Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (Diagnostic Medical Physicist)
- Employer
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Jan 19, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Health & Medicine, Medicine, Other Health & Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Science, Technology & Mathematics, Physics & Space Sciences
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Summary
The Department of Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is seeking a Board Certified Diagnostic Medical Physicist to join the Radiology Physics group. Academic rank, if appropriate, will depend on qualifications and experience; salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The BCM Radiology department has a fully digital equipment inventory with state of-the-art imaging capabilities at two large Sister Hospitals in Houston as well as large Radiology Residency Program. Baylor College of Medicine and the other related institutions are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers. Women and under-represented minorities are encouraged to apply.
Job Duties
As a member of the Division of Diagnostic Medical Physics, clinical responsibilities include pre-purchase review and acceptance testing of new equipment, annual performance testing of existing equipment; room shielding design and shielding surveys for new and modified facilities; patient dose estimation; participation in ACR accreditations of CT scanners, diagnostic and breast ultrasound and mammography facilities; dose management and review of imaging protocols; quality control of imaging equipment and determination of delivered dose; development and direction of quality assurance and safety programs and compliance with applicable federal and state regulations; consultation regarding radiation dose and risk in medical imaging.
Participation in the Radiology Residents' physics teaching program and other departmental training and education efforts may be required. It is expected that the successful candidate will work with clinical radiologists and technologists in quality improvement projects.
Minimum Qualifications
Qualified candidates will have a Ph.D. or Master's Degree in Medical Physics with Certification in Diagnostic Medical Physics from the American Board of Radiology (ABR) or The American Board of Medical Physics. A Medical Physicist License from the State of Texas Medical Board will also be required but if needed it can be readily obtained with your credentials.
Interested candidates must complete am employment application and are encouraged to send a letter of interest electronically to:
Eric M. Rohren, M.D. Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, Texas 77030
eric.rohren@bcm.edu
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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