Tenet North Cal is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Oncology for a nursing job in Turlock, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Oncology
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: Ongoing
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Staff
Welcome to Emanuel Medical Center.
Since 1917, Emanuel has been the heart of healthcare in Turlock, California, providing incredible high-quality care with compassion to the patients we serve. We are so excited to bring you this same experience online. Lately, we've been thinking a lot about what a hospital is- and what it CAN be. At its fundamental level, we know a hospital is a medical facility. But Emanuel Medical is more than a medical facility, we are a community resource that tries to help people live better, healthier lives. We invite you in to be part of our nearly 100-year tradition. Take a look around and see how we promote health and wellness while providing you the health care you expect and deserve.
We offer competitive salaries and benefits including a 401(k), several health & dental plans to choose from, generous tuition assistance plans, and relocation assistance for select positions.
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including employee assistance program (EAP)
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, long- and short-term plan coverage
- Savings and retirement including a 401(k) Plan with a 50% match up to 6% of pay, employee stock purchase plan, flexible spending accounts, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial well-being counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, and online educational program
- Additional benefits life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and employee discount program
- Registered nurses - Retirement medical benefit account (RMBA) - 2% of annual eligible income set aside in accordance with program guidelines
- Benefits may vary by location and role
General Duties:
Coordination of all operational activities of medical physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology. Provides the leadership necessary to maintain quality patient care services requiring progressive, technologically advanced procedures. Directs and supervises the department's Quality Assurance Program to ensure that departmental equipment and procedures satisfy any requisite TJC, State, County or Federal Regulation (e.g. Title 17, Title 22, 10CFR20).
To actively participate in the Medical Center Radiation Safety Committee, the Comprehensive Cancer Center quality assurance activities and Safety Committees.
To plan for and assure appropriate resource allocation in collaboration with the Department Manager to include:
• New clinical programs.
• Equipment usage, selection, and replacement.
• Staff requirements, assignments, and recruitment.
• Annual budget preparation.
• To participate in the financial planning of the Department.
• To provide in-service education to the staff at appropriate times and intervals.
These services further the vision of Desert Regional Medical Center create unique environments, where patients, their families, doctors and staff come together to achieve longer and better lives in the fight against cancer.
Department Specific Duties:
• Assure compliance of all aspects of radiation producing equipment and radioactive materials, including documentation of:
• Acceptance testing, commissioning, and performance specification of new equipment.
• Calibration of radiotherapy machines and radioactive isotopes.
• Maintenance of all radiation measurement equipment and survey meter with validated calibration.
• Maintenance of the shipping and receiving documents for all radioactive materials
• Continual maintenance of the brachytherapy source inventory and leak tests.
• Maintenance of all information necessary for the appropriate use of radiation sources (e.g. x-ray tube, linear accelerators, sealed sources).
• Development and maintenance of a quality assurance program for all treatment modalities, simulation procedures, and treatment planning computer systems software to assure that patients receive prescribed doses and dose distributions within acceptable degrees of accuracy.
• Acquisition and storage of radiation beam data for computerized treatment planning.
• Coordination of patients' treatments with radiation oncologist.
• Consults with radiation oncologists on the physical and radiobiological aspects of patients' treatments and the development of treatment plans.
• Calculation of dose distributions and machine monitor units for patients' treatments.
• Design and fabrication of treatment aids and beam modifiers.
• Weekly chart reviews.
• In-vivo measurement for dose verification.
• Development of techniques (hardware, software, or procedural) to improve the delivery of radiation treatments for better patient outcomes.
• Participation in weekly interdisciplinary chart rounds.
• In-service education for the radiation oncology staff.
• Assure compliance with Medical Center Radiation Safety Program.
Tenet North Cal Job ID . Posted job title: Physicist Radiation Oncology Full Time Days