Medical Physicist, Per Diem

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The physicist will work under the supervision of Chief Medical Physicist and provide assistance in all aspects of practices in radiation oncology physics and radiation safety control which include technical direction of dosimetrists, radiation therapists, therapy equipment service engineers, and miscellaneous support staff and assure the accurate and safe uses of radiation generated by machines and radioactive materials in cancer treatments and in diagnostic procedures.

Required Skills

The qualified medical physicist is competent to practice independently in therapeutic radiologic physics as recognized by the American Board of radiology (ABR) or by the American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP).

Qualified to provide the design, optimization, technical evaluation, precise and accurate delivery of treatment plans.

Qualified to perform calibration and quality performance measures of all treatment equipment, patient monitoring systems and physics quality assurance devices.

Proficient technical skill in the operation of radiation oncology equipment and the computer network configuration.