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RADIATION PHYSICIST
Job Title: RADIATION PHYSICIST
Job Code: 5510
FLSA: E
Job Level: K2
Revised Date: 08/01/2019
Supervisory Responsibility: No
General Description of the Job Class
Position is responsible for performing tests to evaluate performance of imaging equipment in terms of patient safety, image quality, and efficiency. The tests should aim to ensure compliance with international, national, and state standards, regulations and processional guidelines. Furthermore, they should ensure compliance with ACR accreditation programs, JCAHO requirements concerning patient radiation safety and optimum consistent image quality
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
Perform evaluation testing of radiography, mammography, fluoroscopy, CT, ultrasound, and MRI. imaging equipment in terms of patient safety, image quality, and efficiency.
Medical Physics inspection of imaging equipment .
Analysis for acceptance testing and quality control dating of Radiology equipment.
Assessment of trends in equipment performance over time to include maintaining required records and reports, coordinating with Radiation Safety Office and Clinical Engineering.
Maintains required records, reports and files; collects necessary statistics.
Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
Master's degree in Medical Physics required
Experience
No experience required
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
N/A
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
N/A
Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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