Chief Medical Physicist

Radiation Oncology
Full Time
Day Shift
7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000babies each year, performs more than 34,000surgeries annually and isthe region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first Heart

CARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center.

Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Responsible for establishing radiation policies and protocols for the calibrating, commissioning of equipment, and achieving and maintaining accreditation of the department. Responsible for implementing programs for authentication and verification of all data input, review of all treatment plans, calculations, and dosage QA. Devises and implements new training programs relevant to new technology. Provides assistance to the Radiation Oncologists for Radiation Oncology patients as needed.

Minimum Education:

Master’s Degree in Medical Physics or related field
Minimum Years of

Experience:

15 Years of relevant clinical experience in Radiation Oncology
Substitutable

Education & Experience:

None.
Required Certifications/Licensure:
Board certified in Medical Physics
Required Training:
None.

• Able to perform all duties and responsibilities of a Medical Radiation Physicist.
• Along with Director, will write policy and procedures for treatment planning and radiation programs.
• Responsible for creating training programs; to educate staff on new technology.
• Along with Director, will implement and maintain standards and policies for departmental accreditation.
• Responsible for implementation of Cancer Committee radiation protocols.
• Reports to the department Director and Medical Director concerning professional and technical activities in the Department.
• Checks the accuracy of treatment unit parameters and settings used for a patient’s treatment, including correct transfer of parameters between all equipment and required calculations
• Prepares inverse and forward external beam, SRS/SBRT,VMAT and brachytherapy treatment plans, customized to each patient.
• Presents proposals to Medical Director/Director, such as new devices, protocols, or designs of equipment, changes in treatment, planning, research, etc.
• Performs and verifies equipment, dosage, film, and patient QA measurements.
• Performs specification, acceptance testing, and commissioning of new equipment.
• Calibrates diagnostic, planning, and therapeutic x-ray machines, and determines the distribution of radiation throughout the irradiated area. Transfers data into planning computers.
• Documents applicable dosimetry and physics parameters and calculations required to deliver the prescribed treatment in the electronic and paper charts.
• Performs weekly QA chart and dose reviews on each patient under treatment. Compares electronic vs written and actual treatment data.
• Outlines QA procedures which include tests to be performed, tolerances, and frequency of tests.
• Monitors daily linac and simulator QA values obtained by the Radiation Therapists.
• Arranges for external verification of dose values and calibration measures, such as annual TLD measurements, leak testing, calibration of radiation detection devices, etc.
• Assists the Radiation Oncologists in real-time seed implant and intravascular brachytherapy.

• Determines post-procedure dose determination of seed implants through CT studies.
• Consults with Radiation Oncologists per their request for special…