Medical Physicist, Oncology For Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

JOB SUMMARY:The Medical Physicist, Oncology is primarily and professionally engaged in the evaluation, delivery and optimization of radiation therapy. A major responsibility of the radiation oncology physicist is to provide a high standard of clinical physics service and provide oversight of the establishment and conduct of the quality management program. PRIMARY JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Responsible for treatment planning, quality assurance, safety of patient radiation treatment delivery, weekly chart checks, and process improvement for modalities include but not limited to external beam, SRS/SRBT, HDR Brachytherapy, SRS, SRT etcAssist in developing radiation oncology medical physics program, policies, and procedures.Participates in departmental research, education, presentations, meetings, and chart rounds.Implement new treatment techniques/procedures for the center when needed, support advanced treatment and image guided technology, and take a lead role in collaboration with vendors and IT to address clinically related hardware and software issuesEvaluates patient and records applicable notes about patient's condition for purposes of serving as a record of treatment and/or making a possible referral to another member of the health care medical staff team.Ensure oncology radiation physics services comply with UAE applicable regulations and requirements.Liaisons with other medical and non-medical staff at CCAD to ensure quality patient treatmentSupplies and provides care in a culturally appropriate and sensitive mannerLiaise for machine maintenance and repair with Clinical Engineering Department.Follows ethical and regulatory guidelinesTakes part in administrative functions that ensure the continued operations of the clinical environment, such as committees, task forces and performance improvement measuresAdheres to individual approved clinical privileges, as well as to all policies and procedures of the Medical StaffPerforms other duties as assignedQUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTSESSENTIALPREFERREDEducation·Masters or PhD in radiation physicsExperience·A minimum of five (5) years' clinical radiation therapy experience with broad experience in treatment planning and quality managementCertification and Licensure· Holder of current license as required by state and/or national authority ·Valid UAE License or Eligible for UAE License·ABR board certification in radiation therapy physics.Professional Membership· American Association ofPhysicisits in medicine (AAPM)Job Specific Skills and Abilities· Demonstrated ability to effectively manage a team of health care professionals· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and staff· Ability to speak and write in English is required· Ability to speak and write in both English and Arabic is preferred