standards of safety and accuracy in treatment procedures.
As a successful candidate, you will:
Directs CT simulation, study transfer to treatment planning system, structure contouring, dose calculation, determines and verifies machine settings, ensures accurate data transfer to record and verify system.
Participates in all aspect of the quality assurance program in radiation physics including radiation safety:
reviews of proper dose delivery and cumulative dose; compares computed dose with delivered dose using diodes or TLD's; performs tests to check operation of therapy machines; recalibrates therapy machines.
Participates in Brachytherapy treatment planning and loading of radioactive sources.
Ensures that all assignments (including recurring assignments) are completed as scheduled.
Initiates and develops procedures for calibration and data collection of newly established programs.
Participates in the experimental design, data collection, and data analysis in radiation physics research.
Publishes results of experiments in peer-reviewed journals.
With the approval of the Department Director, seeks intramural and extramural funding for research.
Where appropriate, alerts the Department Director and Division Chair to the opportunity for patents.
Your qualifications should include:
Minimum Education:
PhDMinimum
Experience:
24 months clinical work in Radiation Physics or graduation from a CAMPEP program.
ReqCertification/Licensure:
ABR or ABMP or eligibility plus certification within 2 years of hire American Heart Association BLS (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers).
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employerTo learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, please click here.
Recommended Skills Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (Acls) Basic Life Support Calibration Clinical Works Data Analysis Data Collection Apply to this job.
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To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
We are hiring a Physicist! This role will perform duties as directed in dosimetry, calibration, treatment planning, protection, and safety as they relate to radiation therapyThis role involves directing CT simulation, overseeing the transfer of studies to the treatment planning system, contouring structures, calculating doses, determining and verifying machine settings, and ensuring accurate data transfer to the record and verify systemAdditionally, the Physicist collaborates with the Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Departments, conducting radiation protection surveys and participating in performance evaluationsThis position requires a strong understanding of the technical aspects of radiation therapy and a commitment to maintaining high standards of safety and accuracy in treatment procedures.
As a successful candidate, you will:
Directs CT simulation, study transfer to treatment planning system, structure contouring, dose calculation, determines and verifies machine settings, ensures accurate data transfer to record and verify system.
Participates in all aspect of the quality assurance program in radiation physics including radiation safety:
reviews of proper dose delivery and cumulative dose; compares computed dose with delivered dose using diodes or TLD's; performs tests to check operation of therapy machines; recalibrates therapy machines.
Participates in Brachytherapy treatment planning and loading of radioactive sources.
Ensures that all assignments (including recurring assignments) are completed as scheduled.
Initiates and develops procedures for calibration and data collection of newly established programs.
Participates in the experimental design, data collection, and data analysis in radiation physics research.
Publishes results of experiments in peer-reviewed journals.
With the approval of the Department Director, seeks intramural and extramural funding for research.
Where appropriate, alerts the Department Director and Division Chair to the opportunity for patents.
Your qualifications should include:
Minimum Education:
PhDMinimum
Experience:
24 months clinical work in Radiation Physics or graduation from a CAMPEP program.
ReqCertification/Licensure:
ABR or ABMP or eligibility plus certification within 2 years of hire American Heart Association BLS (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers).
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employerTo learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, please click here.
Recommended Skills Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (Acls) Basic Life Support Calibration Clinical Works Data Analysis Data Collection Apply to this job.
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