Radiation Physicist - Inova Health System : Job Details

Inova Center for Personalized Health is looking for a dedicated Radiation Physicist to join the team. This role is Full-Time Monday through Friday Day Shift. Sign on bonus eligible

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• * Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• * Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• * Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• * Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• * Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules,

Job Responsibilities:

• Designs, and performs research projects and promotes research outputs.
• Provides educational activities to medical school students, dosimetry students, therapy students, and medical physics residents.
• Provides support to the dosimetry team in treatment planning.
• Provides support to the radiation therapy team in patient treatment.
• Works closely with radiation oncologists in every aspect of patient's radiation therapy care.
• Develops, and performs routine quality assurance of patient's plan and the system.
• Validates new devices, equipment or tools for patient's treatment.

Additional Requirements

• A master's degree in Physics or a related field is required, a doctoral degree in Physics or a related field is preferred
• Minimum 3 years experience in Clinical Medical Physics
• The American Board of Radiology (ABR) certified required
• Virginia Inspector within the first 3 months of hire, but must have submitted the application to the State at time of hire
• Availability to work outside of normal business hours (nights and weekends) is required
• Knowledge of scripting is preferred
• Experience with Raystation treatment planning system is preferred
• Prior experience with proton therapy is preferred
• Strong communication skills - both orally and in writing are required