PRN Radiation Oncology Physicist

Valley View•Glenwood Springs, CO

17h•Onsite

About The Position

As the leading cancer treatment facility in the Rockies, the Calaway•Young Cancer Center is home to a nationally-renowned, highly-skilled, innovative and respected team of providers with accreditations for the most advanced technologies and cancer treatment options in the country. At this unique treatment center, our providers understand that there is no “one type” of cancer. Using advanced technologies like tumor-genetic profiling and achieving unique accreditations for several radiation treatments and more than 120 therapeutic agents, we believe that your treatment plan should be as unique as you are. We are looking for a PRN Physicist to work PRN for a day or up to a week at a time. We are equipped with one Varian True Beam linear accelerator, an Elekta Flexitron HDR after loader, superficial x-ray unit, and a departmental CT simulation with 4D capabilities. The clinical scope of our practice is wide with treatments and techniques including VMAT, SRS, SBRT, DIBH, HDR brachytherapy, LDR brachytherapy, and radiopharmaceuticals.

Requirements

Master of Science or Doctoral Degree and ABR board certified or eligible in therapy physics
Will be expected to obtain Colorado Registered Medical Physicist qualifications
5+ years post-degree clinical experience or completion of a post-degree clinical medical physics residency program under the preceptorship of a physicist certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Radiological Physics or Radiological Physics
Eligible to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

ABR Board Certified
HDR experience

Responsibilities

Engages in the design optimization, technical evaluation, and precise and accurate delivery of treatment plans.
Responsible for the radiation protection of patients and staff.
Designs and implements all aspects of the quality management program that involve the use of external beam radiotherapy equipment and therapeutic radioisotopes.
Reviews and approves the procedures followed by the radiation staff in the delivery of the prescribed dose.
Directs the radiation oncology physics program, which includes the technical direction of medical dosimetrists, therapy equipment service engineers and other physics support staff.
Calibrates therapy equipment in a manner that ensures accurate radiation dose delivery.
Directs the determination of radiation dose distribution in patients undergoing treatment (i.e. computerized dosimetry planning or direct radiation measurement).
Directs and/or performs the acceptance testing of new equipment and treatment devices.