Medical Physicist - Diagnostic Imaging in Halifax, NS for Nova Scotia Health Authority (2023)

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Nova Scotia Health (NSH), the largest academic health organization in Atlantic Canada, is hiring a physician physicist to oversee the development and implementation of a provincial quality assurance program for diagnostic imaging departments. As a member of the Medical Physics Department, you will play an important role in diagnostic imaging in Nova Scotia and join a dynamic team of 15 oncologists and two imaging physicists, one physical oncology resident, one medical physics assistant, seven dosimeters, and four electronics/IT technologists and a mechanical mechanical engineer.

Funding was recently approved to implement the state's diagnostic imaging quality assurance program, and you will provide leadership in program design and implementation. Utilizing existing quality assurance expertise and staff currently employed by NSH, you will work with the Diagnostic Imaging Zone Managers charged with ensuring DI equipment meets quality and safety standards across the province. The position will be based in Halifax, Nova Scotia and travel is expected to support locations across the province both during program development and to support device testing as required.

Key clinical tasks include:

- Performance evaluation of radiological imaging equipment and implementation of acceptance tests
- Performed protection calculations for facility design, assessing integrity and thickness of existing lead protection
- Provide radiation dose calculations and risk assessments for patients and staff
- Monitoring accreditation for mammography by CAR
- Assist in the selection of new devices in the RFP process and the development of new imaging applications and protocols
- Develop training requirements and competency assessment frameworks for quality assurance technologists

Academically, you will be employed as a lecturer in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Dalhousie University and provide teaching and supervision to CAMPEP-accredited MSc, PhD and certificate programs in Medical Physics. Enrollment in the program has quadrupled since accreditation in 2015 and includes nine graduate courses with work in areas such as new imaging guidance technology in radiotherapy, innovative approaches to arc therapy, development of new detectors, adaptive radiotherapy, improved methods of HDR dosimetry - brachytherapy and .etc Application of functional and molecular imaging in radiotherapy. Our medical physics department expects research from its faculty and provides resources, dedicated time, and internal funding for graduate students. You are expected to secure external research support in this regard. Our medical physicists leverage the outstanding support of Nova Scotia Health Research, Innovation and Discovery to facilitate industry engagement, generate intellectual property, and turn research and development into commercialization for the benefit of patients around the world. Nova Scotia Health Medical Physics conducts the CAMPEP-accredited residency program in Oncology Medical Physics.

About the objects

Diagnostic imaging services are provided in Nova Scotia in public settings, from outpatient clinics with a single x-ray room to a tertiary academic center in Halifax with all imaging modalities.

Nova Scotia has 19 CT scanners in 14 locations - mostly in regional hospital wards and some smaller centres. There are 12 MRI scanners in regional hospital centers across the province. There is a PET/CT facility and a cyclotron facility at the Victoria General site in Halifax at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. General equipment for X-rays, fluoroscopy, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, mammography, bone density testing and interventional radiology is also available at various centers throughout the province.

About you

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• doctor of medical physics
• Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (MCCPM) or American Board of Radiology (DABR) certification OR Eligible for MCCPM certification if you have completed an accredited diagnostic imaging residency program at CAMPEP
• Strong track record of funded research in the physics of diagnostic imaging
• Knowledge of other languages ​​is an advantage, French is an advantage

Other desirable qualifications for the position are:

• An active research portfolio with a history of grants
• A recent history of influential publications in the physics of diagnostic imaging
• Experience in technology commercialization, including inventing, patenting, and licensing or starting new businesses
• Collaboration with industry, including projects initiated by industry or researchers
• Experience teaching and mentoring at postgraduate level
• CCPM Mammography Certification

Under Canadian immigration regulations, Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents have priority.

Make sure your resume is up-to-date and includes all relevant education, experience, training and certifications.

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Permanent full time job. 75 hours a fortnight

Rewards and incentives

USD 73.01 - USD 96.89 after that

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package, which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability and life insurance, as well as a defined benefit pension plan.