<p>Job Summary:</p> <p>Responsible for oversight and development of medical physics program in general x-ray, mammography, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, PET, and ultrasound for the No. Calif. KP Region. As part of the duties the person will perform surveys in these modalities together with involvement with site shielding design requirements. Continued focus on patients, staff, physicians, and general environmental radiation safety. All Federal, State and local regulations must be met.</p> <p>Essential Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Provides surveys, reports and consultation related to radiation safety for applicable facilities and/or patients that meet the KP organizations standards and regulatory compliance in a timely manner. Communicates to staff, physicians, and patients in a manner that is precise, understandable, timely, constructive, proactive, and demonstrates excellent communication and listening skills. Reviews medical physics reports from service engineers, non-KP physicists, and State surveyors for compliance and needed corrections. Provide focused instruction in medical radiation physics to diagnostic imaging technologists and equipment service engineers for safety and compliance with regulatory standards. </li><li>Develops and implements quality assurance and evaluation programs for applicable diagnostic imaging equipment that insure high quality images and radiation treatments and that meet regulatory requirements. Oversees the Biomedical Engineerings personal radiation monitoring program. Assignment to participate on Regional and/or National KP technology selection teams. Maintains up-to-date technical knowledge of new and developing technologies and regulatory issues to support clinical and administrative decision-makers. </li></ul>