Required Education and/ or Experience:

All of the following must be met.

• The Medical Physicist position requires a Master's degree in physics, medical physics, nuclear engineering, biophysics; doctorate preferred.
• Certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics or equivalent by the American Board of Radiology, The American Board of Medical Physics, or The Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine.
• The Medical Physicist position also requires a minimum of two years’ clinical experience in major radiation center.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

No weekends, evenings or holidays!

Additionally, as DPN is a service-oriented organization, All DPN employees are expected to embrace and demonstrate the following when interacting with patients, employees and other customers:

• Smile, make eye contact and greet with energy!
• Restate what you are hearing. Listen patiently and compassionately to complaints. Our patients and families are likely going through a difficult time. Irritability on their part is not about you.
• Give full attention. Turn away from the computer screen and face the person you are conversing with.
• Explain any potential delays in service and provide frequent updates.
• Empathize (feel empathy for someone)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Determines relative dosimetry characteristics for various types of radiation (high energy x-rays, electrons, etc.) and radiation- producing equipment;
• Final review of treatment plans;
• Oversees treatment planning system, plans, and Isodose verification;
• Provides technical direction for radiation therapy;
• Computes and verifies tumor dose and establishes and monitors basic dosage;
• Provides linear accelerator beam analysis, periodic calibration and maintenance;
• Assists in evaluation of diagnostic and treatment modalities to maximize patient benefit;
• Participates in treatment planning, patient monitoring and accuracy of delivery;
• Participates in patient specific QA;
• Leads technology assessment, planning and purchase of major equipment. Equipment, software and systems acceptance testing and commissioning;
• Follow all health care privacy and safety rules and adheres to Dayton Physicians Core Values;
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $169,000.00 - $245,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Radiation therapy: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• ARRT Certification (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Middleton, TN 38052 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Middleton, TN 38052: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person