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Radiation Physicist Opportunity at Berkshire Health Systems in Beautiful Massachusetts / Only 2.5 hours to Boston and New York City
DEFINITION/PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
Under limited supervision, the Diagnostic Physicist/Radiation Safety Officer acts as the principal technical resource to the organizational health system on radiation safety and advises leadership on strategies and tactics relating to the technical and regulatory direction of the radiation safety program. Develops, plans, coordinates, and manages radiation safety programs, including the implementation of those programs, to ensure the safety of staff and patients. Ensures radiation safety program compliance with applicable organizational policies as well as local, state, and federal regulations. Serves as primary contact for NMED inspections and all other regulators. Responsible for overseeing annual diagnostic physics for the organization.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS (Minimum qualifications are required unless stated otherwise.)
Experience:
2 years’ experience in diagnostic medical physics and radiation safety preferred.
Education and Training:
- M.S. or PhD. in Medical Physics or Radiologic Science.
- Must have completed the CAMPEP accredited residency program.
License, Certification & Registration:
ABR – Certification in Therapeutic Radiological Physics by the American Board of Radiology or Radiation Oncology Physics by the American Board of Medical Physics, or in the process to obtain the certification.
Other Requirements:
- Must demonstrate independent judgment and decision making capabilities.
- Must be able to move and lift patients, equipment and supplies as needed.
- Must possess good verbal and written communication skills along with practicing hospital service standards.
- Attendance at all mandatory education is required.
About the Health Systems
- Berkshire Health Systems is the region’s leading provider of comprehensive healthcare services. With award-winning programs, nationally recognized physicians, world-class technology, and a sincere commitment to the community, BHS is delivering the kind of advanced healthcare most commonly found in large metropolitan centers with the care and passion of a unified community.
- As a teaching institution, Berkshire Medical Center provides residents and fellows exceptional training and has done so for more than fifty years.
- We offer the benefits of a close-knit, supportive community that fosters professional growth and personal well-being.
The Berkshires
- The Berkshires, located in northwestern Massachusetts, offer a beautiful mountain setting with a small town feel but with the endless cultural opportunities of big city life.
- Art, theaters, museums, concert venues, farm to table restaurants, fitness centers, golf and spa resorts. From the renowned Tanglewood Music Center, summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival to The Clark, MASS MoCA, and the Norman Rockwell Museum, we have it all!
- Four seasons of fun and adventure await with skiing, snowshoeing, kayaking, rafting, sightseeing, hiking the Appalachian Trail, road or mountain biking, and more!
- A wealth of higher education is nearby with proximity to Williams College, Bard College, Amherst, and Smith in addition to excellent primary and secondary education at Miss Hall’s, Berkshire Country Day, Pine Cobble, and Darrow.
- An affordable lifestyle with excellent public and private schools makes The Berkshires an ideal family location.
- Enjoy everything locally that The Berkshires have to offer with the rest of New England at your fingertips!
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