Medical Physicist Assistant - Part Time - Long Island

NYU Langone Health • Mineola, NY

1h • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Physicist Assistant (MPA) performs tasks in support of faculty medical physicists within the Department of Radiation Oncology's clinical enterprise at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island. Key responsibilities include routine clinical quality assurance (patient-specific and a subset of linear accelerator performance), assisting with treatment platform commissioning, treatment device fabrication, QA equipment management, calibration of research irradiators, and supporting clinical trial data collection and submission, along with associated report and record generation. The MPA functions as an extender to the medical physics group, with supervision and scope of work aligned with AAPM guidelines (Medical Physics Practice Guidelines Report 10a and AAPM Policy AP-131-A). All pertinent medical physics tasks performed by the MPA must be reviewed and co-signed by a qualified faculty medical physicist, who acts as their supervisor and assumes full responsibility for the submitted work. The MPA reports to the Director of Physics or their designee, and their training and ongoing competency are overseen by the Director of Clinical Medical Physics or their designee.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in physics, Engineering, or related technical science, or a graduate of a medical physics program, or JCERT-accredited program in radiation therapy or suitable equivalent
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of a qualified medical physicist (QMP), perform routine, non-procedural quality assurance testing on linear accelerators, CT simulators, and ancillary treatment weekly and monthly. Record said measurements using a web-based reporting and analysis system.
• Under the supervision of a qualified medical physicist (QMP), acquire measurements and generate associated documentation to verify the accuracy of the delivery of modulated radiotherapy patient treatments.
• Under the supervision of a qualified medical physicist (QMP), perform limited quality assurance for clinical treatment planning software systems on an annual basis.
• Under the supervision of a qualified medical physicist (QMP), fabricate custom radiation-field shaping apertures for electron radiotherapy treatments and associated quality assurance testing.
• Oversee the inventory and record-keeping of equipment utilized for physics quality assurance procedures. In collaboration with medical physics and radiation safety groups, ensure the timeliness of required equipment calibrations.
• Ensure appropriate calibration of the Department's research small animal irradiator performing routine quality assurance.
• Collect and aggregate physics-related data for patients enrolled on clinical trials for submission to clinical trial office or trial hosting entity.
• Assists the medical physics group in clinical development, research initiatives, and operations optimization projects.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits and wellness package
• robust support system for any stage of life
• financial security benefits
• generous time-off program
• employee resources groups for peer support
• holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees