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The Community - Pittsburgh, PA
A city on the move. Long known as the Steel Capital, these days, Pittsburgh is known for innovation. In "the Burgh, " you will cross a lot of bridges, climb a lot of hills, and explore what the Atlantic calls "the next tech mecca. Ranked as one of the top 25 cities for millennials, the city is home to Google, Uber, Disney Research, Client, and Apple offices, along with tech startups such as Duolingo, Modcloth, and 4Moms.

Pittsburgh VAMC
It is an acute care and inpatient behavioral health facility with 146 beds available for medical, neurological, and surgical care in the main facility and 78 secure, private psychiatric beds in the consolidation building. This campus also receives the most outpatient visits of all VAPHS facilities.

The University Drive campus of VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System is located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, adjacent to the University of Pittsburgh's Petersen Events Center. It is an acute care and inpatient behavioral health facility with 146 beds available for medical, neurological, and surgical care in the main facility and 78 secure, private psychiatric beds in the consolidation building. This campus also receives the most outpatient visits of all VAPHS facilities.

ADDRESS: University Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15240

Chief Medical Physicist - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)

• The Chief Medical Physicist shall provide quarterly Quality Assurance reports for the Quality Assurance Committee and Radiation Safety Committee, as well as attend quarterly Radiation Safety Meetings.
• Shall track, evaluate, and document all equipment-related quality assurance data, including TLD and credentialing measurements for independent 3 rd party analysis.
• Shall also provide shielding surveys and reports as required by the National VA Health Physics Program.
• Shall be responsible for ensuring licenses are current for the linear accelerator equipment.
  • Shall also be responsible for ensuring Radiation Oncology Service has appropriate licenses for users of all our software applications.
• Shall also be responsible for ensuring continuity of medical physics operations, including communication among key personnel.
• Shall develop, implement, supervise, and periodically review all QMP policies and procedures that pertain to radiation therapy equipment. Is also responsible for the design, implementation, and periodic review of all aspects of the QMP that involve the use of radiotherapy equipment.
• Will oversee the technical activities of all other physicists, dosimetrists, and other staff members assigned to the unit; directs the technical aspects of treatment procedures; and performs duties qualifying them as a supervisor. Will not perform administrative oversight of federal employees.

Qualifications

• Education: Must have a PhD degree in Medical Physics
• Must have at least 5 years of experience
  • Performing QA procedures
  • 3 years experience with Varian Linear Accelerators: TrueBeam with Brain Lab Accessories following standards of TG-142
  • 3 years experience with Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) including Cone Beam CT
  • 3 years experience with Eclipse treatment planning system; and ARIA record and verify system, including the following treatment modalities: 2D/3D Conformal, SRS, SRT, SBRT, and IMRT/VMAT
  • 3 years experience IMRT QA: MApCheck (or equivalent)
  • 3 years experience Client Discovery CT Simulator (or equivalent)
  • 3 years experience using Superficial X-ray Machine
  • Successfully performed one acceptance testing on a linear accelerator
  • Successfully performed one commission of a linear accelerator for a treatment planning system
• Board Certified in Medical Physics or Therapeutic Medical Physics by the American Board of Radiology