Advanced Medical Physicist - Radiation Oncology, Full-Time, Days
About The Position
The Advanced Medical Physicist is a knowledge leader within a specialty medical physics role, with the expertise and experience to independently support a specialty clinical program. The role advances clinical practice through procedural development, quality and safety initiatives, research, and education. The position is responsible for medical physics operations in a radiotherapy clinic and works with a multidisciplinary team to support safe, accurate radiation oncology care. It also supervises and mentors medical physics assistants, residents, and dosimetrists, and contributes to departmental quality initiatives and clinical protocols.
Requirements
- ABR Board Certified Therapeutic Medical Physics.
- Illinois Emergency Management Registered Therapeutic Radiological Physicist.
Nice To Haves
- PhD.
- 4–8 years of experience.
- Illinois Emergency Management Registered Diagnostic Imaging Specialist.
Responsibilities
- Manage medical physics operations within a radiotherapy clinic.
- Perform complex treatment planning, patient positioning support, and comprehensive machine and patient quality assurance.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, therapists, and dosimetrists.
- Develop specifications for external beam therapy, brachytherapy, simulations, and dosimetry measurements.
- Ensure regulatory and accreditation compliance for radiation treatment, simulation, and detection equipment.
- Conduct acceptance testing, commissioning, data characterization, and system evaluation for radiation therapy equipment and systems.
- Create treatment protocols, procedural guidelines, standard operating procedures, and technical documents for clinical operations.
- Oversee radiation safety practices, machine maintenance coordination, and technical aspects of radiation oncology programs.
- Provide expert consultation to physicians regarding dosimetry and patient care.
- Guide imaging processes for simulation, treatment planning, and therapeutic radiation delivery.
- Supervise and mentor medical physics assistants, medical physics residents, and dosimetrists.
- Review and verify computerized patient treatment plans for accuracy and clinical appropriateness.
- Perform initial and weekly patient chart checks for precision and adherence to standards.
- Represent physics on quality assurance and process improvement committees and participate in specialty-specific committees and quality meetings.
- Participate in research and development initiatives, education, and advanced clinical initiatives.
- Perform additional duties as assigned to support departmental goals and patient care.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Loan forgiveness
- 401(k) matching
- Lifecycle benefits
- A wide range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events
- $15,000 sign-on bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
