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Diagnostic Physicist

Primary Location Anaheim, California Facility Name Orange Co Anaheim Medical Center Schedule Full-time Shift Day Salary $172200 - $222750 / year

Job Number 1373796 Date posted 08/01/2025

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Job Summary:

Responsible for ensuring the provision of high-quality diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy treatments to patients in an environment that meets established standards for radiation safety for staff, physicians, patients and the general public and in a manner that meets the service expectations of each of these groups.

Essential Responsibilities:

Serves as the assigned area medical health physicist to one or more medical areas within the SCal region

Visit assigned area at least monthly

Attend the area radiation safety committee meetings

Follow duties described in Appendix H6.2 of the Regional Radiation Safety Manual

Provides surveys, reports and consultation related to radiation safety for applicable facilities and/or patients that meet the organizations and regulatory standards in a timely manner.

Equipment Performance Evaluations

Shielding designs, evaluation of shielding integrity and radiation scatter surveys

Develops and implements quality assurance and evaluation programs for applicable diagnostic imaging equipment that ensure high quality images and that meet regulatory requirements.

Supports the Regional RSO

Monitors and reports quality assurance activities to insure adherence to established QA policies and procedures.

Evaluates and reports the performance of this equipment in a timely manner and makes recommendations to improve quality.

Maintains up-to-date technical knowledge of new and developing technologies and regulatory issues to support clinical and administrative decision-makers.

Provides in-service training to staff and physicians, as necessary, to insure high quality images and treatments, a radiation-safe environment, and compliance with regulatory standards.

Communicates to staff, physicians and patients in a manner that is precise, understandable, timely, constructive, and proactive and demonstrates excellent listening skills.

Maintains working relationships that are professional, collaborative, team-oriented, responsive, thorough, cordial and that demonstrate flexibility, innovation, a broad view of issues, acceptance of full responsibility for assignments, and a solutions orientation.

Supervises training of resident and Level 1 medical physicists

May contribute to department projects as a subject matter expert on regulatory, accreditation, and radiation safety issues

May participate in committees within the organization at the following levels: medical center, regional and national level

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

Minimum three (3) years of postgraduate degree experience in medical physics.

Education

Masters degree or Ph.D. in medical physics or a related field (degree requirements waived if candidate meets certification requirements.)

License, Certification, Registration

Diagnostic Medical Physics Certificate (ABR)

Additional Requirements:

Must maintain their certification in the applicable sub-specialty with the ABR. Failure to do so will result in termination of employment. A physicists manager can waive this requirement under special circumstances for a period of up to 12 months if the physicist is making acceptable progress on the requirements for renewal of their certification.
Experience in evaluating performance of diagnostic imaging systems.
Experience in evaluating radiation safety status of machine and radioactive materials sources of ionizing radiation.
Experience in designing, implementing, and monitoring quality assurance programs in diagnostic imaging.
Qualified to perform mammography surveys under MQSA
Qualified to support ACR and TJC accreditation programs in imaging
General knowledge of medical radiation physics, medical radiation safety and pertinent regulations.
General knowledge of computers and their applications in diagnostic imaging.
Good communication skills, demonstrated customer service skills and willingness to be part of a team.
Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Primary Location: California,Anaheim,Orange Co Anaheim Medical Center Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 09:00 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-SCAL-01|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: 199 S LOS ROBLES - Biomed Eng-Physics - 0806 Pay Range: $172200 - $222750 / year Kaiser Permanente is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills and geographic location along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure that pay equity is achieved and maintained across Kaiser Permanente. Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

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