What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Health Physics Technologist position at Massachusetts General Hospital?
Completion of some college level course work, bachelor's degree preferred.
Some knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Computer and problem solving skills.
Must be willing to work with radiation and radioactive materials.
Principle Duties and ResponsibilitiesConduct basic radiation and contamination surveys in clinical use areas. Assist in decontamination of persons and property as needed. Identify potential radiation safety hazards and assist in devising solutions to prevent recurring problems. Assist in the performance of periodic quality assurance and accuracy testing on clinical dose calibrators. Assist in calibration of survey instruments. Assist in quality assurance program for protective lead aprons. Assist in periodic overview of non-Radiology X-Ray facilities.
Assist in the administration of radiopharmaceuticals. Provide patient and family counseling regarding radiation hygiene as needed. Maintain records related to same day therapeutic treatment or release from quarantine. Routinely perform decontamination and release of patient rooms.
Manage the credentialing of providers to use fluoroscopy in the clinical setting. Track and confirm annual training requirements with the Credentialing Office to ensure compliance.
Manage the logging and reporting of patient skin doses from non-radiology interventional fluoroscopy procedures.
Perform and assist with shipments of radioactive materials.
Assist in the clinical personnel dosimetry program.
Manage the declared pregnant worker monitoring program and assist with technical aspects of the ALARA program.
Assist in "special dosimetry" projects
Perform periodic inventory and leak testing of sealed sources.
Manage logistics and records for radiation detector calibrations.
Share in on-call duties for clinical compliance program.
Assist with daily QA testing for thyroid bioassay equipment.
Serve as member of Radiation Safety Emergency Response Team (RSERT)
Assist as needed in performance of other duties of the Radiation Safety Office.
Physical Requirements
- Standing Frequently (34-66%)
- Walking Frequently (34-66%)
- Sitting Occasionally (3-33%)
- Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs (w/assisted device)
- Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs
- Pushing Occasionally (3-33%)
- Pulling Occasionally (3-33%)
- Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Balancing Frequently (34-66%)
- Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
- Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%)
- Crouching Occasionally (3-33%)
- Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Reaching Frequently (34-66%)
- Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%)
- Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
- Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
- Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
- Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
- Talking Constantly (67-100%)
- Hearing Constantly (67-100%)
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