Skip to main content
Job Search

Job Search

Medical Physicist

CHI Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, Kentucky
Apply

The posted compensation range of $73.08 - $116.92 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Requisition ID 2024-356378 Employment Type Full Time Department Oncology Hours/Pay Period 80 Shift Day Weekly Schedule Days Remote No Category Radiology
Overview

Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington Kentucky. Founded in 1877 a small group of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford began their health ministry. Their mission was to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved – a tradition still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital primarily serves central and eastern Kentucky with a full range of services including distinguished awards for cardiology orthopedics and stroke care. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.


Responsibilities

****Sign On Bonus up to $25,000 and Student Loan Payback up to $24,000 for eligible hires****

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioujd4fnJcY

Saint Joseph is currently treating using a Varian 23iX linac with 120 MLC and
CBCT image, MOSAIQ record and verify, Pinnacle 18-HSOP TPS, and GE Lightspeed
CT simulator. In addition, the candidate will have the opportunity to also work with our
Elekta VersaHD linacs at our Lexington and Bardstown locations, as well as our Philips
Brilliance Big Bore, 4D CT simulator. We primarily use SNC QA equipment, and
currently have SNC Daily QA, ArcCheck, MapCheck2, Round Phantom, and Profiler in
use.

JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE

The Medical Physicist works with the Radiation Oncologist, Dosimetrist, Radio Therapist and others to assure the accurate delivery of all aspects of therapeutic radiation. They are directly involved in patient care whereby their decisions contribute to the optimal safe and effective delivery of ionizing radiation per the Oncologist’s
prescribed treatment. They are responsible for calibration of machines, office radiation safety training, quality assurance of diagnostic and therapy equipment and accessories. 

ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Performance specification, acceptance testing, and commissioning of new equipment.

2. Development and maintenance of quality assurance programs for all treatment modalities, localization procedures, and computational equipment to assure that patients receive prescribed doses within acceptable degrees of accuracy.

3. Maintenance of all instrumentation required for calibration of sources, measurement of radiation and calibration of doses.

4. Other duties as assigned by management.


Qualifications

Required Education: The clinical medical physicist must have an M.S. or PhD in medical physics and be ABR Board Certified or Board Eligible.

Required Licensure and Certifications: BLS

Apply

Map this location

Get an idea of what your daily routine can be like.

Click Here >

Join our Talent Community so you can stay connected and be alerted to future opportunities.

Sign Up

No related jobs

No recently viewed jobs

You have no saved Jobs

Equal Opportunity

CommonSpirit Health™ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please click here.

CommonSpirit Health™ will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). External hires must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (415) 438-5575 and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). CommonSpirit Health™ participates in E-Verify.