Medical Physicist-CH

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of North Carolina is seeking a faculty medical physicist for the North Carolina Cancer Center, a member of the UNC Health Care system, located in Chapel Hill, NC. The North Carolina Cancer Center is currently staffed with 13 Radiation Oncologists, 7 Dosimetrists, 12 Medical Physicists, and 1 IT specialist. The North Carolina Cancer Center clinic is equipped with 2 Elekta Versa accelerators, 1 Varian TrueBeam accelerator, 1 CyberKnife system, 1 Mobetron intraoperative accelerator, 1 Elekta HDR system, 1 VariSeed LDR prostate system, 1 Philips large bore CT simulator, and 1 Philips MR-simulator. Clinical treatment planning systems (TPS) include Raystation TPS, Accuray Precision TPS for CyberKnife, Oncentra HDR Brachy TPS, and VariSeed LDR Brachy TPS; Record and Verify uses Mosaiq. Ancillary systems include VisionRT. The ideal candidate for this faculty position is expected to become actively involved in a wide range of clinical, research, and teaching duties within the Department and School of Medicine.

Requirements

• Strong technical skills
• Commitment to research and teaching
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Successful record of medical physics research and publications
• Experience in IMRT / VMAT, IGRT, HDR brachytherapy, SRS, and SBRT
• Experience with the use and commissioning of RT treatment planning and delivery (especially IMRT / VMAT, SRS / SRT / SBRT) and R&V systems

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical radiation therapy physics services for UNC’s IMRT / VMAT, IGRT, SBRT, SRS and brachytherapy programs.
• Perform staff physicist duties such as chart checking, machine calibrations, and quality assurance.
• Oversee and direct junior staff during acceptance and commissioning of equipment, gathering of dosimetry data, as well as external beam and brachytherapy treatment planning.
• Be responsible for the precise and accurate delivery of radiation treatment plans and for the safety of patients and treatment staff.
• Be motivated to actively pursue research opportunities with the potential to secure extramural funding.
• Mentor residents in the CAMPEP-accredited Medical Physics Residency Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed