Chief Therapeutic Medical Physicist

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The Community – Long Beach, CA
Long Beach is a waterfront playground located right in the heart of Southern California. Here you can experience it all: a deep-sea adventure at the Aquarium of the Pacific, whale watching on the water, shopping in one of the city's many unique districts, a tour of coastal breweries, a vibrant foodie scene, and so much more! This city is known for its waterfront attractions, including the permanently docked RMS Queen Mary and the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach also hosts the Grand Prix of Long Beach as well as the well-known Long Beach Pride Festival and Parade. California State University Long Beach, one of the largest universities in California by enrollment, is housed here as well. Modern and contemporary works are on display at the Museum of Latin American Art and Rancho Los Cerritos, a 19th-century adobe home and museum set in expansive gardens.

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Airport Information:
Your best bet in this department to get to Long Beach would be the LAX – the Los Angeles International Airport, which is a short 17 miles away from Long Beach and offers an average of nearly 700 daily nonstop flights to 113 different locations worldwide. Learn more about this airport here !

The Facility – VA Long Beach Healthcare System
The VA Long Beach Healthcare System provides you with outstanding health care, trains America's future health care providers, and conducts important medical research. The VA Long Beach Healthcare System is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the VA Desert Pacific Network.

The VA Long Beach Healthcare System serves the health care needs of more than 50,000 Veterans in and around Long Beach, California.

Location: 5901 E 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90822

Chief Medical Physicist - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)

• The Chief Medical Physicist shall provide quarterly Quality Assurance reports for the Quality Assurance Committee and Radiation Safety Committee, as well as attend quarterly Radiation Safety Meetings.
• Shall track, evaluate, and document all equipment-related quality assurance data including TLD and credentialing measurements for independent 3 rd party analysis.
• Shall also provide shielding surveys and reports as required by the National VA Health Physics Program.
• Shall be responsible to ensure licenses are current for the linear accelerator equipment.
  • Shall also be responsible to ensure Radiation Oncology Service has appropriate licenses for users of all our software applications.
• Shall also be responsible for ensuring continuity of medical physics operations including communication among key personnel.
• Shall develop, implement, supervise, and periodically review all QMP policies and procedures that pertain to radiation therapy equipment. Is also responsible for the design, implementation, and periodic review of all aspects of the QMP that involve the use of radiotherapy equipment.
• Will oversee the technical activities of all other physicists, dosimetrists, and other staff members assigned to the unit; directs the technical aspects of treatment procedures; and performs duties qualifying them as supervisor. Will not perform administrative oversight of federal employees.

Qualifications

• Education: Must have a PhD degree in Medical Physics
• Must have at least 5 years of experience
  • Performing QA procedures
  • 3 years experience in Therapeutic Medical Physics in a healthcare system that is ACR or APEx certified
  • 3 years experience iwith Varian Linear Accelerators: TrueBeam with Brain Lab Accessories following standards of TG-142
  • 3 years experience with Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) including Cone Beam CT
  • 3 years experience with Eclipse treatment planning system; and ARIA record and verify system, including the following treatment modalities: 2D/3D Conformal, SRS, SRT, SBRT, and IMRT/VMAT
  • 3 years experience IMRT QA: MApCheck (or equivalent)
  • 3 years experience Client Discovery CT Simulator (or equivalent)
  • 3 years experience using Superficial X-ray Machine
  • Successfully performed one acceptance testing on a linear accelerator
  • Successfully performed one commission of a linear accelerator for a treatment planning system
• Board Certified in Medical Physics or Therapeutic Medical Physics by the American Board of Radiology

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