Travel Physicist
Medford, Oregon
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center

Medical Physicist Position - Medford, Oregon

Job Title

Physicist

Contract Length

13 weeks

Work Schedule

• Monday to Friday, day shifts
• 10 hours per day, 40 hours per week
• Some on-call during normal clinic hours
• Occasional weekends/evenings based on clinical activity

Job Duties

• Perform weekly chart checks, electron cutout measurements, VMAT QA, TLD measurements
• Treatment planning and machine repair coordination with engineers
• Linac and CT quality assurance
• VMAT peer review of plans
• Software upgrades and weekly chart rounds documentation
• Consultation on scientific and technical aspects of treatment planning and delivery
• Lead monthly quality improvement meetings and technical committee meetings
• Participate in bi-annual radiation safety meetings
• Prepare special physics reports and collect/analyze EOT data
• Evaluate and implement new equipment
• Manage radiation badge program
• Provide technical training for therapists and dosimetrists
• Calibration of all equipment including 3D EBRT, SBRT, IMRT, VMAT

Equipment Utilized

• Elekta Infinity Linac (3 photon beams, 5 electron beams)
• OBI for kV and MV imaging
• GE Discovery CT 590 RT
• ABC breath hold equipment with DuoCheck automated QA device
• Sun Nuclear ArcCheck, IC Profiler, QA3 warmup device
• Water tanks, PTW data acquisition software, solid water slabs, ion chambers, electrometers
• ATLAS database, Pinnacle v16.2 TPS, Mosaiq v2.64 R&V system
• Immobilization equipment, decimal cutout process, bolus manufacturing
• Cyrpa (7) Moveable Laser system with automated calibration jig
• Imaging phantoms, RIT software, MIM software, RadCalc dose check software
• Fully paperless environment with computer workstations, scanners, printers, MS Office products, EPIC, and other software tools
• Extensive Excel-based worksheets, MOSAIQ scripting and QCL sets, detailed policies and procedures

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a medical physicist, including experience within the last year
• Master of Science or higher degree in Medical Physics
• Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology (DABR) certification
• Qualified Medical Physicist (QMP) recognition by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Orientation and Training

• 4 shifts of 10 hours each (can accommodate 5 shifts of 8 hours if preferred)

Additional Information

• No floating to other units or departments
• Treats approximately 18 to 35 patients per day
• Dress code: casual business (no jeans)