Inova Schar Cancer Institute is looking for a dedicated Physicist Assistant to join the team. This role will be full-time Monday through Friday, sign on bonus available.
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:
- Performs IMRT QA as directed by the medical physicist to ensure accuracy of radiation treatment plans.
- Performs mechanical quality assurance on therapy units for monthly and annual QA.
- Performs and/or assists in the application of specific methods of dosimetry, including ion chamber, TLD, or film measurement as directed by the Medical Physicist.
- Participates in clinical activities as related to Physics/Dosimetry as required and as directed by the Physics/Dosimetry Manager.
- Participates in research opportunities as related to Physics/Dosimetry as required and as directed by the Physics/Dosimetry Manager.
- Assists Physics/Dosimetry in acquiring and transmitting patient related data to include: CT Simulation data sets, diagnostic imaging data sets, prior radiation treatment records.
Additional Requirements:
- Licensure - None Required
- Certification - None Required
- Experience - None Required
- Education - Bachelor's Degree in Physics or related field
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
