**Description** Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? LOCATION: Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Center in Lancaster, PA Schedule: Full time (40 hours per week/1.0 FTE). Monday through Friday between 8am-6pm, primarily 8 hours a day, occasional weekends, occasional on-call. Summary: + Position Summary: + The Chief Medical Physicist is responsible for leading the dosimetry and physics team to ensure the safe and accurate delivery of radiation therapy treatment. The Chief Medical Physicist is responsible for collaborating with the entire radiation oncology team to continually improve processes and the patient experience. + Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties: + Oversees and supervises the clinically related work activities of clinical physics assignments + Responsible for the organization of the dosimetrists and physicists assigned to radiotherapy activities including brachytherapy . + Coordinates the clinical-medical physics work with the radiation oncologists, therapists, nurses and participates, for this purpose, in department operation committees, review clinical needs and update the state-of-art treatment planning and delivery technologies. + Develops and improves patient related services and physics-related quality assurance activities. This includes treatment machines, dosimetry equipment, treatment planning systems and associated data, as well as patient-specific treatment procedures. + Maintains written documentation of procedures, data and various evaluations and investigations. + Ensures that calibration, quality assurance, calculations and treatment plans for individual patients as well as the physics content of their charts are verified in accordance with national standards and regulations as well as departmental policy. + Ensures compliance with national standards and state and national regulations. + Participates in the department safety and quality programs. + The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above: + Actively works with the radiation oncology team to assure positive patient relationships and provide excellent customer service. + ​Responsible for supporting staff as necessary for clinical physics coverage, including vacation time, sick time, etc. + Serves as a role model for every time behaviors and sets appropriate expectations for staff. + Other duties as assigned Responsibilities: + Minimum Required Qualifications: + Masters level or PhD in physics + Board certification in Radiation Oncology + 3-5 years experience in Medical Physics Management + A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e. not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program. + Previous management leadership experience + ATTENTION CONCENTRATION - The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others: + The position requires the ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously. It is highly likely that multiple task demands are going to be required of the individual at the same time. + NEW LEARNING AND MEMORY - The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material: + A large portion of this position required reliance on verbal memory and new learning. Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form, is a major requirement and prerequisite of the job. The individual must be able to attend to and process multiple bits of information simultaneously. The individual must be able to organize and categorize this information effectively so that later recall is feasible. + PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING AND CREATIVE THINKING - The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think in order to solve a problem by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought: + The position requires much autonomy of thought and problem solving. The individual must be able to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems. The individual must be able to think abstractly, which is manifested in the ability to form concepts, use categories, generalize from single instances, apply procedural rules and general principles, and be aware of subtle or intrinsic aspects of a problem. The development of hypothesis and potential solutions to problems involves careful interpretation, analysis and diagnosis. The individual must be able to collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. The individual must be able to think creatively with a degree of inventiveness, experimentation and intuition. They must be able to deal with a variety of concrete and abstract variables. + The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act: + Leadership, control and planning: Ability to accept responsibility for leadership, direction, control, planning, negotiating, organizing, directing, supervising, formulating practices, or making final decisions. Credentials: Education or Equivalent Experience: + Master of Arts or Science (Required) + Ph.D. (Required) We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives. Live Your Life's Work We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law. REQNUMBER: 246493