Physicist – Radiation Oncology – Full Time - Days

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

20d • Onsite

About The Position

NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital is seeking a Therapy Medical Physicist to join our Radiation Oncology Department in a hybrid role. Supported by Weill Cornell Medicine, our department combines the personalized care of a community practice with the resources and expertise of an academic institution. Physicist – Radiation Oncology – Full Time - Days When fully staffed, our physics team includes 3 full time physicists, 2 per diem physicists and 3 dosimetrists. We treat 40–70 patients daily together with 3 full time and 1 part time attending physicians on Varian TrueBeam and Clinac iX linacs. Our department manages a wide range of treatment sites and maintains active SRS, SBRT, and HDR programs, along with LDR and radiopharmaceutical therapies. We are proud to host an ACGME-accredited Radiation Oncology residency program with 4 residents. Serve as a clinical training site for the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse’s dosimetry program and maintain ACR accreditation. Our department is equipped with: Varian Aria, Eclipse, and Velocity Radformation tools: ClearCheck, ClearCalc, ChartCheck, AutoContour, QuickCode, and EzFluence QA equipment: Sun Nuclear MapCHECK 3, IC Profiler with quad wedges, 1D tank, and IBA Blue Phantom2 Support from a dedicated radiation oncology-specific IT team Full Varian support contracts and 1 in house linac engineer

Requirements

• M.S. in physics, medical physics or related field and at least three years of clinical radiation oncology physics working experience required for the staff medical physicist, or a Ph.D. in basic physics or medical physics. If the candidate holds a Ph.D. in basic physics or related field then the candidate should have either completed a postdoctoral fellowship/traineeship in medical physics or graduated from an accredited program conferring a M.S. in medical physics.
• At least two years of clinical physics experience required (years towards a hospital based medical physics traineeship or M.S. program in medical physics included)
• New York State Medical Physics License or Limited Permit from the Department of Education
• If hired with a Limited Permit, License must be obtained within two years of hire
• LI-DH1
• Please note that all roles require on-site presence (variable by role). Therefore, all employees should live within a commutable distance to NYP. NYP will not reimburse for travel expenses.

What This Job Offers

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