Medical Physicist - Harlingen,TX

Healthcare Technical Staffing, LLC; Harlingen (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Client is seeking a full-time, certified Medical Physicist to join its regional group of three radiation oncology centers located in the Rio Grande Valley with the Texas Oncology clinic in Harlingen, Texas as the primary center. The role provides full on-site clinical medical physics support, serves as primary remote support for regional sites, and requires periodic travel for on-site coverage.

Candidates should have a Master’s in Medical Physics, ABR/CAMPEP credentials or active

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Medical Physics from an accredited program.
• ABR board certification (or CAMPEP residency) or board-eligible and in process of certification.
• Eligibility for a Texas license.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience.
• Willingness to consider entry- or mid-level with strong clinical background.
• Working knowledge of SRS, SBRT, and HDR.
• Experience with Varian accelerators and Nucletron/Oncentra.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Ability to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Full range of on-site clinical medical physics support.
• Serve as the primary remote physics support for sites within the region.
• Occasional travel to sites within the region for on-site support.
• Assess and specify dosimetric and treatment planning equipment and QA tools.
• Advise physicians and staff on treatment planning and delivery.

Skills

SRS knowledge

SBRT knowledge

HDR knowledge

Varian linear accelerators

Clinical communication

travel readiness

Education

M.S. in Medical Physics

ABR board cert or CAMPEP residency

Texas license eligibility

Tools

Eclipse

ARIA Radiation Oncology Information System

Oncentra/Nucletron

Job description

Our Client is seeking a full-time, certifeid Medical Physicist to join its regional group of three radiation oncology centers located in the Rio Grande Valley with the Texas Oncology clinic in Harlingen, Texas being the primary center.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Full range of on-site clinical medical physics support.
• Serve as the primary remote physics support for sites within the region.
• Occasional, as need, travel to sites within the region for on-site physics support.
• Determines the need for, specifies, and accesses dosimetric and treatment planning equipment including, but not limited to, measurement instruments to calibrate all treatment equipment and monitoring devices, computerized treatment planning systems, computerized water phantom systems with appropriate ionization chambers and diodes, etc.
• Advises and consults with physicians to provide advice or direction to technical staff when patients are being planned or treated.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Medical physics from an accredited college or university.
• ABR board certification (or equivalent) or have completed a CAMPEP approved residency, be board eligible and be in the process of obtaining certification by the American Board of Radiology.
• Eligibility for a Texas license.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience.
• Willing to consider an entry- or mid-level candidate with strong clinical background.
• A working knowledge of SRS, SBRT, and HDR.
• Experience with Varian linear accelerators as well as Nucletron/Oncentra.
• Strong organization and oral / written communication skills.
• The ability to travel on an occasional, as needed, basis.

Preferred Experience

• Working knowledge of: Varian linear accelerators.
• Eclipse.
• ARIA Radiation Oncology Information System.
• HDR, SBRT and SRS procedures.
• Radiation safety.