Radiation Therapy Physicist

UnitedHealth Group Inc.•Las Vegas, NV

43d•$110,200 - $188,800

About The Position

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Radiation Oncology Centers of Nevada (ROCNV), part of OptumCare is the reestablishment of a premier practice in Clark County. The practice previously operated as Radiation Oncology Centers of Las Vegas, with its parent company Associated Radiation Oncologists established in 1995. The professional staff includes four Radiation Oncologists, two senior medical physicists, two senior medical dosimetrists, eleven therapists, one nurse practitioner and one RN nurse. This group of physicians has led the way for quality radiation treatments in Las Vegas by offering innovation in treatment delivery, staffing with well-qualified, caring professionals, excellent relationships with patients, referring physicians, and insurers. It is because of the respect that we have for our patients that we strive for no less than our absolute best in all we do. Quality care and innovative treatments are not simply catch phrases, but integral parts of who we are and what we do on a daily basis. We are currently seeking a medical physicist to join our team. The successful candidate will provide therapy physics services within a dynamic radiation oncology team that supports a broad profile of advanced treatment modalities covering multiple offices in Las Vegas. This position will provide a full range of supporting the treatment planning and delivery process, machine QA, support of ACRO accreditation, participation in review and implementation of new technology, perform all clinical radiation therapy physics duties, as needed. Experience with IMRT/VMAT, SRS, SBRT and HDR is desired but not required. The department is equipped with two TrueBeams one with HDMLC, one Clinac-iX, two GE CT scanners, Eclipse TPS, ARIA, Brachyvision, VisionRT, RadCalc, RadFormation, IBA myQA and VariSource HDR afterloader.

Requirements

Master's Degree in medical or radiological physics or in the physical sciences

Nice To Haves

Experience in ARIA/Eclipse
Ability to acquire dosimetric data and use it to commission treatment planning systems and generate optimal treatment plans using photon and electron beams
Working knowledge of medical linear accelerators, auxiliary systems such as record and verify systems, imaging systems (e.g. CT, MRI, and PET) that are directly tied to radiation oncology planning and practice
Ability to analyze available literature and AAPM task group reports to develop clinical procedures and implement it into clinic

Responsibilities

Involved directly in planning external beam, brachytherapy, SBRT, SGRT, SRS and other radiation therapy functions as appropriate in the Medical Physics scope of practice defined by AAPM
Maintains the Code of Ethics as defined by AAPM and abides by the OPTUM CancerCare Corporate Compliance policy
Performs calibrations and quality assurance measurements on all treatment and planning equipment according to established guidelines, records and analyzes results of measurements, takes corrective actions as needed and reports results to Chief Physicist
Gathers, analyzes and periodically reviews data needed for planning and delivering patient treatments, processes data for use on computer, calibrations, or manually, upon approval by the Chief Physicist
Participates in developing calibration and quality assurance guidelines and schedules
Assists in maintaining quality assurance, calibration, data acquisition equipment and devices in good condition and current calibration
Assists in the institutional radiation protection program and in maintaining compliance with regulatory agencies as requested by the Radiation Safety Officer, including performing routine surveys, calibrations, checks, tests and maintaining required records according to current license conditions
Maintains patient confidentiality
Maintains a positive work climate and the overall team effort of the department