Medical Physicist

St. Luke's Health System•Boise, ID

13d•Onsite

About The Position

We're looking for a full-time Board Certified/Board Eligible Medical Physicist to work with our highly collaborative and patient-focused team at St. Luke's Cancer Institute. This individual will be joining a team of physicists and physics assistants in an Aria/Eclipse environment with Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators. This role offers great work/life balance, retirement and health-care benefits, PTO, and sign-on and relocation bonuses. Boise offers healthcare professionals an ideal balance of career growth and quality of life. The city is home to excellent schools, safe neighborhoods, and a supportive healthcare network, making it a perfect environment for those who value both professional excellence and personal well-being. After a rewarding day caring for others, you’ll find countless ways to care for yourself. Boise’s outdoor lifestyle is unmatched—180+ miles of trails for hiking and biking, the scenic Boise River Greenbelt for walking or kayaking, and natural hot springs for year-round relaxation. In winter, ski resorts are just an hour away; in summer, explore the Sawtooth Mountains or enjoy camping and fishing. Here, work-life balance isn’t just a phrase—it’s a way of life.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Medical Physics or a related field
2 years in radiation oncology physics setting or completion of CAMPEP accredited residency.
Certification in Therapeutic Radiological Physics (TRP) or Therapeutic Medical Physics (TMP) by the ABR or ABMP

Responsibilities

Ensures that all treatment machines and radiation sources are correctly calibrated according to accepted protocols.
Ensures that all radiation safety requirements throughout the facility are met in collaboration with the hospital Radiation Safety Officer.
In coordination with other team members, develops and maintains a QA program.
Ensures that the beam and source data are accurate and correctly entered into the treatment planning system.
Establishes treatment planning and dose calculation procedures that are used throughout the department, and ensures their accuracy.
In consultation with the radiation oncologists and dosimetrists, oversees treatment planning and determination of radiation dose distributions in patients undergoing treatment.
Ensures policies and procedures contain proper elements of good radiation oncology practice, delivery of treatment, radiation safety, quality control, and regulatory compliance.
Releases a treatment machine into clinical service after maintenance, and documents that any alteration caused by the maintenance and repair schedule does not affect the accelerator performance or calibration.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Ensures that all treatment machines and radiation sources are correctly calibrated according to accepted protocols.