Senior Medical Physicist

Senior Medical Physicist

Title: Senior Medical Physicist

Location: Upper East Side

Org Unit: Health Physics

Weekly Hours: 35.00

Exemption Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $231,200.00 - $258,600.00

Position Summary

This role is part of a team that oversees the diagnostic imaging quality assurance program for a large teaching hospital and affiliated outpatient clinics. Duties include performing periodic diagnostic x-ray equipment testing, ensuring regulatory compliance, radiation shielding design, dosimetry calculations, and CT protocol optimization.

Job Responsibilities

• Tests variety of x-ray equipment and oversees radiographic technologist QA programs within CT, mammography, general radiography, fluoroscopy (Cardiac Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology, Vascular Surgery), dental (intraoral, panoramic, CBCT), and podiatry.
• Prepares and maintains equipment testing records for review by New York City Department of Health (NYC-DOH) inspectors.
• Submits documentation to ACR for accreditation of CT and mammography facilities.
• Performs mammographic x-ray unit testing and facility surveys as required by ACR/MQSA.
• Responsible for radiation shielding design, shielding integrity checks, and radiation protection surveys.
• Oversees Primary Diagnostic Monitor (PDM) QA program.
• Advises clinical and technical staff on any issues related to radiation safety.
• Performs dose calculations for patients and research subjects.
• Remains current with Joint Commission standards of practice, ACR accreditation requirements, and NYC-DOH and NYS-DOH regulatory requirements.
• Provides technical expertise to various committees and departments.
• Responsible for maintaining up-to-date New York State Education Department (NYSED) license in diagnostic radiological medical physics.

Education

• MS or PhD in medical physics, radiological physics, or a related field.

Experience

A minimum of four years of post-graduate clinical experience performing independent diagnostic imaging quality assurance in a large university hospital setting.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be familiar with the rules and guidelines of pertinent regulatory and accrediting bodies (NYC-DOH, NYS-DOH, MQSA, FDA, JC, ACR).
• Must be able to interface with all levels of hospital staff and possess excellent oral and written communication skills.

Licenses and Certifications

• American Board of Radiology (ABR) or Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM) certification
• NY State Diagnostic Radiological Medical Physicist License eligible

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

Must be physically able to transport a variety of physics testing equipment.

Must be able to respond to emergency communications as needed.