Chief Therapeutic Medical Physicist (Long Beach, CA)

This position is still at the proposal stage and is awaiting award.This position will support the US Department of Veterans Affairs Critical Staffing Program.  The person in this position will represent International SOS and provide services outlined below: International SOS is looking for an individual who is an experienced Therapeutic Medical Physicist. The Chief Therapeutic Medical Physicist is responsible for overseeing the safe and effective use of radiation in cancer treatment, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, managing the physics team, and optimizing treatment techniques to enhance patient care and outcomes. This role involves collaboration with clinicians and technology experts to implement advanced therapies while maintaining high safety and quality assurance protocols. Key ResponsibilitiesOversee all physics and dosimetry operations.  Ensure the quality of the Radiation Oncology Physics Program. Track, evaluate, and document all equipment-related quality assurance data including TLD and credentialing measurements for independent 3rd party analysis.  Provide shielding surveys and reports as required by the National VA Health Physics Program of (NHPP).  Ensure licenses are current for the linear accelerator equipment.  Ensure Radiation Oncology Service has appropriate licenses for users of all our software applications. Ensure continuity of medical physics operations including communication among key personnel. Develop, implement, supervise, and periodically review all QMP policies and procedures that pertain to radiation therapy equipment.  Design, implementation, and periodic review of all aspects of the QMP that involve the use of radiotherapy equipment.  Oversee the technical activities of all other physicists, dosimetrists, and other staff members assigned to the unit; directs the technical aspects of treatment procedures; and performs duties qualifying them as a supervisor. Contractor’s CTMP will not perform administrative oversight of federal employees.  Undertake a systematic literature review, make appropriate site visits, observe procedures, develop standard operating procedures, implement the technique or procedure in clinic, and supervise the training of colleagues who are not familiar with the procedure. When newly published techniques or procedures are being implemented for the first time within facility. Review and update the QMP associated with any new procedure and develop policies and procedures for continuous quality improvement that involve the use of radiotherapy equipment. Report all adverse events in the clinic in Radiotherapy Incident Reporting & Analysis System (RIRAS) and for the implementation of their follow up recommendations.  Report and update facility profile data required by the NROP and NHPP offices.  Coordinate electronic submission of adverse events, near misses, and good catches reports into Radiotherapy Incident Reporting and Analysis System (RIRAS) maintained by NROP. This list is non-exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake additional duties that are not specifically listed above.