Medical Physicist (M89670)

VCU Health; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center - VCU Health in Richmond, VA, is inviting applications for a faculty therapeutic medical physicist at Instructor/Assistant/Associate Professor level. The role focuses on clinical radiation therapy services, education of residents, and participation in research within a thriving academic medical center.

Ideal candidates hold an M.S. or PhD in medical physics or related field, with ABR eligibility, and have experience in IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, SRS, and HDR

Qualifications

• M.S. or PhD in medical physics, physics, engineering, or closely related field.
• ABR Board certification eligibility in radiation oncology physics.
• Demonstrated experience in IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, SRS, and HDR brachytherapy.
• Personal skills such as initiative, problem-solving, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Teaching radiation oncology and physics residents during rotation.
• Participating in clinically-oriented research.
• Serving on departmental, School of Medicine and University committees as needed.

Skills

Initiative

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Communication skills

Regulatory procedures experience

Education

M.S. or PhD in medical physics, physics, engineering, or closely related field

ABR Board certification eligibility in radiation oncology physics

PhD degree in medical physics, physics, or engineering (preferred)

Job description

Richmond, VA

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center - VCU Health

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System has an immediate opening for a faculty therapeutic medical physicist (TMP) at the Instructor, Assistant or Associate Professor level). This is a clinical medical physicist position based primarily at the Richmond VA Medical Center, which is professionally staffed by VCU faculty physicians and physicists. The successful candidate will provide clinical radiation therapy services using state-of-the-art radiotherapy that includes: IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, SRS, IGRT, and HDR brachytherapy programs. The individual hired at this position will serve as a principal clinical physicist within our team and will also have the opportunity to participate in our dynamic clinical research program. The VA Medical Center participates in the clinical physics residency training program and has 1 resident rotate from VCU on a quarterly basis all year round.

VCU and the VA Medical Center in Richmond enjoy a long-established relationship and close proximity (less than 6 miles apart). The VA Radiation Oncology team consists of 4 physicians, 2 Nurse Practitioners, 2 Registered Nurses, 5 Physicists, 9 Radiation therapists, and 2 Dosimetrists. The service provides over 400 new treatment plans a year and these include IMRT, SRS, 3D conformal, 4D, SBRT, and IGRT using Eclipse. Resources include two TrueBeams, with 6DF couchs, optical surface monitoring, a Siemens Large Bore CT Simulator, prostate brachytherapy using Bravos HDR. Planning systems include, Eclipse with HyperArc, MIM Contouring, Radformation Autocontouring, and Aria v16.1. Currently active research programs include 4 VA clinical trials with VCU and NCTN-based clinical trials. The VA cancer center recently received $5 million grant for lung precision oncology in which Radiation Oncology has a leading role.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Teaching - The medical physicist is expected to participate in teaching radiation oncology and physics residents in their rotation.
• Research - The medical physicist is expected to participate in clinically-oriented research.
• Service - As a faculty member, the medical physicist will serve on committees, including departmental, School of Medicine, and/or University committees as necessary, as well as in a professional capacity in their field (i.e. reviewer, conference organizer, etc.).
• Other/Administrative - A percentage of time and effort will be devoted to academic service-related activities fostering professional growth and other such assignments.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• M.S. or PhD in medical physics, physics, engineering, or a closely related physical science discipline.
• ABR Board certification eligibility in radiation oncology physics.
• Demonstrated experience in IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, SRS, and HDR brachytherapy.
• Personal skills such as initiative, problem-solving, and teamwork.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong technical skills.
• Experience in regulatory procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD degree in medical physics, physics, engineering, or a closely related physical science discipline.
• ABR board certification
• At least three years of clinical experience.