Medical Physicist - Full Time - Days

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary

Work Locations: Nebraska Methodist Hospital

Address: 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE

• Will be required to also work at other locations.
  
  

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital

Methodist Fremont Health

Work Schedule: Day shift, 4x10 hour shifts, 40 hour work week

To work with clinical service and consultation, research and development, and teaching.

Ask your recruiter/hiring manager about the following incentives that may be available for this position:

• $10,000 Sign-on bonus
• Academic sponsorship with Methodist College
• Free parking
  
  

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Maintain proper operation of radiation producing equipment owned by Methodist Hospital to ensure proper patient care by performing periodic equipment checks and reporting results and recommending actions to administrative personnel.

• Linac monthly calibrations.
• Brachytherapy and teletherapy isotopes calibration checks.
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Quality Assurance (QA) plan and measurements.
  
  

Establish the proper operating conditions and techniques of newly purchased radiation producing equipment to ensure proper patient care and safety by advising the institution during the purchasing phase and performing acceptance testing measurements on the equipment after installation.

• Learning Linac acceptance tests.
• Cone beam computed tomography (CT) and computed tomography (CT) simulator tests.
• Annual linac tests.
  
  

Assists/performs radiation safety functions at the institution to ensure continuous and consistent radiation safety practices.

• Low Dose Rate (LDR) patient surveys.
• High Dose Rate (HDR) source exchanges.
  
  

Performs dosimetry/treatment planning functions for Nebraska Methodist Hospital as needed by acquiring appropriate patient information and entering it into the treatment planning computer to ensure proper patient treatment is given.

• Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) planning & review.
• Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) planning & review.
• Low Dose Rate (LDR) and High Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy planning.
• Lose Dose Rate (LDR) implant planning.
  
  

Maintains proper operating condition of all radiation detecting equipment in the hospital by performing appropriate tests to ensure proper operation and compliance with the appropriate regulations.

• Survey meters & area detectors.
• Area surveys.
• Inter-comparisons of Quality Assurance (QA) equipment.
  
  

Reviews Radiation Oncology patient charts for Nebraska Methodist on a periodic basis by checking math and dosimetry data to ensure accurate information is on the chart.

• Initial chart checks and plan reviews.
• Weekly chart checks and final checks.
• Uploading documents into Record and Verify (R&V) system.
  
  

Participates in mandatory inservices and continuing education programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by supervisor.

• Attend monthly physics meetings in department.
  
  

Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the patient to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Age Specific Criteria.

• Observation demonstrates appropriate care based on the population being served.
  
  

Performs patient procedures as required for patient care.

• Gamma Knife competency demonstrated.
• Brachytherapy competency demonstrated.
  
  

Schedule

Day shift, 4x10 hour shifts, 40 hour work week

Job Description

Job Requirements

Education

• Satisfactory completion of a Medical Physics degree in an accredited school is required at minimum.
  
  

Experience

• Must have experience with all aspects of Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) for linear accelerators.
• Must have experience with High Dose Rate (HDR) Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) as well as experience with planning HDR treatments.
• Minimum of 1 year clinical experience required.
• Experience with treatment planning for external beam therapy is desirable.
• Radiation safety experience is desired but not required.
• Some experience with Diagnostic Physics would also be desirable but not required.
• Our health system uses Varian Truebeam and Edge linacs, Eclipse TPS, Aria database, linac-based SRS, Nucletron Flexitron afterloader and Oncentra HDR TPS. Experience with any of these platforms is desirable but not required.
  
  

License/Certifications

• American Board of Radiology (ABR) or American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP) certification in Radiology and Radiation Oncology Physics preferred.
• Require board eligibility for ABR physics certification exams and attainment of certification in a timely manner. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 are expected to be completed and all passed within 5 years of hire.
  
  

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently as well as with a team.
  
  

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
  
  

Physical Activity

• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
• Climbing
• Crawling
• Kneeling
• Sitting
• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
• Balancing
• Carrying
• Crouching
• Distinguish colors
• Keyboarding/typing
• Lifting
• Pulling/Pushing
• Repetitive Motions
• Standing
• Stooping/bending
• Twisting
• Walking
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
• Grasping
• Hearing
• Reaching
• Seeing/Visual
• Speaking/talking
  

Job Hazards

• Not Related:
• Explosives (pressurized gas)
• Electrical Shock/Static
• Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
• Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
• Rare (1-33%):
• Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
• Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
• Occasionally (34%-66%):
• Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
• Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
• Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  

About Methodist

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.