Associate Medical Physicist

Inova Health; Virginia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Retirement match

Education assistance

Mental health support

Job summary

Inova Center for Personalized Health in Virginia seeks an Associate Medical Physicist to join the team. This full-time role offers a sign-on bonus and opportunities to contribute across radiation therapy, imaging, and safety programs.

Collaborate with physicians and physicists, uphold regulatory standards, and support diverse subspecialties with QA and dosimetry oversight. Inova Health supports professional growth and a strong culture of patient safety.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Physical Science or related field.
• Eligible to pursue American Board of Radiology certification.
• VA State inspector eligibility encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain professional contacts with physicists across practices.
• Consult with physicians on patient dosages and equipment QA.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Coordinate with vendors on equipment specifications and acceptance rules.
• Discuss radiology procedures and patient radiation exposure with stakeholders.
• Provide medical physics coverage for subspecialties as needed.
• Participate in hospital committees and maintain cross-department relationships.
• Attend meetings and stay current with literature in the field.

Skills

Radiation safety

Communication

Quality assurance

Regulatory compliance

Education

Master's in Physical Science

Tools

Linear accelerators

MRI

CT

Job description

Job Description

Inova Center for Personalized Health is looking for a dedicated Associate Medical Physicist to join the team. This role will be full-time Monday through Friday and offers a sign on bonus.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Job Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains contacts with physicists in other practices. Confers with physicians throughout Inova systems regarding patient dosages, regarding equipment evaluation and quality assurance.
• Cooperates and adhere to regulatory agencies (state and federal) in demonstrating compliance with applicable rules and recommendations.
• Confers with vendors or equipment used in practice (i.e. linear accelerators, MRI, CT etc.) concerning purchase specifications, acceptance rules and regulations.
• Discusses with patients and other members of the public radiation exposure with medical procedures.
• Confers with physicians in subspecialties in all patient uses in ionizing radiation.
• Provides Medical Physics coverage as deemed appropriate to the sub specialty (i.e.. Radiation Therapy, Cardiac Cath.).
• Intercompares data with other radiation therapy institutions; Stays abreast of clinical and dosimetric literature in sub specialty.
• Attends any hospital assigned committees (i.e. Radiation Safety Committee).
• Maintains professional working relationship with the pertinent Department Directors and the Medical Directors; Develops and maintains contacts with physicists in other practices.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements

• Certification - With time in work, experience, is eligible to take the American Board of Radiology certification.
• Licensure - Applicant is eligible to submit to become a VA State inspector in the subject specialty.
• Education - Master's in Physical Science

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.