Oncology Job at General Physician, PC in Olean, NY

Medical Physicist

Olean General Hospital

Olean, NY

Mildred Milliman Radiation Medicine Center

Olean General Hospital’s Mildred Millman Radiation Medicine Center has an opening for a qualified Medical Physicist.

The Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist shall be able to work independently on all medical physics duties which include providing the technical direction to Medical Dosimetrist for treatment of patients. 

Position

• Monday-Friday

• PAY RANGE: $180-000-250,000
• Varian Linac True Beam Accelerator

Responsibilities

• Supervision and review of dosimetrist tasks with oversight of the patient planning and treatment process with brachytherapy or external beam radiation therapy
• Treatment Planning: Identifies and evaluates target volumes and critical structures
• Performs assigned quality assurance tasks in a complete and timely fashion (initial chart checks, weekly chart checks, final chart review)
• Monitors patient tracker to provide a smooth and orderly process for patients and staff

• Ensure patient safety and staff safety for all radiation services
• Provide calibration, maintenance and quality assurance of equipment

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Medical Physics, Physics, Engineering, or related basic science.
• Eligible for New York State license in Medical Physics (Therapeutic).
• ABR certified, or eligible for ABR certification.
• Clinical experience in diagnostic imaging quality assurance, preferred

The Mildred Milliman Radiation Medicine Center

The center offers radiation therapy The center offers state-of-the-art radiation therapy for prostate, breast, head and neck, lung, colorectal, skin and brain tumors.

The center is accredited by the American College of Radiology. It is equipped with a Varian True Beam accelerator. Additionally, the center has a computed tomography (CT) simulator for treatment planning.

Radiation services include intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), volume arc therapy (VMAT)/rapid arc, image guided radiation therapy (IGRT), cone beam CT scan (CBCT), kilovoltage (KV) imaging, and respiratory gating. To complement treatment options, advanced PET/CT scanning is available at nearby Olean General Hospital.

Olean General Hospital

Olean General Hospital is a member of Kaleida Health in Buffalo and is located in Olean, NY, 70 miles south of Buffalo, NY. Olean General Hospital offers the most comprehensive care of any hospital in Southwestern New York and is always evolving to provide the latest advancements in healthcare, including the region’s only interventional cardiac catheterization program and state designated Stroke Center in conjunction with Kaleida Health’s Gates Vascular Institute, the area’s only accredited Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, the Mildred Milliman Radiation Medicine, an outpatient surgery center, on-site intensivists to care for the critically ill, and primary care and specialist network with Olean Medical Group, another Kaleida affiliate on our campus.