Day-Shift Medical Physicist, Radiation Oncology Innovator

UT Health East Texas; Athens (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Health Athens in Athens, TX is seeking a Medical Physicist for day shift, full-time employment. The role focuses on facilitating precise radiation treatments, calibrating equipment, and supporting dose calculations for patient care across external, interstitial, intracavitary, and distributed sources.

The ideal candidate holds a Master's degree in medical physics, is Texas-licensed or eligible, and ABR board eligibility is preferred; CAMPEP residency is highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in medical physics required.
• Texas licensure required or eligible.
• ABR board eligible is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate radiation treatments to ensure precise delivery and high-quality care for patients.
• Address theoretical and practical problems of measurements of ionizing radiation under clinical conditions.
• Calibrate radiation-producing and detecting equipment, including nuclear medical apparatus, and measure radiation output of treatment sources and generators.
• Provide all necessary dose-calculation services for patient treatment and diagnosis using external, interstitial, intracavitary, and distributed internal sources, as well as consultation and collaboration services for other departments using radiation in any form.
• Assist in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of innovative software and hardware technologies pertinent to Radiation Oncology.
• Performs and/or assists in developing a Proforma to justify new Radiation Oncology technologies.

Education

Master's degree in medical physics

CAMPEP approved residency

Job description

UT Health Athens in Athens, TX is seeking a Medical Physicist for day shift, full-time employment. The role focuses on facilitating precise radiation treatments, calibrating equipment, and supporting dose calculations for patient care across external, interstitial, intracavitary, and distributed sources.

The ideal candidate holds a Master's degree in medical physics, is Texas-licensed or eligible, and ABR board eligibility is preferred; CAMPEP residency is highly regarded.