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Radiation therapist - $34-57 per hour
Location:
Oakton, VA
Description:
Inova Health System is seeking a Radiation Therapist for a job in Oakton, Virginia. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Radiation Therapist Discipline: Allied Health Professional Start Date: ASAP Duration: Ongoing Shift: days Employment Type: Staff As a Radiation Physicist, you will be responsible for internal contacts, conducting investigations and fact finding.Job Responsibilities- Collaborates with physicians in subject specialty regarding all patient uses of ionizing radiation.- Attends any hospital assigned committee such as the Radiation Safety Committee.- Maintains a professional working relationship with department directors and Medical Directors.- Provides Medical Physics coverage as deemed appropriate to the subject specialty (i.e. Radiation Therapy, Cardiac Cath, etc.).- Collaborates with Engineering concerning radiation shield design for all areas of the hospital which utilize ionizing radiation.- Oversees the acceptance of testing for new or renovated medical equipment and imaging networks.- Performs calculations/measurements to institute new treatment/imaging techniques and to investigate established techniques in greater detail.- Reviews new calibration protocols and verifies, by experiment and computation, the impact they will have on clinical applications.- Investigates/evaluates new equipment and improvements to existing equipment so as to reduce costs/downtime while increasing efficiency/accuracy.- Compares data with other radiation therapy institutions.- Stays abreast of clinical and dosimetry literature in subject specialty.- Stays abreast of policies, plans and personal practices per subject specialty.- Develops and maintains contacts with physicists in other practices.- Confers with physicians throughout Inova Health System regarding patient dosages, equipment evaluation and quality assurance.- Cooperates and adheres to state/federal regulatory agencies in demonstrating compliance with applicable rules and recommendations.- Confers with vendors of equipment used in practice (e.g. Linear accelerators, MRI, CT etc.) concerning purchase specifications, acceptance testing, proper quality assurance and routine maintenance.- Maintains dosimetry in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.- Discusses radiation exposure as it relates to medical procedures with patients and other members of the public.- Delivers physics lectures to Inova personnel concerning radiation matters.Qualifications- A master’s degree in Physics or a related field is required, a doctoral degree in Physics or a related field is preferred- Minimum 3 years experience in Clinical Medical Physics- The American Board of Radiology (ABR) certified required- Virginia Inspector within the first two months of hire, but must have submitted the application to the State at time of hire- Availability to work outside of normal business hours (nights and weekends) is required- Knowledge of scripting is preferred- Experience with Raystation treatment planning system is preferred- Prior experience with proton therapy is preferred- Strong communication skills – both orally and in writing are required Inova Job ID #655184. Posted job title: radiation physicist For more details: https://jobs-search.org/radiation-therapist_oakton-c449876/job_i2431708666
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