Roanoke, Virginia
Orange, California
Posted: 06-Jan-23
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 23000567
Description
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Career Development
- Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
The community you’ll be caring for:
- Flagler is a charming seaside community that is part of the Palm Coast
- The Palm Coast area is a growing community resulting in the current construction of a second hospital scheduled to open in late 2022
- Stroll through a secluded nature preserve on one of the many biking and walking paths including the Great Florida Birding Trail.
- From saltwater fishing to deep sea diving, sprawling golf courses to oceanfront restaurants, you’ll have plenty of ways to spend your free time and enjoy the warm weather – all right in your backyard
- With close proximity to Daytona Beach, St. Augustine, Jacksonville and Orlando, you’ll have easy access to some of Florida’s most renowned hotspots and world-class attractions
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
- Schedule: Parttime
- Shift: Days - Monday – Friday
The community you will be caring for: AdventHealth Palm Coast - 60 Memorial Medical Parkway, Palm Coast, FL 32164
The role you will contribute:
This is a newly approved position created in response to our growing volume. Join a collaborative Physics Team consisting of 5 FTE Physicists and 5 FTE Dosimetrists. Your role will be primarily providing clinical Physics support to the Advent Health Palm Coast Cancer Center. The center has recently added a second Rad Onc. The center has a Truebeam with Align RT and an older 2100 slated to be replaced within the next 2 years. The Physics and Dosimetry Team has a regional architecture meaning you have coverage and backup support. The Region consists of 3 Cancer Centers. 3 Physicists including the Chief are stationed at Advent Health Daytona one Physicist is at Advent Health Deland. You would be joining an established Physicist at Advent Health Palm Coast. We use the following software and hardware:
Aria is our EMR. We have Eclipse and Radformation’s Clearcheck, ClearCalc, EZ Fluence and Autocontour licensing for plan safety quality, standardization, and efficiency . We have Brainlab Elements MME, Spine, and AVM modules at AH Daytona if you want to be part of SRS planning team. Physics QA equipment includes Portal Dosimetry licenses for all linacs for IMRT QA, Mobius Doselab Pro for TG142 compliance, IBA BluePhantom2 for commissioning, SNC1D tank and dosimetry software for annuals, Mapcheck3, IC Profiler and wedge plates for monthlies, IBA Matrixx, and other standard equipment. You will be expected to help cover from time to time at Advent Health Daytona.
The Rad Onc group was established in 2014 and they are Advent Health employees. They are using the latest linac based regimens including hypofractionation, SRS, SBRT Lung Liver and Prostate, and now DIBH APBI.
There are 5 Rad Oncs in our region and the 5 Dosimetrists efficiently plan for all centers. This was made possible through standardized tools and communication practices between Dosimetry and the sites Rad Oncs, RTTs, and Physicists. Most of the Physicists are adept planners but Physics planning is not a requirement for this role, and would not take a significant portion of time, rather we do it because we enjoy the challenge and have the time. Additionally, Advent Health Daytona actively hosts Dosimetry students from John Patrick University for their 720 hour clinical internship.
The value you will bring to the team:
Essential Functions:
- Supports the administration of the radiation safety program, including compliance with all regulatory/certification agencies, staff training through annual radiation safety in-service, and supervision of radioactive source ordering/handling/waste removal/disposal.
- Oversees the Quality Assurance on linear accelerators, simulators, HDR unit and any other radiation therapy treatment devices; develops and maintains Quality Assurance program for all treatment modalities.
- Performs weekly reviews of Radiation Oncology treatment plans.
- Performs dosimetry calculations for external beam, brachytherapy and radiopharmaceutical therapy for Radiation Oncology, including in-vivo dosimetry and measurement system.
- Assures the accuracy of treatment unit parameters and settings used for patient treatment, including accurate transfer of planning data between simulator, CT, treatment planning computer and treatment unit.
- Actively participates in implementation of new programs and technologies, such as information management system, treatment planning, and new modalities.
- Provides medical physicist consultation to physicians, staff and patients as needed.
- Participates in Medical Physics peer review.
- Performs acceptance testing and commissioning of new equipment.
- Supervises medical dosimetrists; provides staff training and coverage when necessary.
- Designs and fabricates treatment aids and treatment beam modifiers.
- Assists Director/Operations Manager and Radiation Oncologists in planning for resource allocation and program operation, including on-going review of program policies and procedures.
- Promotes and contributes to inter/intra-departmental relationships and acts as resource to other Radiation Oncology areas.
- Attends/participates in Radiation Oncology Physics or related medical meetings; disseminates new information to appropriate personnel.
- Supports Radiation Oncology leadership team with administrative decisions.
- Encourages positive Standards of Behavior by contributing and promoting positive approaches to inter/intra-departmental relationships on a daily basis.
- Possesses/demonstrates knowledge of emergency codes, location of emergency equipment and method of activation while leading as example in emergent situations.
- Assists physicians in cases of adverse reaction or acute emergencies when necessary.
- Maintains and promotes compliance in universal precautions, infection control, medical records charting/documentation, and patient safety.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
· Wears radiation monitoring device.
· Utilizes computer system within the hospital guidelines, proficient in required computer programs to perform daily job function and effectively communicates via email with professionalism.
· Follows hospital and department policies and ensures medical dosimetry compliance.
· Completes medical records according to policy and procedures for exams being performed.
· Coordinates with vendors to maintain PM schedules for equipment, reports malfunctions/downtime and other situations causing potential patient care delays.
· Responsible to maintain assigned performance improvement initiatives and actively participate & report information from committee assignments.
· Responsible for all other duties and duty assignments requested within the scope of the practice of the license/certificate holder.
QualificationsThe expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Fluent in the English language
- Skills mentioned in the PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES section
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Minimum of M.S. in Medical Physics with three years of clinical radiation therapy physics experience
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
- Florida state licensure in Therapeutic Medical Physics
- Certification by the American Board of Radiology or American Board of Medical Physics in Therapeutic Medical Physics