Leader, Clinical Nuclear Medicine Physicist, Bc - Vancouver, Canada - PHSA

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2 weeks ago

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Description

Leader, Clinical Nuclear Medicine Physicist, BC Cancer - Provincial Operations
BC Cancer

Vancouver, BC

The Leader, Clinical Nuclear Medicine Physics is responsible for overseeing the nuclear medicine physics operations at the Regional Centres and providing administrative and clinical leadership to the BC Cancer nuclear medicine physicists.

This includes planning, organizing and leading the activities of nuclear medicine physics staff in providing radiopharmaceutical therapies; calibrating and commissioning equipment; training nuclear medicine physicists, nuclear medicine residents and functional imaging technical staff; and conducting research and development on best practice techniques, such as theranostics (imaging and radiopharmaceutical therapies).

The Leader works in collaboration with BC Cancer Functional Imaging leadership and staff to develop the vision for Nuclear Medicine Physics Professional Practice and ensure alignment with the mission and strategic goals of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and BC Cancer.

This includes collaborating with key stakeholders within BC Cancer, the Regional Health Authority, and community partners to identify and set service and budget priorities and allocate resources, plan goals and objectives that align to the strategic direction of PHSA and BC Cancer; and implement and monitor quality improvements and indicators.

The Leader supports the strategic decision-making process regarding nuclear medicine physics across BC Cancer by providing feedback and recommendations to the Executive Director and other Senior Leaders as appropriate.

What you'll do

Oversee provincial nuclear medicine physics operations and ensures adherence of staff to quality, safety and risk management standards, including emergency management, disaster planning, fire and safety, essential services and business continuity planning related to nuclear medicine physics and nuclear medicine equipment, in conjunction with BC Cancer regional centres, PHSA, and external professional bodies.
Provide administrative and professional practice clinical leadership to the BC Cancer nuclear medicine physicists in accordance with the highest standards of practice and as required by regulatory and accrediting agencies.
Plan, organize and lead the practice activities of nuclear medicine physics staff, including clinical imaging, calibrating equipment, performing internal radiation dosimetry calculations, the training of nuclear medicine physicists, nuclear medicine residents and technologists, and research and development on best practice techniques and equipment.
Develop, monitor, evaluate, and oversee the nuclear medicine physics operational, capital and foundation budgets for the nuclear medicine physics program ensuring that the strategic direction aligns with the mission, vision, and direction of PHSA and BC Cancer, including overall financial and service responsibility for purchased services and performance management of such services.
Lead the development of proposals and business cases for nuclear medicine physics facility improvements, expansions, capital purchases, and equipment replacement.
Evaluate and coordinate strategic priorities across the Health System, including program development, accreditation, standardization, and quality assurance.
Provide feedback and recommendations to the Executive Director and Senior Leaders as appropriate to support the strategic decisionmaking process regarding nuclear medicine physics at BC Cancer.

What you bring

M.Sc. or Ph.

D. degree in Physics, Medical Physics or a related discipline specializing in Medical Imaging from an accredited university.

At least fifteen (15) years of clinical experience in the field of nuclear medicine, including theranostics and dosimetry for radioligand therapy.
Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM) or American Board of Radiology (ABR) in the Nuclear Medicine Physics subspecialty or American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine (ABSNM) certification and Fellowship in the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine certification are required.
National and/or international recognition in the field of nuclear medicine physics, including peer reviewed literature contributions, grant funding, involvement in national or international professional bodies, and academic involvement.
Established track record as a teacher and supervisor of graduate students in Medical Physics. A combination of education, experience and demonstrated ability, recognized both internally and externally as equivalent, may be acceptable.

You have:

Demonstrated ability to provide a high standard of nuclear medicine physics services.
Adherence to the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists code of ethics.
Comprehensive understanding of professional practice issues and legislation.
Demonstrated experience advancing professional practice.
Demonstrated ability to advance strategic initiatives a