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Medical Physicist

Company Name: Cleveland Clinic
Employment Type:Full Time
Location: Abu Dhabi
Experience: 2-5 years
Degree: Bachelor
Gender:Any
Age:Any  
Nationality: Any
Salary:Unspecified
No. Of Vacancies:1
Job Description:
JOB SUMMERY
The Clinical Medical Physicist 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 etc
Assist 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 issues
Evaluates 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 treatment
Supplies and provides care in a culturally appropriate and sensitive manner
Liaise for machine maintenance and repair with Clinical Engineering Department.
Follows ethical and regulatory guidelines
Takes part in administrative functions that ensure the continued operations of the clinical environment, such as committees, task forces and performance improvement measures
Adheres to individual approved clinical privileges, as well as to all policies and procedures of the Medical Staff
Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT
Master or PhD in Radiation Physics
A minimum of five (5) years’ clinical radiation therapy experience with broad experience in treatment planning and quality management
Holder of current license as required by state and/or national authority ( Preferred : ABR board certification in radiation therapy physics.)

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is located on Al Maryah Island, the heart of Abu Dhabi’s new central business district. It shares the island with a hotel, stock exchange, and office buildings. Access to the island is by multiple bridges to the mainland. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is a unique and unparalleled extension of the Cleveland Clinic model of care, providing a spectrum of specialty services that are designed to cater to the healthcare needs of Abu Dhabi and the region. One of the objectives of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is to address the needs of patients currently traveling abroad for treatment. Like its counterpart in the United States, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is a physician-led medical facility, served by Western-trained, North American board-certified (or equivalent) physicians.Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi offers the most advanced tertiary medical services in the region through a comprehensive range of specialties and subspecialties. Local and international patients are cared for in an environment that combines excellent amenities and service standards with the highest quality patient care and superior clinical outcomes. The hospital is designed to offer state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment capabilities, and to utilize advanced technologies in surgery, imaging, telemedicine, and electronic medical records.