Medical Physics Faculty - Los Alamitos

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of California, Irvine -School of Medicine invites applications for the position of Medical Physicist for all ranks in the HS Clinical Professor Series, and all ranks in the Professor of Clinical "X" Series (Assistant, Associate, In-Residence, and/or Full Professor levels). This role reports directly to the Vice Chair of Medical Physics, and the Chair of Radiation Oncology.

Criteria for the Professor of Clinical "X" Series:

The incumbent will be expected to direct patient care, conduct substantial and meaningful research, teach residents and medical students, and perform public and University service. Excellent teaching is an essential criterion for appointment in this series. Priority will be given to candidates with a proven track record of academic productivity, as demonstrated through high-impact publications, thematic-based research, and grant funding.

Criteria for the Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series:

The incumbent will be expected to direct patient care; teach residents, participate in research and creative work, and perform public and University service.

Criteria for the In-Residence Professor Series:

The incumbent will be expected to develop an independent translational research program in neuroscience, cancer, and/or radiation biology. The incumbent will also be expected to develop an independent line of investigation and to fund the majority of these research activities through extramural funding. To facilitate these efforts, protected research time and start-up funds will be provided. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the teaching curriculum for the radiation oncology and medical physics residents.

Responsibilities:

* Oversee all required quality assurance (QA) and ensure that inspections, calibrations and verifications are performed to maintain compliance with radiation regulations, including federal, state, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Programs.

* Teach residents and promote educational activities including the medical physics residency and dosimetry training programs.

* Represent the Radiation Oncology Department on Hospital Leadership committees about quality, safety, and performance improvement.

* Develop, grow, and sustain a program within the Department of Radiation Oncology centered around patient safety, process improvement, professional outcome assessment, and patient satisfaction.

* Instill a culture of safety and quality throughout the Department and make QA a centerpiece.

* Monitor, participate in, and facilitate clinical operations safety programs, including radiation safety, universal protocol, and Joint Commission requirements.

* Establish compliance with National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) through formulation, implementation, and regular review and upgrading of departmental policies in all areas of patient safety (including time outs, patient identification, site and side marking, patient falls, medication reconciliation, and any new goals introduced).

* Establish a program of walk rounds for real-time assessment of safety and quality issues.

* Manage reporting of, and responses to, adverse events in Radiation Oncology, and reduce the risks of adverse events by ongoing analysis of reported and potential adverse events and near misses.

* Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) relating to patient safety, service access, and customer satisfaction, focusing on safety issues such as patient identification, procedural complications, radiation exposure, and technical errors.

* Develop mechanisms for collecting underlying data needed to measure KPIs, and tools to efficiently generate KPIs in an actionable timeframe, including a quality scorecard that posts relevant data for each working group within the Department.

* Prepare the Department to gain American College of Radiology (ACR or APEX) accreditation status and assist in preparation for, and participation in, site visits by regulatory and accreditation bodies.

UCI is a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), and designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). These federal designations align with UCI as a national leader of inclusive excellence. UC Irvine is a top ten public university that excels at improving outcomes for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and, consequently, has consistently been ranked as the best university in the nation in promoting upward mobility of its graduates.

We seek faculty who are committed to diversity as well as diverse faculty who will be role models for students. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and academic and non-academic staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our academic positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging.

To learn more about UCI's commitment to inclusive excellence, please refer to:

[https://inclusion.uci.edu/]

Department: https://medschool.uci.edu/research/clinical-departments/radiation-oncology

All applicants with a Ph.D. degree in Medical Physics or related fields, and have experience in clinical Medical Physics, at the time of application meet the basic qualifications.

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The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

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