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Legacy Health Medical Radiation Physicist, M.S. (Certified) in Vancouver, Washington
Legacy Health
Medical Radiation Physicist, M.S. (Certified)
Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled
US-WA-VANCOUVER
Job ID: 24-37727 Type: Regular Full-Time Salmon Creek Medical Ctr campus
Overview
The Medical Physicist is responsible for computations, measurements and communication as necessary to ensure accurate delivery of radiation therapy treatments as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist. A Medical Physicist must fully understand the operations, qualities and necessary safety requirements of all treatment and treatment planning equipment.
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[This position will work with a dynamic team of physicists. While this person will assigned primarily to Salmon Creek Medical Center, this person may also work on occasion from Good Samaritan Medical Center and/or Mount Hood Medical Center.]{arial",="" sans-serif"=""}
Responsibilities
MACHINE OPERATIONS
Can perform machine warm-up and shut-down.
Can operate all machine functions from consoles, pendant and table panels.
Knows the use of the computer controls for clinical, service and physics modes.
SUPERVISE MACHINE MAINTENANCE/UPKEEP WITH SERVICE PERSONNEL
Assures that PMIs are timely and complete.
Maintains a call list for machine service.
MACHINE QUALITY ASSURANCE
Can check the mechanical stability of all machine motions.
Can check all machine interlocks that ensure accurate and safe patient treatment.
Routinely tests emergency stop buttons and machine restarts.
MACHINE OUTPUT CALIBRATION AND CHECKS
Understands and can