Manager, Medical Physicist

Job Summary

Responsible for all aspects of the statewide diagnostic medical physics program and radiologic technology at Corewell Health. Responsibilities include clinical duties, innovation, teaching, research, service to the Corewell Health enterprise and career development through leadership of the Diagnostic Medical Physics team as well as involvement in professional societies. Within Imaging and for departments that use imaging in other service lines, responsible for image quality and radiation safety for patients and employees.

Along with the Diagnostic Medical Physics team, provides consultant services to the organization, as well as the physicians, in the clinical use of all imaging modalities. Radiologic technology responsibilities include support for optimizing clinical protocols. Actively participates in departmental projects including radiation shielding evaluation as well as operational requirements for imaging equipment.

Certification by either the American Board of Radiology in either Diagnostic Radiological Physics or Medical Nuclear Physics is required. Alternative certification by the American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine in Nuclear Medicine Physics and Instrumentation, or the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine, or the American Board of Medical Physics.

Essential Functions

• Oversees the activities of the all statewide diagnostic medical physicists and any other staff assigned to the physics and technology area. Is responsible to insure that all imaging equipment is evaluated and satisfactorily operates according to standards. Provides management and assignment of staff to ensure that medical physics support of imaging is satisfactorily performed for all of Corewell Health.

• Serves as a Qualified Medical Physicist for Imaging at Corewell Health. This includes oversight of modality accreditation efforts and technical aspects of the department quality assurance program, which includes routine equipment quality control and initial and annual performance testing, technical review of proposed equipment specifications, as well as optimization of the imaging and dose characteristics of imaging equipment within the system.

• Provides technical expertise regarding radiation safety issues, writing and reviewing policies and procedures, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory and Joint Commission standards. Monitors all employees exposed to ionizing radiation, as appropriate, to ensure that exposure is within federal and state limits and calculates patient doses.

• Able to provide calculations of shielding design for diagnostic x-ray, computerized tomography (CT) and nuclear medicine rooms, including single photon emission computed tomography/CT (SPECT/CT) and positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) and verifies integrity of newly installed protective barriers and provides reports for federal and state agencies.

• Acts as a consultant to and works with other members of the team on treatment techniques for optimization of radiation dose delivery, program development, and implementation of new technologies and treatment techniques.

• Provides radiological physics and radiation safety education to Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology residents as well as physicians, technologists, and other hospital and nursing employees as appropriate.

• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning and assigning work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• Ensures that processes and services are continuously monitored for quality, cost effectiveness, and efficiency. Engages in process and quality improvement activities. Makes and implements recommendations to improve operational efficiency and to implement new services for areas of responsibility.

Qualifications

• Required Master's Degree Radiological or Medical Physics

• Preferred Doctorate Radiological or Medical Physics

• 5 years of relevant experience in diagnostic imaging with specialization in nuclear medicine imaging Required

• 2 years of relevant experience participation in a radiation safety program Required

• 1 year of relevant experience Administrative and supervisory Preferred

• CRT-Medical Physics - ABR American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiological Physics Upon Hire required Or