Job Description
Medical Physicist A Place Unlike Any Other, Home Away From Home The Community - Washington DC Monuments and memorials, eclectic neighborhoods, true local flavor - Washington, DC is a place unlike any other. It's your home away from home with free museums and America's front yard. Washington, DC, the U.S. capital, is a compact city on the Potomac River, bordering the states of Maryland and Virginia. It's defined by imposing neoclassical monuments and buildings - including the iconic ones that house the federal government's 3 branches: the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court. It's also home to iconic museums and performing-arts venues such as the Kennedy Center. Locations: Washington DC VA Medical Center 50 Irving St. Northwest Washington, DC 20422 Southern Prince George's County CBOC 5801 Allentown Road Camp Springs, MD 20746 POSITION OVERVIEW (duties include but are not limited to) Be required to conduct an annual compliance survey of all radiation producing equipment here at the DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center (DC VA MC) with the skin entrance sticker where applicable. The most current list of the aforementioned equipment can be found in Section V of this statement of work. Conduct radiation compliance testing after all repairs affecting the imaging chain (generator, X-ray tube, collimator, image receptor) of a unit or any other modification that makes re-testing necessary. These compliance tests may need to be performed on an urgent basis which may include weekends to assure that the device operates within compliance. Provide compliance reports that include measurements obtained to determine compliance, indicate whether the tested parameter passed or failed, and recommend corrective action for a failed test. Provide analyses of the current and possible future quality assurance programs through the use of audits, reports and tests and recommend improvements for implementation. Participate in the quarterly review/ optimization of computed tomography, digita