MEDICAL PHYSICIST

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Job Site; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley seeks a Medical Physicist to provide clinical physics services in patient treatment, QA, and dosimetry planning. You will work with oncologists, dosimetrists, and physicists to ensure safe and accurate radiation therapy, including HDR/LDR brachytherapy, with opportunities for educational activities relevant to clinical service and program development.

Requirements include an MS/PhD in Physics or Medical Physics, board certification, and two years of

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Physics or Medical Physics from an accredited university (board certified).
• Two years of clinical experience as a medical physicist.
• Completion of a two-year medical physics residency in radiation oncology preferred.
• Texas licensure or eligibility for licensure for Medical Physicist.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical physics clinical services to patient treatment and QA for treatments.
• Perform treatment planning, verify input data and ensure plan accuracy.
• Calibrate and QA radiotherapy equipment including brachytherapy.
• Participate in informatics development and internal control systems as needed.

Skills

Clinical physics

Treatment planning

Quality assurance

Radiation safety

Brachytherapy

VMAT/IMRT/SBRT

Education

MS in Physics or Medical Physics

PhD in Physics or Medical Physics

Medical Physics residency (2 years)

Tools

Treatment planning software

Job description

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg: [phone]
Brownsville: [phone]
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [phone] and/or [e-mail].

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number SRGV6928

Working Title

Working Title MEDICAL PHYSICIST

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Location

Location Edinburg, Texas

Department

Department School of Medicine / Clinical Affairs

FTE

FTE 1.0

FLSA

FLSA Non-Exempt

Scope of Job

Provide medical physics clinical services to patient treatment using standard and advanced treatment techniques, perform treatment machine quality assurance including acceptance testing and commissioning, perform treatment planning, approve and implement technical procedures prior to clinical use, perform quality assurance for patient record dosimetric information, involvement in informatics development and direction. The opportunity exists for a limited participation in educational activities, if these activities are compatible with the primary responsibilities of clinical service and program development. If applicable, responsible for the design, execution, and effectiveness of a system of internal controls, which provides reasonable assurance that department operations are effective and efficient, department assets are safeguarded, departmental financial information is reliable, and the department complies with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Description of Duties

• Interacts with oncologists, dosimetrists and other physicists to provide treatment planning and dosimetry calculations. These duties require the ability to input data into a computer using a keyboard, digitizer tablet, and other digital data transfer technologies and verify the correctness of the input data. The physicist must then manipulate the data manually, produce a treatment plan, and assure its accuracy.
• Calibration of dose meters (including dosimetric inter-comparisons for QA) and radiation equipment (accelerator monitor unit calibration) Beam data acquisition for treatment planning.
• Calibrates and performs quality assurance on radiotherapeutic equipment, HDR and LDR as well as external beam. The performance of these tasks frequently requires accurate positioning of phantoms of up to 30 pounds on treatment tables at heights above the floor of 54 inches.
• Interacts with medical dosimetrists or other medical physicists. This requires the ability to communicate effectively.
• Provides patient consultations to physicians, technologists, physicists, and dosimetrists. This task involves the possibility of meeting the patient, observing the clinical conditions and suggesting treatment techniques.
• Works with radioactive sources to manually load or machine load brachytherapy applicators. This task requires good eyesight as well as good hand/eye coordination.
• Plans, supervises and/or performs fabrication of custom shielding, compensating filters, wedges, and other beam modifying devices. These duties require manual dexterity, visual verification and occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received

General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given

Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Required Education

M.S. or Ph.D. in Physics or Medical Physics (board certified) from an accredited University.

Preferred Education

Completion of two-year medical physics residency program in radiation oncology.

Licenses/Certifications

• Certified in Therapeutic Radiological physics by the American Board of Radiology or in radiation oncology physics by the American Board of Medical Physics.
• Licensed in Texas or eligible for licensure or temporary licensure by the Texas Board of Licensure for Professional Medical Physicists, as this position may provide peer review for procedures performed in the State of Texas.

Required Experience

Two (2) years clinical experience as a medical physicist.

Preferred Experience

Experience with High Dose Rate ( HDR ) and Stereotactic Radiosurgery ( SRS ) programs.

Equipment

• Proficient in planning VMAT , IMRT , SBRT , and 3D plans.

Working Conditions

Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office/Healthcare environment; some travel and weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Position may also involve some exposure to radiation and high voltage environments.

Other

SPECIAL SKILLS ( TECHNICAL ):

• At the professional staff level, knowledge infers an understanding of the fundamental principles of an instrument or technique, as well as the clinical utilization of that technology. This includes, but is not limited to the following areas, as they relate to specific job responsibilities:
  • Knowledge of charged particle and non-charged particle radiation transport, particularly as related to dosimetry protocols, shielding design, and computer dose algorithms.
  • Knowledge of treatment planning computers, both software and hardware, linear accelerators, including MLC’s, and imaging devices. Knowledge of treatment planning, simulation, and treatment techniques.
  • Knowledge of general electronics, radiation monitors, dosimetry equipment (particularly ionization chambers, film, and thermo- or optically stimulated luminescent dosimeters), and automatic data acquisition systems.
  • Knowledge of quality assurance of radiotherapy equipment.
  • Knowledge of radioactive sources used for brachytherapy.
  • Knowledge of radiation safety applied to radiotherapy and general outpatient environment.
  • Familiarity with operation of software on personal, graphic workstations, and other computers.
  • Familiarity with standard software packages for data analysis.
  • Basic knowledge of the clinical aspects of the use of radiation as a therapeutic modality.
  • Clinical development duties all require the ability to communicate effectively, remain calm in a sometimes-stressful environment, and provide sound decisions in a timely fashion.

Physical Capabilities

N/A

Employment Category

Employment Category Full-Time

Minimum Salary

Minimum Salary Commensurate with Experience

Posted Salary

Posted Salary Commensurate with Experience

Position Available Date

Position Available Date 09/05/2023

Grant Funded Position

Grant Funded Position No

EEO Statement

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [phone] and/or [e-mail].

Additional Information

UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.
All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check ( CBC ). Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer.

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