Urgent Hiring - Diagnostic Medical Physicist

Company: Sanford Federal
Location: Battle Creek
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

Job DescriptionSanford Federal Inc. (SANFORD) headquartered in Stafford, VA., is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned SmallBusiness that provides federal professional services, primarily engaged in providing advanced information technology, cyber security, management systems support, as well as business and infrastructure management services.We are among the most innovative, respected, and ethical providers of technology solutions to the United States government. Our mission is to provide superior-quality, innovative, information technology solutions that help federal agencies best aid, serve, and protect the American people.Job Title: Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)/ Diagnostic Medical PhysicistBased at: -Battle Creek VA Medical Center - 5500 Armstrong Rd - Battle Creek, MI 49037Wyoming CBOC - 5838 Metro Way - Wyoming, MI 49519Job Summary:Sanford is responsible for ensuring qualified personnel provide on-site diagnostic medical physics services under the terms and conditions stated herein and must adhere to VHA Directive 1105.04 Fluoroscopy Safety, VHA Directive1105.05 Magnetic Resonance (MR) Safety, and VHA Directive 1129 Radiation Protection for Machine Sources ofIonizing Radiation. Medical devices that are used to measure radiation or radioactive materials must comply withNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations and VHA permit conditions for the facility under the VHA MML(Master Materials License). These devices are required to be calibrated and tested annually by qualified medical physicists to ensure the devices are safe for measuring patient radiation doses, radiation being emitted from patients, or radioactive samples.Sanford is seeking to procure the services of a qualified Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)/ Diagnostic MedicalPhysicist(DMP) with emergency on-site visit capabilities. Radioactive material use is limited to the Battle Creek VAMedical Center (BCVAMC) for diagnostic medical uses under the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations 10 CFR 35.100 and 35.200 uses only. The contractor shall assist to ensure that BCVAMC and WyomingCommunity Based Outpatient Clinic (WYCBOC) meet the standards and regulatory requirements for radioactive material use, diagnostic machine sources of ionizing radiation, and MRI, consistent with:

• VHA MML permit conditions for the BCVAMC
• VHA Directive 1105, Management of Radioactive Materials
• VHA Directive 1129, Radiation Protection for Machine Sources of Ionizing Radiation
• VHA Handbook 1105.04: Fluoroscopy Safety
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); www.nrc.gov
• Department of Transportation (DOT); www.dot.gov
• Occupational Health and Safety Administration, OSHA; www.osha.gov
• Joint Commission on Accreditation; www.jointcommission.org
• The American College of Radiology (ACR); www.acr.orgPLACES OF PERFORMANCE: -i. Battle Creek VA Medical Center - 5500 Armstrong Rd - Battle Creek, MI 49037 ii. Wyoming CBOC - 5838 Metro Way - Wyoming, MI 49519Note: Work shall start on the first of OctoberHOURS OF WORK:1. Normal business hours vary by department or service but are mainly 0800 to 1630. Service shall be coordinated with the Sanford Representative to minimize the impact to patient care.QUALIFICATIONS: i. Diagnostic Medical Physicist - All work shall be performed by a qualified diagnostic medical physicist a. Holds board certification in diagnostic radiologic physics or radiologic physics by the American Board ofRadiology or in Diagnostic Imaging Physics by the American Board of Medical Physics, or in DiagnosticRadiological Physics by the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine b. Document the three (3) years of experience for the modality being inspected c. Meet the ACR Practice Parameter for Continuing Medical Education (ACR Resolution 17, 1996 - revised in 2017, Resolution 11). d. All work shall be performed or supervised by a board-certified medical physicist who meets the qualifications of a "Qualified Medical Physicist (QMP)" as defined by the American Association of Physics inMedicine (AAPM) for diagnostic medical physics. e. From AAPM, a Qualified Medical Physicist meets each of the following credentials: f. Has earned a master's and/or doctoral degree in physics, medical physics, biophysics, radiological physics, medical health physics, or equivalent disciplines from an accredited college or university; and g. Has been granted certification in the specific subfield(s) of medical physics with its associated medical health physics aspects by an appropriate national certifying body and abides by the certifying body's requirements for continuing education. ii. Any of the following certifying bodies have been deemed appropriate for diagnostic medical physics: a. The American Board of Radiology b. The American Board of Medical Physics (currently ABMP doesn't offer Diagnostic Medical Physics certification but already ABMP certified Diagnostic Medical Physicists can maintain certification) c. The Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine d. The American Board of Health Physics including a minimum of three years relevant experience in the subfield of medical health physicsSERVICES TO BE PROVIDED1. Equipment Testing a. Contractor shall conduct equipment inspections or quality control surveys on-site of the imaging equipment listed below. b. Ensure the imaging equipment's compliance with applicable Federal regulations and ACR recommendations, and shall include, but not be limited to, monitoring the following basic performance characteristics.2. Diagnostic Medical Imaging including MRI: a. Performs all testing and ensures policies and procedures are in accordance with current guidelines established by JointCommission Accreditation, ACR, including VA policy and procedures for all machine sources of ionizing radiation including CT. This will need to be completed on site.b. For MRI services, performs all testing, and ensures policies and procedures are in accordance with current guidelines established by Joint Commission Accreditation, ACR, including VA policy and procedures annually. This will need to be completed on site. c. Consults with practitioners and allied health personnel to address the balance between radiation dose and image quality for patient care when necessary. d. Develops specifications for imaging equipment and diagnostic radiation detectors. e. Develops procedures for the initial and continuing evaluation of imaging equipment and diagnostic radiation detectors f. Provides evidence of compliance of imaging equipment with specified regulatory and accreditation agency rules and recommendations by submitting a report of the findings to the COR (contracting officer's representative). g. Applies other medical applications of physics as appropriate to safely carry out diagnostic radiologic procedures. h. Develops and applies Medical Health Physics procedures associated with the practice of Diagnostic Radiology.3. Diagnostic Use of Radioactive Materials in Nuclear Medicine:a. ACR level Performance Testing on-site for two (2) Nuclear Medicine cameras located at BCVAMC. b. Conducts Nuclear Medicine Service audits on site and prepares written reports within 30 days on no less than a quarterly basis. c. Ensures compliance with VA and NRC requirements for the BCVAMC MML permit including record keeping requirements. The contractor shall maintain a backup copy of their work separate from records maintained at the medical centers. d. Develops and manages policies and procedures for the inventory, receipt, opening, and surveys of packages containing radioactive materials. e. Ensures shipment of any radioactive materials is performed consistent with regulatory requirements. This may require DMP to be on site. f. Performs periodic surveys and wipe tests on site as needed to ensure dose limits specified in 10 CFR 20 are not exceeded, and that worker and public doses are maintained consistent with as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) principles. g. Performs calibrations and quality control checks of radiation survey and other radiation safety instruments on-site. h. Develops and manages policies and procedures to ensure the security of all radioactive materials is consistent with regulatory requirements. This will require on-site visits. i. Completes uptake probe/well counter resolution, reproducibility, constancy, and minimum detectable activity(MDA) tests. This will require on site visits. j. Ensures radiation survey meter calibrations, radionuclide sealed source inventory and leak tests. This will require on- site visits. k. Prepares license renewals and amendments. l. Completes fetal and patient radiation dose estimate calculations as needed. m. Reviews incidents involving radioactive material with respect to cause and subsequent actions taken and prepare incident reports, and preparation of medical event reports to the NHPP and/or NRC as needed. This could require an on-site visit. n. Provides evidence of compliance of nuclear imaging and radioactivity measurement equipment with regulatory, professional and accreditation agency rules and recommendations. o. Evaluates nuclear imaging and radioactivity measurement procedures prior to clinical use. This will require on-site visits. p. Develops and/or evaluates policies and procedures related to the appropriate clinical use of radiation for nuclear imaging, radiopharmaceutical therapy and/or radioactivity measurement purposes. q. Completes review of radiopharmaceutical dosimetry information noted in patient records. This requires on-site visits. r. Develop and manage of a comprehensive Quality Management Program that monitors, evaluates, and optimizes nuclear imaging and radioactivity measurement processes.s. Develops, maintains, and evaluates a comprehensive clinical radiation safety program in nuclear medicine. t. Provides consultation on patient or personnel radiation dose and associated risks. u. Provides institutional consultation on program development in medical nuclear imaging. v. Provide s safety training for medical practitioners and other health-care providers. w. Applies other medical applications of physics as appropriate to safely carry out nuclear medicine procedures. x. Is reachable in person or by telephone for emergency situations and or inspections. y. Ensures dose calibrator accuracy, linearity, geometry, and daily quality control tests.4. Serves as the institution's RSO5. Serves as a member of the institution's Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)6. Serves as a member of the institution's MRI Safety Committee, performs MRI safety audits and training, finalizes decisions regarding overall MRI Safety when necessary.7. Perform comprehensive quarterly audits of the radiation safety program including MRI and provide written reports to the RSC8. Perform an annual review of the radiation safety program consistent with NRC requirements and provide a written report to the RSC and brief executive management of the results9. Provide consultation and instruction regarding radiation safety to patients, staff, and for public radiation safety10. Plan and specify thickness, material, and placement of shielding needed to protect patients, workers, the public and the environment from radiation produced incident to diagnosis or treatment of humans11. Assess and evaluate installed shielding designed to protect patients, workers, and the public from radiation produced incident to diagnosis or treatment of humans: a. Develop and monitor radiation protection equipment specifications b. Develop and monitor procedures for the initial and continuing evaluation of radiation protection equipment and procedures c. Monitor compliance with radiation protection, policies and procedures, regulations, accreditation organization(s) standards, and national recommendations d. May perform acceptance testing and commissioning of radiation protection equipment and devices and commissioning of facilities e. May perform acceptance testing and evaluation of radiation protection computer systems, their algorithms, data, and output f. Evaluate radiation safety procedures prior to use g. Development, management and evaluate of the radiation safety program h. Provide radiation-protection training for medical practitioners, and other health-care providers i. Determine presence, evaluate, and assess any radiological hazard resulting from the use of ionizing radiation or radioactivity for compliance with appropriate regulatory and accreditation agencies j. Shall always remain up to date any change requirements necessary as mandated by all regulatory agencies k. Shall return all urgent phone calls within two (2) hours and non-emergent phone calls within twenty-four (24) hours.Is also able to report, on-site, to respond to incidents/emergencies within four (4) hours when the BCVAMC orWYCBOC deems the physicist's presence is essential l. Review the results of lead garment testing annually m. Reviews diagnostic imaging patient dosimetry information n. Develops and/or evaluate of policies and procedures related to the appropriate clinical use of radiation for imaging purposes including CT dose optimization protocols. o. Develops and manage of a comprehensive Quality Management Program that monitors, evaluates, and optimizes imaging processes and delivered patient doses. p. Consults in the development and/or evaluation of a comprehensive clinical radiation safety program in diagnostic imaging. q. Consults and reviews patient or personnel radiation dose and associated risks. r. Provides diagnostic imaging physics training for medical practitioners and other health-care providers.s. Provides consultation to assure an optimized balance between image quality and patient dose. t. Provides institutional consultation on program development in diagnostic imaging. u. Reviews all employee radiation dose reports and makes recommendation when needed. v. Required on site approximately one (1) day per month for up to eight (8) hours. w. May be required to be present onsite within four (4) hours in the event of a radioactive spill. x. When NRC or NHPP audit/visits occur the RSO may need to be present on-site per their request unexpectedly.EQUIPMENT LISTBATTLE CREEK VAMCMANUFACTERER -MODEL/NAME -LOCATION -NO SITE # -SERIAL #Hologic Discovery Wver4.0.2 2231-2 132206 87371Siemens C-cam 2270-2 132488 400-429726 C. Cam - 1745Phillips Eleva Dr 2228 Room 3 mx1732069Toshiba Aquillion PrimeTSX-303a 2269-2 143607 30002699 FOB16x2133Toshiba RadrexDRAD-3000E 2233-2 143009 30008139 U8B1662030Philips Easy DiagnostElva 2236 mx1646292Phillips Skyflow 0017-2 mx1686604 616966AMX41 521167wk7Phillips Skyflow 150-82 mx1686598 269966amx4 1011791wk9Toshiba MRI MRI-1504 108-82MRI 132701 362189 U4A1342030Ludlum Survey MeterMeasurements 14c 2271B-2 119790 247219Survey Meter14c 2271B-2 126973 267278Survey Meter14c 2271B-2 126974 267284Bicorn Radiac Survey2000 2271b-2 7933 A208MGE GE discovery630 2271-2 mx1963104Captus 3000 2271-2 116874 2545sb1Capentec Dose CalibratorCRC-25w 2271-2 126525 152070DosePinestar Management 2271-2 132594 VHABACNMIS1 G26TFX1ComputerAribex Inc NOMAD PRO 2264-2 119698 AX01230812Planmeca IXW65 Intraoral x-ray 2247-2 mx1254955 itha552742242-2 129782 itha547092243-2 117003 itha553022257-2 mx24385092241-2 117005 itha553052256-2 1307912246-2 mx2438473 itha 552952245-2 mx24384842263-2 MX 2279861Planmeca 2262-2 ITPX190162202238-2 127866 ITHc82250Promax 2dPlanmeca 2240-2 118111 RPX236533PanoramicWYOMING CBOCC-arm OECGE Medical 1J129-HCC 142225 E2-5082 rm33949900eliteEasy DiagnostPhilips 2H114-HCC 138522 62634084 363Eleva Release 5Philips Eleva DR 2H116 mx1745576AQUILIONToshiba PRIME TSX- 2H111-HCC 138505 30009227 sid 5LB14X2091303A/5LHologic DEXA 2H109-HCC 139568 200131Planmeca Pro X 1F128-HCC 140641 IPX012871Pro X 1F127-HCC 140642 IPX012876Pro X 1F123-HCC 140644 IPX012872Pro X 1F121-HCC 140645 IPX012868Pro X 1F119-HCC 140646 IPX012866Pro X 1F117-HCC 140647 IPX012889Pro X 1F116-HCC 140648 IPX012881Pro X 1F114-HCC 140649 IPX012867Pro X 1F113-HCC 140650 IPX012870Pro X 1F111-HCC 140652 IPX012869Pro X 1F107-HCC 140653 IPX012865Promax 2d and1F126 140483 TPX3586323dWhy Sanford Federal?You can take pride in working for a company dedicated to serving our government by providing the best, most cost-effective solutions for the US Government. Our work helps the US Government secure our nation, support the efforts of our military and intelligence communities, and provide lifesaving medical services to our soldiers, vets, and their families.Powered by JazzHR

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