Lead Physicist - Midtown

Piedmont Healthcare; Pine Mountain Valley (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Healthcare seeks a Lead Medical Physicist for the Piedmont Columbus Midtown John B. Amos Cancer Center to oversee physics services for therapeutic radiation and QA. You will mentor staff, provide clinical leadership, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Requirements include a MS in Medical Physics, 5 years of clinical experience in a radiation therapy department, and ABR Therapeutic Radiation Physics board certification, with active state licensure eligibility.

Qualifications

• MS in Medical Physics or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of clinical medical physics experience in a radiation therapy department.
• Board Certification by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Radiation Physics; ABR/MOC participation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, and therapists to provide technical expertise for treatment programs including external beam, brachytherapy, radiosurgery, and radiopharmaceuticals.
• Perform QA checks on all equipment (linear accelerators, CT scanners, treatment planning systems, brachytherapy sources) per AAPM and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain documentation of commissioning, acceptance, and QA activities for review.
• Maintain expertise in treatment planning and delivery hardware/software; perform QA checks and peer reviews of treatment plans.
• Perform physics chart checks during patient care; advise on policy updates; oversee technical aspects of treatment delivery.
• Provide staff in-services and radiation safety education; participate in instruction of residents and students.
• Participate in medical physics and radiation oncology initiatives; attend meetings and contribute to program growth.

Skills

Clinical Medical Physics

Leadership

Education

Master's degree in Medical Physics

Tools

Linear accelerators

CT simulators

Treatment planning systems

QA equipment & procedures

Job description

Overview

Lead Physicist, FT, Piedmont Columbus John B. Amos Cancer CenterProvides physics services related to the planning and delivery of therapeutic radiation treatment inaccordance with the Radiation Oncologist's prescription. Provides technical leadership including clinicalset-up expertise to radiation oncologists, dosimetrists and therapists. Performs quality assurance checksaccording to regulatory requirements and industry standards for all department equipment. Serves as amentor and team lead for staff medical physicists. Reports to the Manager for Radiation Physics.

Responsibilities

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:Masters of Science in Medical Physics, or related discipline.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:Five years of clinical experience as a medical physicist in a radiation therapy department.

MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW:Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Radiation PhysicsAbility to be listed as an authorized user on the State of Georgia Radioactive Material LicensesParticipation in the American Board of Radiology Maintenance of Certification Program

Key Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with radiation oncologists, medical dosimetrists, and radiation therapists toprovide technical expertise for treatment programs in radiation oncology including, but not limitedto, external beam, brachytherapy, radiosurgery, and radiopharmaceutical programs.
• Performs quality assurance checks based on industry standards on all equipment including, butnot limited to, linear accelerators; CT scanners; treatment planning systems; and brachytherapysources and equipment per AAPM recommendations and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains documentation of all commissioning, acceptance, and quality assurance activities andprovides these documents for review.
• Maintains a high level of expertise in the use of the treatment planning and treatment deliveryhardware and software and performs routine quality assurance checks and peer reviews oftreatment plan quality.
• Performs physics chart checks during the course of care for patients under treatment; makesrecommendations for policy and procedure updates; provides oversight for the technical aspectsof the treatment delivery process.
• Provides staff in-services; radiation safety education; participates in the instruction of medicalphysics residents, dosimetry students, and radiation therapy students rotating through the clinic.
• Participates as an active member of medical physics and radiation oncology initiatives; attendsscheduled staff meetings; contributes positively to the growth of programs and services.

Business Unit : Company Name

Piedmont Columbus Midtown