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Medical Physicist

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree Medical Physics required or Doctorate Medical Physics required
  • Clinical experience 2-3 years required
  • Understanding of radiation physics, anatomy, physiology, clinical oncology, radiobiology, and radiation safety
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Supervise dosimetrists and radiation therapists in treatment planning
  • Provide 3-D conformal, IMRT, VMAT, and SBRT treatment planning and general medical physics support
  • Participate in developmental efforts on clinical physics projects
  • Assist with quality control and compliance with regulations and standards

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Quality Assurance
  • Verbal Communication Skills
  • Social Skills
  • Basic Internet Skills

About the company

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Mass General Brigham

Hospitals & Health Care

Mass General Brigham is an integrated academic health care system, uniting great minds to solve the hardest problems in medicine for our communities and the world. Mass General Brigham connects a full continuum of care across a system of academic medical centers, community and specialty hospitals, a health insurance plan, physician networks, community health centers, home care, and long-term care services. Mass General Brigham is a nonprofit organization that is committed to patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. In addition, Mass General Brigham is one of the nation’s leading biomedical research organizations and a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryHospitals & Health Care
Company size10001

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Job description

Site: Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

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 full time, 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)

Physical Requirements
  • Standing Frequently (34-66%)
  • Walking Frequently (34-66%)
  • Sitting Occasionally (3-33%)
  • Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device)
  • Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs
  • Pushing Occasionally (3-33%)
  • Pulling Occasionally (3-33%)
  • Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
  • Balancing Frequently (34-66%)
  • Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
  • Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%)
  • Crouching Occasionally (3-33%)
  • Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
  • Reaching Frequently (34-66%)
  • Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%)
  • Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
  • Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
  • Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
  • Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
  • Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
  • Talking Constantly (67-100%)
  • Hearing Constantly (67-100%)
  • Remote Type

    Onsite

    Work Location

    789 Central Avenue

    Scheduled Weekly Hours

    40

    Employee Type

    Regular

    Work Shift

    Day (United States of America)

    Pay Range

    $130,561.60 - $189,976.80/Annual

    Grade

    9At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.

    EEO Statement:

    1810 Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

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