Medical Physicist
Job in
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02298, USA
Listing for:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
Full Time
position
Listed on 2025-12-21
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Medical Physicist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Medical Physicist
Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
When you join the growing BILH team, you’re not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Summary:
The Medical Imaging Physicist is responsible for assuring the safe, effective, and compliant use of medical imaging equipment within the Department of Radiology, throughout the medical center and in affiliated community practice sites. Responsibilities include acceptance testing, participation in quality assurance programs, conducting calibration measurements, specification and evaluation of new equipment, image quality assurance, involvement in radiological protection programs for patients and staff and participation in educational programs for staff and trainees.
This role works closely and collaboratively with other members of the physics group and Radiology staff including modality managers, technologists, radiologists, informatics professionals and other staff. The Physics group serves as primary liaison to regulatory and accreditation bodies that define and audit BIDMC quality control programs relevant to medical imaging.
Essential Responsibilities
Conducts annual and periodic inspection, calibration, and testing of medical imaging equipment in accordance with regulatory and accreditation specifications and guidelines.Develops shielding designs for new facilities, renovations and accommodation of new equipment. Performs prospective dosimetry calculations to support research protocols that involve the use of ionizing radiation. Performs retrospective dosimetry analysis of radiological procedures when required for follow up relevant to patient care.Participates in Radiology quality assurance programs, including the development or modification of protocols to optimize image quality and reduce radiation dose.Provides support to regulatory bodies during compliance visits and develops responses as needed.Provides support to Radiology sections in the acquisition and maintenance of accreditation programs administered by The Joint Commission and the American College of Radiology.Required Qualifications
Master's degree in Medical Physics, Physics, Engineering or related discipline required. Doctoral degree preferred.License American Board of Radiology required, or DPH RAD Required.1-3 years related work experience required in Medical Physics.Completed either a fellowship in Medical Physics or at least two years of employment experience as a medical physicist.Advanced technical computer skills and thorough understanding of modern electronic infrastructures relevant to radiological imaging such as DICOM, PACS, RIS/HIS frameworks, IHE models, Web and database servers, client/server architectures, CAD, image processing and advanced visualization.Advanced technical computer skills as required for technical support specific to functional area and related systems.Preferred Qualifications
Additional certification or experience in other branches of medical physics, for example Medical Nuclear Physics (A ) or Magnetic Resonance Medical Physics (ABMP).Record of participation in graduate-level educational programs, particularly radiology resident education programs.Board eligibility or possession of an alternate A certificate will be considered with the expectation that the candidate complete certificate requirements within two years.Competencies
Decision Making:
Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.Problem Solving:
Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.Independence of Action:
Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.Written Communications:
Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.Oral Communications:
Ability to…
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